2027 Graduate Program - Restructuring

Company Description

Your career, with a difference

At KordaMentha, your future starts here. From day one, you’ll work on real engagements that build your skills, confidence, and impact. We’re looking for ambitious, well-rounded graduates and final-year students ready to tackle real-world business challenges and shape outcomes that count.

We approach challenges differently, asking questions like “What if?” and “Why not?” to uncover solutions. Our work focuses on helping businesses grow, protect, and recover value - meaning we support our clients through opportunities and challenges to strengthen their success. With our entrepreneurial mindset, no two days are the same, giving you exposure to diverse projects and real world problem solving.

Our graduate program is designed to put you in control of your career. Skip the traditional rotations and dive straight into one of our specialist areas. You’ll gain hands-on experience working on high-profile and diverse engagements, with expert mentoring, tailored support, study assistance, and training to help you excel. Structured learning through KordaMentha Business School and our Accelerate program will fast-track your growth and build your professional network.

At KordaMentha, we foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and integrity. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values diversity and encourages you to bring your unique perspective. We celebrate individuality and empower you to contribute, learn, and thrive. Through regular social events, cohort-based learning, and community initiatives, you’ll build strong connections and make a meaningful impact beyond the workplace.

We believe in growing leaders who shape the future and actively invest in our team’s growth in tangible ways. This is your opportunity to start strong, learn fast, and make a real difference.

Your career with a difference begins now.

Job Description

Your opportunity: Restructuring

Applications are now open to join our Restructuring team for the 2027 Graduate Program intake.

Companies in financial distress engage KordaMentha to urgently restructure and stabilise their businesses, protecting not only monetary value at risk but also their reputation and social licence, and those of their key stakeholders. Our Restructuring group has managed many of the most complex corporate and government restructures in the Asia-Pacific region. Our notable projects include appointments over Network Ten, Arrium, FTX, Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics, and Ansett Australia, and advising Bain Capital on its acquisition of Virgin Airlines. We also support governments to make the challenging strategic decisions that shape our future and help them to solve the most complex and difficult of problems.

Working alongside our Restructuring specialists, this is your opportunity to learn how we look beyond the numbers, taking bold and creative steps to protect and recover value, providing stability and direction in times of crisis. Under expert mentorship, gain valuable experience across independent business reviews, cash flow monitoring and forecasting, restructuring, financial and strategic advisory and formal insolvency appointments. Make a real impact as, together, we solve our clients most pressing transactional and commercial challenges.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Graduate in our Restructuring team, you’ll get to work in creative project teams to manage Australia’s largest and most complex corporate restructures, receiverships, administrations and liquidations. While no two days will be the same, you can expect to:

• collaborate onsite with a team managing the daily operations of distressed businesses
• handle creditor enquires and engage key stakeholders through the insolvency process
• assist in executing sale transactions for businesses and assets
• conduct financial analysis and prepare reports for lenders, regulators and businesses
• develop cash flow forecasts and financial models
• participate in business development and marketing activities
• research new opportunities by analysing financial and market information and reporting findings to Partners

But it’s not all about work. You’ll be given a buddy to help you navigate office life as you settle in. You’ll choose a mentor who will help guide your career. We host regular events and activities, bringing together our close-knit team in a friendly and relaxed environment so you can get to know the people behind the professionals.

Qualifications

You will be a recent graduate or student in your final year of study and will have: 

• an accounting, commerce or finance degree
• empathy and integrity
• strong problem solving and negotiating skills
• excellent analytical, technical and communication skills
• an ability to think outside-the-box
• strong interpersonal qualities
• a focus on delivering excellent client service
• strong academic results
• some prior work experience
• eligibility to live and work in Australia (Australian citizens and permanent residents only)

Additional Information

At KordaMentha, we believe there is strength in difference. Our entrepreneurial spirit expands the possibilities for action. We approach situations, challenges, and opportunities with optimism, curiosity, and diversity of thought. We seek novel solutions to problems and encourage unconventional and innovative approaches. 

Our team's diverse skillsets, backgrounds and experiences fuel KordaMentha's different mindset. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, recognising that talent and potential extend beyond traditional qualifications. Our selection process values diverse perspectives and considers each applicant's unique strengths and capabilities.