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Do you want to build a better future?

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to innovate and invest for a better future.

You could play a role in managing critical infrastructure, new energy projects and sustainable food supplies. Or bring investors and ideas together to develop solar farms, data centres, and telecommunications networks.

And that’s just the beginning.

Register your interest for our programs.

Application dates and programs

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  2023 Winter Development Program 2023 Summer Internship Program 2024 Graduate Program
Program dates July 20231 Commencing November 20231
 Commencing February 20241
Application dates Opens 8 February 2023

Closes 14 March 2023		 Opens 2 May 2023

Closes 18 July 2023 (Melbourne & Perth)
1 August 2023 (Sydney & Brisbane)		 Opens 22 February 2023

Closes 28 March 2023
Eligibility Science, technology, engineering and maths students or women from any discipline in their penultimate year of study Students in their penultimate year of study Students in their final year of study or who have completed their studies within 12 months of applying (that’s 12 months from your last subject or unit)

We also host a number of events to learn about our programs - view our latest events here. 

Note to students completing trimesters: please speak to your faculty student centre for an individual progression check. This will assist you in determining your eligibility for our internship and graduate programs.

International students are welcome to apply - subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.2

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Our programs

Where could your skills take you?

Whether you’re an aspiring software developer, accountant, asset manager, advisor or innovator, and no matter your degree; we have a role for you. Find out where you could fit in.

Areas of work

Accounting
 

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.
 

What could I be doing?

Working in an accounting role you could be:

  • analysing financial performance to deliver valuable business insights
  • reviewing, challenging and reporting on financial results, and ensuring compliance with reporting standards
  • preparing forecasts for management to support strategic decision making
  • engaging with stakeholders to determine data requirements for new products and deals
  • be supported to obtain your Chartered Accountants certification
     

Where will I sit?

You will join our Financial Management Group where you could sit in a central role or be aligned to any of our operating groups: Banking and Financial Services, Macquarie Capital, Macquarie Asset Management or Commodities and Global Markets.

Areas of work

Private Markets, Public Investments

Degrees

Candidates with backgrounds in Law, Psychology, Engineering, Science, Technology, Mathematics and Finance are all encouraged to apply.

What could I be doing?

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Private Markets

Working with a team delivering innovative investment solutions for investors, specialised in infrastructure and green investments, real estate, agriculture and natural assets, asset finance and private credit you could be:

  • managing existing products and developing new products, including modelling cash flows and working with the legal team in preparing and reviewing legal documentation
  • assisting with or owning research projects relating to both existing and targeted assets
  • financial and corporate analysis of new transactions including cash-flow modelling, asset valuations, and industry research
Public Investments

Working with a team that partners with institutional and individual clients and advisers to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income and multi-asset solutions you could be:

  • valuing and running performance analysis of fund assets through financial modelling and scenario analysis
  • helping with the review and approval of asset acquisitions including financial analysis of the impact of acquisitions and appropriate funding strategy
  • working closely with other professional advisors in a transaction setting, including legal and financial advisors
  • preparing marketing and investor relations materials for internal and external use

Where will I sit?

You will join Macquarie Asset Management.

Areas of work

Macquarie Capital, Markets, Group Treasury
 

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.
 

What could I be doing?

Working in a corporate finance, M&A or markets role you could be:

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Macquarie Capital
  • adding value to live deals, from conducting due diligence to drafting a prospectus for an initial public offering 
  • analysing financial data; including building and running financial models 
  • drafting pitch presentations
Markets
  • helping tailor innovative products and solutions for clients across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, technology, media and telecoms 
  • developing your knowledge of market dynamics 
  • producing fundamental market analysis and research
Group Treasury
  • play a role in managing the funding, capital, and liquidity position of Macquarie to ensure our business units have the financial resources they need to meet their ongoing commercial requirements 
  • supporting senior management in strategic decision making 
  • helping manage interest rate and liquidity risk, Macquarie’s liquid assets portfolio and our Group structure

Where will I sit?

You could be joining our teams in Macquarie Capital, Commodities and Global Markets Group or Financial Management Group.

Areas of work

Corporate Real Estate, Human Resources, Innovation, change and strategy, Marketing and PR, Operations, Procurement, Resilience

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

Working in a corporate operations, strategy and projects role you could be:

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Corporate real estate
  • helping manage real estate operations, keeping our premises open for business, resilient and safe 
  • working on identifying opportunities and implementing changes to maximise the workplace experience for our people 
  • leveraging data and technology to increase the value and output of our premises and people
Human Resources
  • empowering our businesses by attracting, recruiting, rewarding and retaining the best people 
  • supporting the development of our people through career growth and learning opportunities 
  • providing support to our business through Employee Relations, HR Policy Management and Reporting
Innovation, change and strategy
  • supporting businesses and teams across Macquarie to deliver projects and initiatives aligned with their strategic objectives 
  • helping drive change aimed at improving customer experience and building scalable operations through simplification, digitalisation and enhanced risk management
  • facilitating effective communication, collaboration and knowledge management
Marketing and PR
  • engaging with investors, governments, media, and the wider community to maximise their understanding of Macquarie 
  • enabling Macquarie to understand the expectations of our key stakeholders 
  • supporting the delivery of strategic and tactical marketing initiatives across Macquarie’s digital channels
Operations
  • helping provide business aligned trade support services such as middle office, trade validation, trade documentation and settlement support 
  • assisting with regulatory reporting and client lifecycle management, payments and treasury support as well as reconciliation services 
  • providing group wide support for Human Resources across areas such as payroll, onboarding and mobility
Procurement
  • driving benefits for Macquarie through innovative sourcing strategies and helping manage processes, systems and training across procurement and the supplier lifecycle
  • supporting management of the global travel and expense policy including travel, card, tech suppliers and services
  • processing payments and providing support, using Concur and Coupa 
Resilience
  • supporting activities that ensure Macquarie is resilient such crisis planning, development of strategies and regular testing exercises
  • partnering with the business and suppliers to sustain operations during times of disruption
  • helping with the implementation of the Group business resilience framework

Where will I sit?

You could join our Corporate Operations Group, Financial Management Group or Banking and Financial Services Group.

Areas of work

Business banking, Credit, Product, Wealth management

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

Working in a retail banking role you could be:

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Business banking
  • supporting a team that offers tailor made deposit, lending and payment solutions to help start or grow Australian businesses
Credit
  • supporting retail clients with products such as home loans, credit cards, and car loans 
  • helping deliver a market leading application to settlement experience for business banking clients and assessing a broad range of complex credit applications
  • supporting Macquarie's retail bank to identify and manage their credit risks and assisting with efficient use of capital
Product
  • supporting all aspects of the end-to-end offering across a range of client facing products, including home and car lending as well as deposit products in personal banking, business banking and wealth management 
  • partnering with technology, risk, legal, distribution and marketing stakeholders to support the implementation of new product initiatives
  • assisting with business readiness activities for product features and innovation, including updates to policies, retention and portfolio management activities, and sales and distribution led projects
Wealth management
  • providing clients with investment and superannuation products, financial advice, private banking and stockbroking 
  • helping report on business performance, and manage stakeholders 
  • gaining exposure to client facing roles and participating in client meetings

Where will I sit?

You will join our Banking and Financial Services Group.

Areas of work

Financial Risk (Quantitative), Non-financial Risk (Qualitative)

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

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Financial Risk (Quantitative)
  • working alongside senior stakeholders to review deals and transactions
  • monitoring daily risk exposures for trading desks and reporting to senior management 
  • gaining exposure to capital markets, funds, retail banking businesses and the central service function while applying a wide range of skills in derivative pricing, financial modelling, statistics, computing and data analysis
Non-financial risk (Qualitative)
  • assisting businesses with the implementation of appropriate remediation actions, reviewing specific transactions, new products or businesses, identifying and escalating potential conflicts of interest and advising on the application of laws, regulations and policies 
  • having exposure to the day-to-day relationships with Macquarie’s regulators, including regulatory enquiries 
  • supporting senior management with timely and effective escalation and reporting of significant compliance risk issues 
  • reviewing financial crime risk and helping maintain and monitor the effectiveness of global Financial Crime Risk frameworks

Where will I sit?

You could join one of our central teams in the Risk Management Group or be business aligned in our Corporate Operations Group.

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Recruitment process

Frequently Asked Questions

In this video, Alison Thurgood from our graduate recruitment team gives us her top tips on how to make your application stand out. Please note that cover letters are only required for applications to Macquarie Capital and Macquarie Asset Management. For more insights and tips explore our recruitment process page.

We welcome international students to apply to our graduate and intern programs.

To be eligible you must be in your penultimate or final year of study or have completed your studies within 12 months of applying (that’s 12 months from your last subject or unit) and meet the following criteria:

  • You must currently reside lawfully in Australia

  • You will have completed an approved English Language test and prove that you have reached 'Proficient English' as set by the Department of Home Affairs. If you hold a passport from the UK, USA, Canada or the Republic of Ireland you are not required to provide evidence of English Language Proficiency (which is in line with immigration requirements).

How to apply

Applications for our Graduate and Intern program opportunities for international students is by expression of interest only, meaning you will be required to apply via our Expression of Interest job ad for international students. Should your application be successful our recruitment team will invite you into the recruitment process.

This will depend on your team and your business group. Macquarie is a diverse business, which means each of our business groups structure their Graduate Programs differently. If you would like more information about a particular business group or teams Graduate Program, please contact Graduate@macquarie.com.

At Macquarie, hybrid working empowers us to work together flexibly, balancing time spent working in the office and at home. Our shift to hybrid working is an extension of our long-standing commitment to flexible working.

We are a people business. We build relationships and learn from each other. Our approach to hybrid working enables us to balance the needs of our clients, colleagues and teams, taking advantage of the benefits of coming together in person and increased flexibility.

Each of our groups has different needs so expectations for hybrid working are set on a group and team basis. Some groups may require employees to work from the office more frequently than others. At any stage in the recruitment process, your recruiter or prospective line manager will be able to discuss your team's approach to hybrid working with you, and so you may raise this at any point during your application.

Remote working means working from your usual place of residence. Macquarie has policies that deal specifically with requests to work from an alternate location. Please discuss these policies with your recruiter should this apply to you.

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  1. Dates are subject to change.
  2. If you're an international student in this category, you must meet the following criteria to be eligible:
    • You must currently reside lawfully in Australia and have full-time working rights within Australia at the commencement of the program.
    • You will have completed an approved English Language test and prove that you have reached 'Proficient English' as set by the Department of Home Affairs. If you hold a passport from the UK, USA, Canada or the Republic of Ireland you are not required to provide evidence of English Language Proficiency (which is in line with immigration requirements). 
      Applications for our Graduate and Intern program opportunities for international students is by expression of interest only, meaning you will be required to apply via our 'Expression of Interest' job advertisement. Should your application be successful, our recruitment team will invite you into the recruitment process.

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