Job Summary

Personal Assistant – 6 weeks paid leave per year – Hybrid role based in Melbourne CBD – Opportunity to support Fordham's Senior Leadership in a collaborative and supportive team.

About Fordham

- At Fordham, we specialise in helping Australia’s leading business owners and managers with all facets of their business.
- We’re one of the country’s fast‑growing Chartered Accounting firms, with a national footprint comprising 20+ partners and over 150 staff working in top‑grade CBD offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth.
- Our industry‑leading business advisors enjoy a varied breadth of work, helping clients build both their business value and personal wealth.
- We think our unique business model, coupled with our drive for our people’s growth and diversity, makes us an outstanding place for ambitious people to realise their potential and thrive.

About the Role

- Provide administrative support to allocated leaders.
- Maintain operational leadership rhythms within the firm, including event & conference coordination, monthly management meetings, and critical functions such as the mailroom and other firmwide services.
- Provide informal leadership and counsel to the PA group nationally, and promote knowledge sharing, communication, and efficiencies.
- Build trusted relationships with all teams within the business nationally.





About You

- 5+ years of demonstrated work experience supporting senior leaders in a fast‑paced environment.
- High levels of forward thinking, delivery orientation, initiative and planning.
- Proactive approach to issue management on behalf of the team with the capacity to foresee and manage likely conflicts.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills with a robust focus on team and client service.

Behaviours

- Our unique culture is underpinned by our three organisational behaviours: Stretch, Own it, Make an impact.

Employee Benefits

- Work from anywhere in Australia for up to one month each year.
- An annual allowance to empower you to prioritise your personal wellbeing.
- Access to LinkedIn learning, study support, and commitment to supporting professional development.
- Lend your expertise and support Indigenous organisations to achieve their own development goals with a six weeks’ secondment with JawunDiversity.
- Diversity and inclusion: WGEA Employer of Choice for gender equality since 2018; strong commitment to all aspects of diversity and inclusion through a robust 7‑pillar strategy; a growing number of employee‑led networks who work to raise awareness and drive continued change.

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📌 Personal Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Perpetual
📍 Melbourne