Valuation Graduate Programme – September 2027 intake

EY UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK invites high-potential graduates to join its Valuation Graduate Programme, helping clients understand the value of businesses and assets to support investment, transaction and reporting decisions. You’ll work in high-performing teams, using research and valuation techniques to solve complex challenges.

As a Shaper of the future, you’ll develop through hands-on experience, professional qualifications and formal training, with ICAS/ICAEW recognition for UK and Ireland Financial Services.

Qualifications

• Ownership and proactivity to drive outcomes and development.
• Adaptability to navigate ambiguity and evolving tech.
• Collaborating across cultures, teams, locations.
• Curiosity to embrace feedback and grow skill sets.
• Analytical thinking using data to assess risks and decisions.
• Fluency in digital tools, data and AI to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work on high-profile valuation projects across UK & Ireland or Financial Services.
• Use research, analysis and valuation techniques to assess businesses and assets.
• Collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and specialist skill sets.
• Develop your expertise through hands-on experience, professional qualifications and formal training.

Skills

Ownership and proactivity

Adaptability and resilience

Collaboration

Curiosity and motivation

Analytical and critical thinking

Digital, data and AI fluency

Education

ICAEW or ICAS professional qualification path

Job description

Shape confident decisions through business valuation

Programme overview

On the Valuation Graduate Programme, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping clients understand the value of businesses and key assets to support important investment, transaction and reporting decisions. You’ll work in high-performing teams, using research, analysis and specialist valuation techniques to solve complex challenges. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build your potential while making a real impact for clients and society. Along the way, you’ll achieve a globally recognised qualification with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) for UK & Ireland and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for Financial Services.

Core skills for success

• Ownership and proactivity - Take accountability for outcomes, show initiative, manage priorities effectively, and drive your own development.
• Adaptability and resilient -Navigate ambiguity with confidence, adjust quickly to changing priorities, and remain effective as technology and business needs evolve.
• Collaboration - Build strong relationships and work successfully across diverse cultures, teams, locations, and disciplines.
• Curiosity and motivation - Embrace feedback, experiment with new approaches, develop future-ready skills, and use technology to improve ways of working.
• Analytical and critical thinking - Use data, evidence, and sound judgement to assess situations, identify risks, and make informed decisions.
• Digital, data and AI fluency - Break down complex challenges, leverage digital tools and automation, and apply data insights to deliver practical solutions.

What you will be doing

• Work on high-profile valuation projects across UK & Ireland or Financial Services.
• Use research, analysis and valuation techniques to assess businesses and key assets.
• Collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and specialist skill sets.
• Develop your expertise through hands-on experience, professional qualifications and formal training.

Key programme facts

• Programme length Three years
• Professional qualification ICAEW or ICAS
• Salary Competitive
• Start date September 2027