Benefits you'll receive
On the Graduate Accounting Programme you'll get the best possible start to your career as well as loads of great Telecom staff benefits.
Training and development
We're committed to our people and invest in them accordingly, providing first class development and training. Telecom is an ATO and will support you through your Chartered Accountant qualifications. We'll ensure you complete all the areas specified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants that you need to become qualified and get a broad range of experience.
Mentors
You'll also be given an Accounting mentor. They will help you through the programme and support you through your Chartered Accountant qualifications.
Exam fees paid and study leave
We'll pay your provisional and full NZICA membership fees and course fees for your Foundation and PAS/PCE2 exams. You'll be entitled to paid study on your road to your CA qualification to attend PAS workshops and Foundation and PCE2 exams. And you'll be entitled to two days paid study leave prior to your Foundation exams and nine days paid study leave prior to PCE2.
Endorsed by the NZICA
"With 40% of our members employed in the corporate sector, our members are not always what you'd expect. Telecom is one of our largest corporate Approved Training Organisations (ATO) employing more than 100 of NZICA's members. So, if you do choose to join Telecom as a University graduate, you'll be in good company!
"As an ATO, Telecom has been approved by NZICA as capable of offering the type of work experience that fulfils the practical experience requirements for admission to the College of Chartered Accountants or College of Associate Chartered Accountants.
"The ATO system ensures that practical experience is planned, supervised, relevant and gained in a quality environment with high ethical and professional standards. The ATO's function is to provide an environment in which a trainee can develop the necessary skills and attributes to become a competent Chartered Accountant or Associate Chartered Accountant - and Telecom has proved their ability to do this."
- Richard Davidson, NZICA
Rewards and recognition
Telecom prides itself on offering competitive pay rates and rewarding individual and company performance.
We offer annual incentive schemes linked to the achievement of company, business unit and individual success measures. Annual remuneration reviews ensure we stay competitive in the wider market and that employees are rewarded for performing well.
We understand the importance of regular non-financial recognition and promote the use of our "Being Your Best" programme to reward individual achievement.
Phone and broadband concessions
The best way for you to understand the great services Telecom offers is for you to use them yourself. Permanent Telecom employees enjoy various concessions on their phone and broadband services:
- Your home phone line
- Unlimited national calling
- A broadband plan at home
- Your mobile phone and plan
You'll also get concessions on things like upgrading to a bigger broadband plan, calling family overseas and any add-on services you might use like Voicemail or Call Waiting. And you'll get discounts on Telecom products at our retail stores.
Lifestyle and leisure
We reckon everyone should have a good work-life balance. We'll help you achieve yours with a range of lifestyle and leisure benefits:
- A flexible working policy so you can be at home if you need to be
- Heaps of social events so you can relax with workmates, not just work with them
- Discounted health insurance schemes. Choose the plan most suitable for you, from day-to-day healthcare cover to full surgical care
- Six weeks' paid primary caregiver leave and one week's partner's paid parental leave over and above the parental leave you're legally entitled to
- Access to subsidised, low-cost, quality holiday accommodation all over New Zealand
- We sponsor our employees to participate in public sporting events, like Auckland's Round the Bays run and the City to Surf in Christchurch. We also subsidise registration to a number of sports teams
- If you're facing any personal issues we'll do our best to help you get through them. We can offer confidential counselling sessions with an impartial, professional third party
Future and finances
It's important to us that our employees are financially stable and working toward the lifestyle they want when they retire:
- We'll contribute to your retirement savings with KiwiSaver
- Through our Employee Share Scheme we make it easy to buy Telecom shares with a small fortnightly contribution and we'll pay the brokerage fees
Discounts and deals
As well as our own formal employee benefits, a number of other New Zealand companies offer concessions to Telecom employees:
- Westpac Bank offers a range of financial services discounts
- A number of insurance companies offer competitive rates on cover options
- Various travel and hospitality companies offer Telecom people corporate travel rates for their private travel
