Everyone’s different. Fortunately so are we...
We focus on being a bold and positive leader in our chosen markets and within the accounting profession. We're the UK's fifth largest accountancy firm, with 30 UK offices and 4000 staff, providing advice to clients of every description. We've got a presence in over 100 different countries, so there's the potential for international exposure and scope to realise your ambitions.
We believe in giving people responsibility — early on
We are looking for graduates to join our audit, tax, business risk services, actuarial, recovery and reorganisation departments. We encourage all our trainees to take ownership and drive their development by putting their new skills into practice straight away. So whether you're working with a household name or a smaller client, you'll be face-to-face with finance directors, government bodies business owners, influential non-executive directors and well-known financial institutions.
We believe in providing specialised training...
Our graduate scheme has been designed to help you become a qualified professional as smoothly and quickly as possible. Our national induction programme and training courses are held at our dedicated training centre, Bradenham Manor, where you will gain essential business, technical and professional skills through a selection of courses. Beyond qualification, your career development will feature specialist and managerial training, and for some people, progression to partnership. We take an individual focused approach to training via tailored feedback and support.
We believe in offering variety...
However, what matters most is the work you will be doing on a day-to-day basis. Our trainees work across a variety of different sectors and within different teams to develop a breadth of skills. Secondments and transfers into different specialisms across the firm are commonplace and our international secondment programme opens up avenues to experience the global opportunities that are open to our people.
Who should apply?
We're searching for people like us: perceptive, creative and willing to challenge convention. You should have minimum of 300 UCAS points be expecting a 2.1 Honours degree, in any discipline, B grades in GCSE Mathematics and English language. You can apply online at www.grant-thornton.co.uk/graduates
Pitch for £1,000 for doing what you enjoy
We are in over 120 countries globally, and are the UK's fifth largest accountancy firm so with us you can get where you want to go faster.
We believe in 'telling it like it is', being honest and plain-speaking so that you know what to expect from us without waffle or jargon. We are looking for an outstanding society/sports team to associate with at your University. To have the opportunity of partnering with us and winning £1,000 sponsorship we want you to speak for yourselves, 'telling it like it is' about your group in an e-mailable format of your choice.
Please submit your competition entry to charli.whetham@gtuk.com by 30 January 2010. Shortlisted entries will have the opportunity to present to our Grant Thornton panel at a 'pitch day', in February, where the winner will be decided and announced..
For more details of what we are looking for and our competition guidelines, please visit www.grant-thornton.co.uk/campussponsorship
