Title: Graduate Accountant

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

About the Role

Just finished your accounting degree and looking for your first professional accounting role?

We’re hiring a Graduate Accountant to join our Shared Services Finance team at Sigma Healthcare. This is a genuine graduate opportunity designed for someone at the very start of their career who wants to learn, build confidence, and develop strong accounting foundations in a supportive and structured environment.

No prior experience in a similar role is required — training, guidance and mentoring are provided, and questions are encouraged as you learn.

What You’ll Learn and Do

From day one, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to real accounting work, supported by experienced team members.

You’ll assist with:

Bank reconciliations across Australia, New Zealand and Ireland
Journals and general ledger support
Month-end close activities and statutory compliance (BAS, PAYGI)
Fixed asset accounting and asset register maintenance
Responding to internal finance and banking queries with support

You’ll learn not just what to do — but why it matters and how it fits into a large finance function.

Graduate Development Pathway

This role sits within a structured graduate development pathway, designed to build confidence, capability and independence over time.

Your development journey will include:

Foundation & Onboarding – Learning systems, processes and end-to-end accounting basics
Skill Building – Taking on core accounting tasks with guidance and regular feedback
Increased Ownership – Managing reconciliations and supporting month-end close
Career Readiness – Operating at an Assistant Accountant level of capability

You’ll also be supported in pursuing CA or CPA studies as part of your professional development.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who:

Is keen to learn and build a long-term career in accounting
Is detail-oriented, organised and comfortable working with numbers
Communicates confidently and isn’t afraid to ask questions
Is interested in starting CA or CPA studies

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for this role, you must:

Have recently completed (or be near completion of) an Accounting degree or a Diploma / Advanced Diploma in Accounting
Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or
Hold Australian Permanent Residency

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Why Join Sigma Healthcare?

Genuine graduate role with structured onboarding and training
Hands-on exposure to real accounting work from day one
Clear development pathway toward Assistant Accountant level
Supportive, graduate-friendly team culture
Hybrid working and employee discounts across Sigma brands (including Chemist Warehouse, Amcal and Discount Drug Stores)
Opportunity to build your career in a large, well-established organisation

If you’re looking for a supportive first role in accounting where you can learn, grow and build confidence, we’d love to hear from you.