Vacationer Program | Tax & Legal Consulting

Job Requisition ID: 40371 

• Join a team recognised for excellence - Deloitte is the current Tax Firm of the Year.
• Tackle real client challenges from day one and shape solutions that make a tangible impact.
• Access flexible work options and industry-leading learning that empowers your future.

Are you curious about where a career in Tax could take you?

At Deloitte, our Tax & Legal team works on real challenges that matter. Our Vacationer Program is designed to help you build skills, confidence and clarity about the kind of career you want to grow into. We will connect you with coaches and mentors who are at the top of their game and are fully invested in advancing your career, with your growth as our priority.

Our Vacationer Program is a paid summer internship (4 weeks) offering real client exposure, project work, and structured onboarding. You’ll have a dedicated buddy, access to networking and social events, and the opportunity to be considered for an early Graduate offer.

Interested in further study? If you return as a graduate, you will have the opportunity to pursue qualifications such as the Diploma of Tax, Master of Tax or Chartered Accountants.

Program dates: November 2026 – February 2027

Duration: 4 weeks

Program type: Paid summer internship

Location: Adelaide

Eligibility: Penultimate-year students & PR/Citizen of Australia or NZ Citizen

About the team

Our supportive and diverse team covers several interesting areas of work:  

1. Business Tax – We focus on delivering a comprehensive, practical approach to tax compliance and advisory that helps global businesses meet their worldwide tax and statutory responsibilities, while identifying risks and opportunities through our specialised tax services. These services include corporate tax, financial services tax, international tax, M&A tax and transfer pricing.
   Degrees: Business, Commerce, Law, Finance or Accounting.
   
   
   
2. Private Advisory - We support private businesses, family groups and entrepreneurs by combining business insights with tax and accounting expertise. Team members help with planning, budgeting, structuring and broader advisory support. It suits those who enjoy hands-on work with real businesses and a blend of financial and strategic thinking.
   Degrees: Accounting (CA eligible).

What will your typical day look like?

Step into a dynamic environment where you’ll learn from experts, tackle real tax challenges, and grow your skills in a supportive team. Depending on your team, you could:

• In Business Tax, we focus on delivering a comprehensive, practical approach to tax planning that helps corporate, international and privately owned businesses meet their worldwide tax and statutory responsibilities while identifying planning opportunities and providing specialised services to achieve tax efficiencies.

• In Private Advisory, we partner with private businesses, family groups or high-net-worth individuals on planning, structuring, compliance and advisory work.

You won’t be expected to know everything from day one. You’ll be supported through structured learning, feedback and collaboration.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.

We’re seeking penultimate year students to join our vacationer program. As a bright, ambitious and hard-working student, you’ll also:  

• Studying a relevant degree that matches your preferred team (above).
• Be an excellent communicator and possess strong writing skills  
• Love being part of a team and working collaboratively  
• Be naturally curious and proficient at problem-solving
• Be an Australian permanent resident or Australian/New Zealand Citizen

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on engaging and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating, and setting the standard, making a positive difference for our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether that means advancing, moving into something new, or even relocating across the world.  

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with diverse experiences, gender identities, abilities, and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion, so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong. 

We support flexibility and choice. We encourage you to find the right balance between connecting in person with your clients and teams and meeting your own personal needs.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and a return to work support package.

Next Steps

Sounds like the sort of opportunity for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!

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By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.