Everyone's different. So is Grant Thornton. The firm's focus is on being a bold and distinctive leader in its chosen markets and within the accounting profession. Grant Thornton is the UK's fifth largest accountancy firm, with 30 UK offices and 4,000 staff, and provides advice to clients of every description. The firm has a presence in over 100 different countries, so there's also the potential for international exposure.
The firm looks for graduates in audit, tax, business risk services, recovery and reorganisation and actuarial. Trainees are encouraged to take ownership and drive their development by putting their new skills into practice straight away. So whether they are working with a household name or a smaller client, graduates will be face to face with finance directors, government bodies, business owners, influential non-executive directors and well-known financial institutions.
The graduate scheme is designed to help successful applicants become qualified professionals as smoothly and quickly as possible. Graduates start their career with the national induction programme. Further training is held at a dedicated learning centre, where graduates gain essential business, technical and professional skills. Individually focused career development will feature specialist and managerial training, and for some people, progression to partnership.
Trainees work across a variety of sectors and within different teams to develop a range of skills. Secondments and transfers are also commonplace, so there are opportunities to work in different business locations and abroad.