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2019 John Holland Graduate Program – Finance
Locations: NSW and VIC
John Holland is a fully integrated infrastructure and property group. Operating across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, we have been transforming city skylines, connecting regional centres and providing vital infrastructure for more than six decades. We are committed to being recognised by our employees, customers and other stakeholders as an industry leader in environmental management across the diverse projects to deliver sustainable solutions.
Our John Holland Global Graduate Program provides an opportunity to gain well-rounded experience both in technical and soft skills, whilst working for one of Australia's leading and most diverse engineering, construction and services providers. We are proud that many of our past graduates are now in various senior roles throughout the business and we look forward to developing the next leader in you.
Throughout the two-year program you will be supported through soft skills development, on-the-job experience and training, and opportunities to build lasting relationships with senior leaders representing John Holland's diverse operations. Our projects are located in both metropolitan and regional areas, so it is essential that you are prepared to relocate if required.
As a Finance Graduate, you are offered the opportunity to get a breadth of experience across Management and Financial Reporting, Asset Management, Treasury Management and Project Reporting. Finance and Group Services provides the framework for reporting, compliance and governance within John Holland. As business partners, the information provided from reporting enables informed strategic decisions to be made regarding the operations of the business.
The role will see you assisting the Finance and Accounting team in maintaining financial, accounting and administration to meet procedural, statutory and corporate standards. This will involve preparing income and balance sheet statements and prepare and/or consolidate other accounting statements and reports as required. In addition, you will support the development of operating budgets using data supplied, such as actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue and expense reports. You will also assist with prepare variance analysis on financial information and maintain records of operating performance for comparison with estimated budgets. This role will also offer you challenging and diverse opportunities to rotate between Corporate Finance and Project Finance so that you develop a broad skillset.
We understand that our greatest resource is our people. We pride ourselves on being a market leader in targeting training, career development and remuneration. We provide long-term career options within an equal opportunity workplace where we recognise the importance of flexibility and a healthy work-life balance.
It's an exciting time for us, with billions of dollars of work to deliver. We need the right people with the right attitude to help us succeed.
What you need to know:
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1,000 - 50,000 employees
Construction & Property Services
We're building infrastructure for the future. We're looking for people to join our high-performing team. Who knows where it might take you?
Great company culture, looking after employees
Diversity of work and great colleagues.
The wide range of experience / different activities I have received on the one project.
A lot of experience, knowledge to be gained. Learning on the job Great graduate program with dedicated courses, learning modules and networking events.
Salary package is very attractive.
Working on Projects in different States. Being able to work across multiple engineering disciplines.
Long working hours and lack of knowledge sharing.
The failure to be rotated through the graduate program to experience different projects. The lack of acknowledgement from John Holland for the hours and time committed to the job.
The lack of focus on emerging technologies
Some graduates were not allowed to rotate as often as stated in their graduate program brochure (6 months per rotation) Quality of teams differs from project to project
Working for a rail business means there is a need for night shifts, weekend shifts and long periods of long shifts. It is not all the time, but it is also not a rare occurrence.
Could be pigeon-holed or just become a number.