Audit Graduate Programme: Launch Your Career in Assurance

Grant Thornton; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton's Audit Graduate Programme in Belfast offers hands‑on exposure to Corporate Audit, Financial Services Audit and Global Statutory Audit across a diverse client base. As a Graduate Trainee, you’ll gain practical accounting and audit experience from day one while developing technical skills and professional resilience.

You will be supported with structured learning, study leave, and a clear pathway for long‑term career progression within a collaborative, client‑facing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong IT, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Curiosity about how businesses operate.
• Proactive and collaborative mindset.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to analyse information critically and think commercially.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing financial statement audits.
• Review financial records, business processes and internal controls.
• Analyse financial data and assess audit risks.
• Prepare audit working papers and supporting documentation.
• Perform substantive testing across key financial statement areas.
• Participate in stock counts and other audit procedures.
• Support the identification and assessment of control weaknesses and business risks.
• Work directly with clients to gather information and understand their operations.
• Prepare reports, presentations and client deliverables.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Audit, Tax and Advisory teams.

Skills

IT skills

Analytical ability

Problem solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Curiosity

Collaborative mindset

Time management

Education

2.1 degree or above

Job description

Grant Thornton's Audit Graduate Programme in Belfast offers hands‑on exposure to Corporate Audit, Financial Services Audit and Global Statutory Audit across a diverse client base. As a Graduate Trainee, you’ll gain practical accounting and audit experience from day one while developing technical skills and professional resilience.

You will be supported with structured learning, study leave, and a clear pathway for long‑term career progression within a collaborative, client‑facing environment.