Advisory Graduate Programme 2024

Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Businesses often need specialist help. Which is when our advisory services step in. Understanding their needs, we give clients robust, independent advice on the issues they’re facing. And develop unique solutions to the challenges they have. As a graduate associate in our Advisory team, you’ll be connecting with the issues our clients are facing, quantifying risk and advising how to mitigate them. you’ll work as part of a diverse team whilst being passionate about understanding the issues that are important to our clients. The constantly evolving landscape calls for an approach that puts what’s right first, so you will need to push ideas harder and ask the difficult questions to give clients the assurance they need to support their ambitions and growth.

We recruit for a number of Advisory teams across our offices including:

• Actuarial
• Insurance
• Business Risk
• Business Consultancy
• Deals
• Corporate Finance
• Insolvency
• Technology Risk
• Transaction Advisory Services

A look into your future

Our three-year graduate programme is designed to take you on a journey from graduate to professionally qualified. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll experience during your first three years:

• Hands on experience in the different aspects of Advisory and consulting, with a variety of clients
• Responsibility from early in your career, taking ownership for interesting and challenging client work
• The work you’ll do with our clients is of huge importance.
• As part of our advisory process, you’ll ask questions and pay attention to responses to understand our client’s needs
• You will be helping businesses, investors and individuals understand the financial side of businesses they are looking to acquire or invest in. It is also about helping investors articulate the financial value of a business that they are looking to dispose of. Broadly, this is called Due Diligence (or DD) (and which could relate to financial, tax, commercial, operational, IT or strategic matters). Which means our business advisers have lots of responsibility.
• On the job learning, alongside a structured training programme
• Time to study and revise for your exams, supported by us all the way to complete the ACA professional qualification

Knowing that you’re right for us

We’ve got a flexible approach to academic entry requirements, and we’ll consider these alongside your strengths and motivations. We’re looking for people who want to contribute spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves.

Back yourself with our backing

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to be yourself and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Everyone here enjoys a competitive salary, and you’ll receive our core benefits including, life assurance, income protection and private medical cover plus access to a range of voluntary benefits to choose from focused on health, family and wellbeing.

Hybrid working model

We operate a hybrid working model here at Grant Thornton and there will be times when you will work from home. As a trainee in our Innovation team, the expectation is that you will spend around 3 days either working from an office, client site or college to help with your learning, building relationships and connections with your peers.

Study 

As part of your training with us, you will be provided with study leave to support you with completing your professional qualification. Completing a professional qualification is a substantial commitment and it’s worth taking this into consideration before applying, as you will be required to study in your spare time outside of your working hours. You’ll also be provided with study leave in the run up to your exams. You’ll need to be focused, committed, and organise your time well to balance all the requirements of being a trainee. 

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments once qualified, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility. We’ll use the interview process to check your values match up. You deserve the best start to your career. Come to where you’ll learn more, where you won’t limit yourself, and where you’ll discover exactly what you’re capable of. Choose Grant Thornton. It’s how it should be.

Before applying, we would encourage you to visit our employability hub to get a feel for what it’s like to start your career with us and to get some hints and tips for the next stage in our process.

Start dates

• January 2024
• Autumn 2024