Careers

Graduates and Interns

Your future made possible. Together.

More is possible for your future as part of Macquarie’s Graduate and Internship Programs. That’s because we are invested in you. In developing your skills, connecting you to a team with diverse perspectives, and empowering you to see your ideas become a reality.

You’ll play an active role in work that’s building a better future – including investing in essential infrastructure, managing critical commodities, bringing investors and ideas together, or driving technological change.

With access to more opportunities, you can make a unique contribution and uncover what’s possible for your career.

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  2024 Summer Internship Program Future Technologists Program
Program dates 10-12 weeks from June to August 2024 Ongoing
Application dates From September 2023 Various dates
Eligibility Students in their penultimate or final year of study Technology and computer applications students in their final year of study

No matter what you studied, there’s a place for you at Macquarie. We consider applications from all degree backgrounds for each of our divisions. You’ll have countless opportunities to grow your network and your impact.

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 

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 or Client Solutions Group

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

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Private Markets
  • 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
  • assisting the team with operational and portfolio management work relating to existing assets
Client Solutions Group
  • support the team on activities associated with investment fund raising, co-investment
  • supporting senior professionals with their ongoing interaction and communication with clients
  • preparing tailored responses to client requests and marketing materials

Where will I sit?

You will join Macquarie Asset Management.

Areas of work

Macquarie Capital
 

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.
 

What could I be doing?

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

  • 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

Where will I sit?

You will join Macquarie Capital.

Areas of work

Corporate operations

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

Working in a corporate operations role you could be:

  • 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 

Where will I sit?

You could join our Corporate Operations Group.

Areas of work

Markets

Degrees

We welcome students from all degree backgrounds.

What could I be doing?

Working in a markets role you could be:

  • helping tailor innovative products and solutions for clients across equities, fixed income, equity derivatives, foreign exchange, commodities, technology, media and telecom 
  • developing your knowledge of market dynamics  
  • producing fundamental market analysis and research 

Where will I sit?

You will join our Commodities and Global Markets Group.

Areas of work

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

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 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.

Areas of work

Engineering, Desktop Support

Degrees

We welcome applications from students with a variety of degree backgrounds who are passionate about building technology solutions for the benefit of our people, customers and communities. 

What could I be doing?

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Engineering
  • getting exposure to the different parts of the technology lifecycle, from designing and developing through to implementing and maintaining technical solutions
  • working side by side with experienced front and back-office developers, you will work with business stakeholders to translate business strategy to clear technical requirements
Desktop Support
  • delivering a client focused service experience for technology users and helping resolve their queries
  • providing customer facing support on real-time IT infrastructure and systems within a dealing room environment
  • supporting on smaller operational projects such as software deployments, hardware rollouts or continual service improvements

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.

Expect to be asked questions relating to the skills and competencies relevant for the role.   
  
The interview is intended to be a two-way process, so think of some questions you would like us to answer for you. This is also your chance to find out if Macquarie is the right fit for you.

This will depend on your team and your business group, Macquarie is a diverse business, which means each of our 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.

With offices in 34 markets around the world, many of Macquarie’s employees have taken advantage of our global mobility options. 

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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