Business Process Outsourcing School Leaver Programme (Autumn 2027) - Leeds / Liverpool / Manchester

Grant Thornton UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £29k

Full benefits

Fully funded qualification

Partner sponsor

International exposure

AI tools access

Client exposure

Structured learning

Cohort experiences

Leadership exposure

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is recruiting for a fast-tracked trainee pathway designed for top school leaver talent. The purple path offers accelerated progression with client exposure, digital tooling, and equal opportunities across advisory services.

You’ll gain a fully-funded professional qualification, a market-leading salary, and hands-on responsibilities from day one, guided by a Partner sponsor and senior leadership, with international exposure and ongoing AI-enabled learning.

Qualifications

• Ambition to contribute to a high-performance culture.
• Interest in digital tools and data.
• Willingness to rotate across advisory offerings.
• Drive and determination to keep pace with the programme.

Responsibilities

• Work with a variety of clients across sectors.
• Contribute to advisory projects from risk and controls reviews to modelling.
• Rotate across advisory offerings to gain broad experience.
• Take on responsibility quickly and own tasks.
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver actionable solutions.
• Support clients to improve performance and growth.
• Study for a relevant professional qualification (ACA/ICAS/CFAB/ACCA/CIMA/DTS).

Skills

Commercial curiosity

Digital mindset

Adaptability

Problem solving

Collaborative communication

Proactive growth

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Go one better than Four.

The industry is set to change. It's time to get with a new kind of programme. One that leaves traditional apprenticeship schemes behind. From the off, you'll see a future you want to stay for. Because we don't just recruit exceptional school leaver talent. We turn trainees into leaders. We're talking bigger opportunities, faster growth, and an experience designed to accelerate your career from the start.

Job Description

Go one better than Four.

The industry is set to change. It's time to get with a new kind of programme. One that leaves traditional apprenticeship schemes behind. From the off, you'll see a future you want to stay for. Because we don't just recruit exceptional school leaver talent. We turn trainees into leaders. We're talking bigger opportunities, faster growth, and an experience designed to accelerate your career from the start.

Take the purple path

What Investing In Talent Actually Looks Like

• A market-leading salary of £29,000 and full benefits package
• A fully-funded professional qualification, including paid study leave, expert tuition, and all course fees covered
• A named Partner sponsor from day one to support you grow in your career
• International exposure, helping you build a global perspective early in your career
• Access to the latest leading AI tools and digital solutions from day one, building skills that will shape the future of your career
• Meaningful client interaction outside of the day-to-day - understanding how businesses operate and driving results which matter
• Structured learning built around the capabilities of a future Partner - taking you beyond the technical
• In-person experiences with your cohort of future leaders. One pathway, one cohort, and a network for life
• Access to additional opportunities as you reach your potential - from working with our Senior Leadership Team to shaping new initiatives
• Business Development responsibilities before you even qualify. Hands-on opportunities to win work and support our growth ambitions

Powered by AI, driven by you

We are investing £500m in digital transformation. Our leading AI tools drive efficiencies, handling time-consuming manual tasks, which means you can focus on higher-value work, faster. You’ll get experience and training to progress rapidly, earlier than apprentices ever have before.

Powered by AI, you will spend more time on detailed analysis, professional judgement and the insights that genuinely add value for clients. You’ll be the one in control, reviewing and challenging the quality of AI inputs and outputs to ensure our clients continue to receive an exceptional service.

We're in the business of people, not just numbers. AI helps us work more efficiently, but it's our people who bring judgement, curiosity and care to every client relationship. As a trainee, you'll learn to use these tools while developing the human skills that will set you apart throughout your career.

A look into the role

Core Advisory: Advisory is about helping businesses navigate their most critical moments, from managing risk and preventing fraud to transforming operations and unlocking growth. As a member of our Advisory team, you'll work across some of our most compelling service lines, including Business Risk Services, Actuarial and Insurance Risk Consulting, Counter Fraud and Business Process Outsourcing. You'll join one team to build deep expertise, with the opportunity to rotate across our advisory offering to gain broad, substantial experience and insight into how businesses really operate under pressure and in growth.

As An Advisory Professional You Will

• Work with a variety of clients, from FTSE-listed companies to fast-growing start-ups, across financial services, public sector and technology
• Get involved from day one, contributing to real advisory projects, from risk and controls reviews to actuarial modelling, fraud investigations and process transformation.
• Join a specific advisory team to build strong technical foundations, with the opportunity to rotate across our advisory offering to gain broad experience and find where you thrive
• Take on responsibility quickly, owning tasks that challenge your thinking and build your confidence
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues, turning complex business issues into clear, actionable solutions
• Support clients through strategic and operational challenges, helping them improve performance, manage risk and achieve sustainable growth
• Study for a relevant professional qualification (typically ACA, ICAS, CFAB, AAT, ACCA, CIMA or DTS) which will complement your technical knowledge, and prepare you for future career success

Who We’re Looking For

Our pathway moves fast. You'll be juggling the demands it brings, alongside an intensive professional qualification, so you'll need real drive and determination to keep pace and succeed. This is a distinctive pathway offering exceptional opportunities, but the work is demanding. We want people with the ambition to contribute to our high-performance culture, who see a real future with us beyond qualification, following the purple path.

• Commercial curiosity - genuine interest in our clients' businesses and an eye for spotting opportunities to add value, from the start.
• A digital explorer's mindset - curiosity for digital tools and data, and a drive to find smarter solutions early on.
• Adaptability - embracing change, asking good questions, and picking things up quickly when thrown in at the deep end.
• Strong problem-solving skills - critical thinking, sound judgement, and attention to detail from your first live piece of work.
• Collaborative communication - listening well, adapting your approach, and building trust with clients and colleagues alike.
• A proactive approach to your career - taking ownership of your growth and seeking out opportunities rather than waiting for them to come to you.

We've got a flexible approach to academic entry requirements, and we’ll consider these alongside your strengths and motivations.

We're growing fast, and we want you to grow with us. With digital-first innovation and a firm that's investing in its future leaders, this is your chance to shape what's next.

Follow the purple path.

It’s the start of something bigger.