EY Empower - Strategy and Transactions Graduate Programme 2022

About the Bright Network - EY Empower Programme

EY Empower is a new initiative developed in partnership with Bright Network, specifically designed to support those who come from traditionally under-represented groups in the industry.

If accepted on to the programme, you will be offered in-depth coaching and support throughout the rest of the EY recruitment process, to help you realise your full potential. This will be provided across a variety of formats, including group and 1-2-1 coaching sessions, and sign-posting to relevant upskilling tools and material. 

You will also be able to skip part of the EY online portal stage (learning for a changing world).

EY Empower: Strategy and Transactions Graduate Programme

Help clients build and deliver on their strategies and goals whilst carving out the skills you need for your future.

At EY, no question is too small, too ambitious or too imaginative. We use our curiosity to ask better questions, that inspire better answers. That’s how we build a better working world.

Here, you’ll ask better questions to help business make better decisions so they can stay ahead of the competition. You’ll do work today that defines tomorrow. And you’ll build your own hands-on experience from day one. In return, we’ll support your progress towards professional qualifications. Each programme encompasses different activities, and each has its own unique opportunities to explore. Here, your career is truly yours to build. Experience our world. Your way.

Economies are fuelled by competitive organisations who buy, sell, merge or restructure parts of their business with others. Our job is to help them do all that whilst making more informed decisions and building better strategies. By advising them on capital solutions, we give way to fast and authentic growth that will reshape their operations.

What programmes can you join?

Business Modelling and Analytics

Delivers a broad spectrum of services from complex transaction-related financial modelling and business planning through to decision support and analytics.

Economic Advisory

Help clients in making better decisions around policy, regulation and commercial activities.

Corporate Finance - Glasgow

Provide advice to a wide range of public and private sector clients, from central government, entrepreneurs, to private equity and privately owned businesses.

Transaction Diligence - Edinburgh & London

Specialise in financial due diligence – assessing risks and opportunities – and reporting on these to our clients, their banks, investors and others.

Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy - Leeds

Advise organisations and other affected parties, when they are underperforming on the best course of action.

Valuation - London & Manchester

Support transactions or investment decisions, and enable our clients to meet their regulatory, tax, or financial reporting requirements.

Technology in Strategy and Transactions

Innovation is our mindset and technology is our power; enabling us to move business to new uncharted depths and deliver better and faster solutions for clients. You’ll work closely with colleagues, using EY tools and networks to solve complex business problems.

What will you be doing?

You’ll build a career that’s yours to own. With infinite opportunities to lead, learn and transform, we’ll empower you to build a world as unique as you. You’ll be:

• Working on client-facing projects in varying sectors and service offerings
• Adding value to client engagements
• Learning from and working with colleagues across all sectors and service offerings
• Taking ownership of complex, sometimes high-profile projects
• Taking ownership of key deliverables, including business and industry research and analysis

Are you eligible to apply?

If you meet the EY Empower criteria below, you’re in your final year at university, or if you’ve already graduated, this opportunity is for you. 

To be eligible for the EY Empower programme, you must identify within any of the listed groups below:

• A minority ethnic group, including (but not limited to) Black Heritage, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Heritage and Asian 
• Female
• LGBTQ+
• From a lower socio-economic background
• Identify as having a disability

We operate an open access policy, meaning we don’t screen out applications on your academic performance alone. You will however, need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject - some programmes will require a subject relevant to the business area, and have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.

“I’ve worked on projects using new technologies and have been given all the support, resources and training needed so I’m confident in my work.” – Emily, Business Modelling and Analytics Graduate

EY welcome applications from all students, regardless of their background. If the above does not apply to you, please submit your application directly - here

The process

To get started, fill in a short initial application form and answer one motivational question by clicking the apply now button. 

If your initial application is successful, you will then receive details of how to access the relevant coaching and support sessions, along with the instructions of how to complete EY’s application portal as an Empower programme candidate.

Once the EY portal is completed and your application accepted, you will then be able to miss the online portal stage (Learning for a changing world). This will shorten the time it takes to complete the full application process by approximately an hour and a half.  

Note: If you’ve applied for EY in the last 6 months, unfortunately you will be unable to apply for this opportunity.

Learn more

Immerse yourself in our world whilst exploring your options at the forefront of business. Get to know the part you could play in our organisation. And discover what it means to experience EY your way.

Find out more about our opportunities and how to apply.

Our world. Your way.