Consulting Placement - Bristol - September 2027

RSM; West of England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lifestyle and wellbeing benefits

Mentor network

Graduate training programme

Job summary

RSM in the United Kingdom offers a year-long Placement Programme in Consulting. You’ll work with real clients, tackling business challenges and learning from experienced consultants from day one.

You’ll be in the middle of client meetings and project discussions, building confidence, technical knowledge and commercial awareness. Start date 14 September 2027 and a paid placement with clear progression to graduate opportunities.

Qualifications

• Looking for candidates who are curious, ready to learn and enjoy solving problems.
• Programme places you in Finance Function Support or Risk and Governance.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Spend five days a week in the office or with clients.
• Experience different clients, sectors and challenges.
• Leave with a clearer idea of future career.

Skills

Curious and eager to learn

Strong problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Sandwich degree eligibility

UCAS points requirements

Job description

You can read about working in consulting, watch videos, scroll through LinkedIn for information, or spend a year doing it, working with real clients, solving real business challenges, learning from experienced consultants and getting involved from day one.

That's what our Placement Programme is all about. It's your chance to see what consulting is really like - not from the outside looking in, but as part of the team.

You won't spend your year sitting on the sidelines. You'll be in the middle of things building experience, confidence and a much clearer idea of where your future could take you.

WHAT IS CONSULTING

The organisations we work with are navigating new technology, changing regulation, economic uncertainty and rising expectations. They need people who can connect ideas, understand businesses and solve problems that rarely have straightforward answers.

That's where your career starts. From day one, you'll contribute to real client work, learning alongside experienced colleagues and gradually taking on more responsibility as your confidence grows.

Most of your learning won't happen behind a screen. It'll happen in client meetings, project discussions and conversations with colleagues who've spent years helping organisations solve complex challenges.

YOUR STARTING POINT

You’ll join one of our two biggest solutions, Finance Function Support or Risk and Governance, to start developing a valuable range of skills that could ultimately take you anywhere in Consulting.

Every organisation needs confidence in its finances. Confidence that today’s picture is accurate, reporting meets the right standards, and the business is ready for what comes next.

But numbers are only the beginning.

You can find more information about each area of Consulting here.

WHAT YOU COULD BE DOING

You’ll spend five days a week in the office or with clients because that's where real consulting happens, working with experienced colleagues who'll support you, challenge you and help you build confidence as you go.

Most importantly, you'll discover what kind of work motivates you. You won't be expected to specialise too early. Instead, you'll experience different clients, sectors and challenges, giving you the opportunity to find what genuinely interests you.

By the end of your placement, you'll leave with confidence, new skills and a much clearer picture of where your career could take you.

Depending on which solution you join, you could be:

• Preparing statutory financial statements and supporting financial reporting and compliance activities.
• Turning financial information into meaningful insight that helps clients make confident decisions.
• Meeting people at every level of an organisation, from frontline teams to senior leadership.
• Conducting interviews, reviewing documents, analysing data and testing how organisations manage risk.
• Taking part in the full audit and assurance lifecycle, from planning through to report writing and presenting findings.
• Delivering practical recommendations that help organisations strengthen the way they work.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You don't need to know exactly where your career is heading. That's one of the reasons placements are great, it gives you the chance to test drive your skills. We're looking for people who are curious, ready to learn, enjoy solving problems and like working with others.

The best way to understand consulting isn't to read about it. It's to experience it.

If you're looking for a placement where you'll contribute, keep learning and leave with a much clearer idea of where your future could take you, we'd love to hear from you.

To be considered, you’ll need:

• A minimum of 112 UCAS points across three A levels (or equivalent level 3 qualification) or 104 UCAS points across four Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers or an Irish Leaving Certificate (higher level).
• To be studying a sandwich degree or a degree where you can take a year placement.
• An existing, permanent right to live and work in the UK for this role.
• A willingness to travel to client sites and other offices as required.

RSM does not accept General Studies, AS levels or the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

Your start date will be 14 September 2027. Start dates are mandatory – the training you receive from day one is designed to give you the best possible start to your career with us.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

You’ll get structured training, professional qualifications and real client experience in a team where every voice is heard. We’ll support you to grow your technical knowledge, build commercial confidence and shape a career that feels like your own.

• Access lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, including financial wellbeing support, that you can tailor to your needs.
• Build a network of contacts and gain advice from experienced mentors.
• Perform well and you could be offered a role on one of our graduate training programmes when you finish your degree.

Join RSM and discover where a year in Consulting could lead.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.