Audit Graduate Programme (Autumn 2025) - Birmingham

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking driven individuals for their graduate program in auditing. This role offers hands-on experience with diverse clients, fostering professional growth while preparing for ACA qualification. The firm emphasizes quality, integrity, and collaboration, providing tailored development programs and flexible working arrangements. Join a culture that values curiosity and adaptability, where your contributions matter and learning is prioritized. This is a chance to build a rewarding career in a supportive environment, making a real impact in the world of audit and assurance.

Benefits

Flexible Holidays

Pension

Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Development Programs

Health and Wellbeing Options

Qualifications

• Ability to examine financial records and conduct audit tests.
• Strong organizational skills for balancing work and study.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience in various aspects of audit.
• Take responsibility for challenging client work early in your career.

Skills

Auditing

Financial Analysis

Client Management

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Great minds. Nothing alike.

Get to know us, our clients, and start learning more about yourself. As an auditor, you’ll be connecting with the issues our clients face. The constantly evolving landscape calls for an approach that prioritizes what is right, and you will need to push ideas forward and ask difficult questions, giving our clients the assurance they need.

Our Audit and Assurance practice consists of over 10 teams and more than 50 partners. We audit over 8,000 entities annually, ranging from FTSE and AIM listed groups to small and medium-sized enterprises. Challenges will arise, but you’ll be supported to meet each one with a solution. That’s how you excel here.

We pride ourselves on quality and have invested significantly in this area. We have received top marks for our audit quality from the Financial Reporting Council in its Audit Quality Review.

Please note, we cannot sponsor visa applications for this role.

A look into your future

Our three-year graduate program aims to develop you from a graduate to a professionally qualified auditor. During this time, you will:

1. Gain hands-on experience in various aspects of audit with different clients
2. Take responsibility early in your career for interesting and challenging client work
3. Experience examining financial records, conducting audit tests, attending stock-takes, and completing audit files
4. Develop a strong internal and external network
5. Work closely with colleagues to provide insights and meet regulatory and business needs
6. Engage in on-the-job learning supported by structured training
7. Travel to client offices, subject to restrictions
8. Study and prepare for your ACA professional qualification with our support

Knowing that you’re right for us

We have ambitious growth targets and seek ambitious, driven individuals. In changing markets, adaptability, curiosity, and questioning are essential to ensure we deliver quality services.

We are flexible regarding academic entry requirements and consider your strengths and motivations. We value contribution, innovation, and integrity—doing what’s right for the firm, clients, colleagues, and yourself.

How we work

Our trust-based working style involves collaboration across offices, client sites, and home. In-person work is important for learning and relationship-building. We will inform you of your team’s working pattern, which may include flexibility.

Study

You must be focused, organized, and committed to balancing work and study. We provide study leave and support for your professional exams, but studying outside working hours is expected.

Knowing we’re right for you

Our inclusive culture fosters growth and excellence. We value qualities like purposefulness, curiosity, candor, and kindness. Learn more about our values in practice on our website.

Additional benefits include tailored development programs, flexible holidays, pension, medical, and various discounts. Details are available in our benefits section.

Beyond the job

We promote agile working, with flexibility to suit clients and teams. Our benefits also include life assurance, income protection, private medical, and voluntary options focused on health and wellbeing.

Your impact extends beyond work—through secondments, charity work, and supporting entrepreneurs globally. Our values guide us to do the right thing.

Start your career with us where learning is prioritized, and your potential is limitless. Choose Grant Thornton—how it should be.

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