Grant Thornton 12 Month Placement

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About Grant Thornton

Who We Are

We're incredibly proud of our award-winning internships and placements, and pleased you told us just how good they are. We were once again named best provider of internships and placements by Rate My Placement based on the amazing reviews of our previous interns and placement students.
Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading audit, tax and advisory firms, with offices in over 100 countries. But we are much more than just accountants – and so are the people that work for us. We’re a complex, ambitious organisation, helping over 40,000 clients in the UK alone to improve their financial performance and manage risk through our specialised business advisory services.
The 12-month placement program is a chance for you to discover more about Grant Thornton and what it means to work here as a graduate trainee. This is a great opportunity to make the most of your sandwich year from university; developing new skills, learning more about commercial issues and ensuring your C.V. stands out from the competition when you graduate.

As a 12 month placement student you'll have the opportunity to join one of six business areas audit, public sector audit, tax, corporate finance, recovery & reorganisation and financial planning.

What you'll be doing

Audit:

Our placement students tell us that there's never a dull day when working in audit. The variety and challenge is what keeps it exciting and being part of something that's fundamentally right at the heart of business gets them out of bed each morning. As a placement student you'll be doing exactly the same type of work that our first year trainees do. You 'll be working with and advising dynamic organisations of all different sizes and from a wide range of sectors, delivering effective and innovative solutions to help unlock their potential for growth. You'll be central to their growth journey; as a trusted adviser you'll be helping them achieve their ambitions and taking them from where they are to where they want to be.

Public sector audit:

Grant Thornton has become the number one supplier of public sector audit services to local governments and the NHS, something we're really proud of. The work we do here impacts absolutely everyone across the whole of the UK.
The public sector audit team focuses on the public bodies, government departments and national services that are constantly in the news, as they reorganise their financial operations according to the changing government legislation. The scope for making a difference is huge and the business advisers who work within this area talk about the sense of value they bring on a daily basis. You 'll spend most of your time onsite with clients, such as local government and NHS bodies, helping them to continue delivering services in the most cost-effective way.

Tax:

Our clients look to us not only to save money, but also to ensure they are operating within the law. Working in the tax team, it's about interpreting complex legislation and delivering solutions in a way that the client understands. Tax is a cost to their business and we, at Grant Thornton, are here to operate efficiently, to manage that.

Corporate finance:

Corporate finance is involved with buying and selling businesses, mergers and management buy ins and outs, to name but a few. This team is very exciting for those with an entrepreneurial spirit, who love challenge and love unlocking potential for growth for the dynamic organisations we work with.

As part of the Corporate Finance team, you'll be very commercially minded, with a strong interest in up-to-date business news, and have a confidence that allows you to deliver solutions of a technical and critical nature.

As part of our national team of corporate finance advisers you'll work with entrepreneurial businesses, their owners and management teams in the mid-market at various stages of their lifecycle. As a placement student in Corporate Finance you will get involved with different types of work, from exploring the strategic options available to our clients, advising and project managing the chosen solution, and being part of a truly integrated corporate finance offering.

Whether buying a business; selling a business; advice on mergers, management buy ins/outs, or raising finance to support business' plans; your role will be to work in a team to guide our clients through the process. You'll work closely with other teams across transactions advisory and transactions tax to provide services such as vendor and acquisition due diligence, floatation and reporting account work, operational due diligence and management assessment.

Within our teams we have specialists across a range of sectors, including; media, food, healthcare, support services, technology, construction, waste, leisure, and financial services. Our sector specialists have developed relationships with key players in the industry and so are well positioned to make introductions and facilitate transactions which you'll be a part of from day one. You'll be part of a global network of over 100 corporate finance specialists. This ensures that we can offer our clients distinctive, high quality and personalised service to help them strategically grow and achieve their ambitions as an organisation. It's exciting work and the perfect way to immerse yourself in the world of business during your placement year.

Recovery & reorganisation (restructuring):

Working within the recovery & reorganisation team requires a certain level of tenacity, approachability and professionalism, as you'll be investigating the affairs of businesses in financial trouble. You'll need to be sensitive, but also challenge your clients on critical matters that could further affect the health of the company. We supply a wide range of services to underperforming business and their stakeholders. We focus on identifying and resolving issues affecting profitability, protecting enterprise value and, where necessary, recovering value for stakeholders.

Our assignments vary from financially robust companies seeking to acquire underperforming competitors, to distressed businesses requiring an urgent solution. We have 54 partners and directors, and over 600 people operating from 18 locations, making us one of the largest dedicated teams in the UK.

Financial planning:

Financial Planning is a service line working with high net worth individuals, managing their investment portfolios to help them to achieve their personal objectives. It is essentially wealth management integrated with tax planning, the focus being on individuals as opposed to corporations.

The team works to provide custom solutions to a variety of client needs. Our team works remotely across a large region, with a client base ranging from company directors to lottery winners. We assist them in the management of their investment and pension assets, using risk profiling techniques to optimise the performance of their portfolio.

The Financial Planning placement role is unique within both Grant Thornton and the broader spectrum of industrial placements available to undergraduates. You will be integrated within the team of report writers, assisting the Financial Advisers issue their advice to clients. Day to day tasks vary considerably, as client objectives and the features of their respective portfolios are unique to each individual. This provides you with an acute insight into the financial services industry, as you are exposed to changing market conditions and government reforms from an engaging perspective.

Over 12 months, you will work towards the professional qualification Certificate in Financial Planning. This hones not only your technical ability and study skills, but also your time management and ability to work under pressure: invaluable preparation for both your return to university and eventual release into the job market.

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