Audit
Qualifications offered: ACA, ACCA, AAT
Become a trainee here and you’ll formally examine the accounts
and financial situations of organisations as part of an audit team.
Your team will also ensure that the client is in compliance with
relevant regulations and laws.
From very early on, you’ll be working on site in client
organisations on a variety of assignments. These will typically
last around two weeks although there can be exceptions. Some
projects may last only a few days; others might take as long as
eight weeks.
Grant Thornton auditors gain exposure to all kinds organisations
across a whole range of sectors. Our client portfolio
encompasses media and entertainment, finance and professional
services, retail, technology, agriculture, hospitality, property
and construction, as well as healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
As a first-year trainee here, you will:
- establish good working relationships with clients
- check, read and add up sets of accounts
- complete audit tests in all sections
- attend stock takes and report your findings
- carry out company searches and research
- post journals in accounts packages
- complete audit files electronically
- complete bank and solicitor letters
As well as standard commercial auditing, some of our offices
offer the opportunity to specialise in the following areas:
Public Sector Audit
Qualifications offered: ACA/CIPFA
Here trainees learn how to carry out audits, value for money
studies and business reviews for public sector organisations. This
area will typically see you working with government departments,
local authorities, state agencies – but also not-for-profit
organisations.
Agriculture Audit
Qualifications offered: ACA/ACCA
As a trainee here, you’ll help to advise farmers,
agribusinesses, food companies and landed estates. We thus look for
people with an interest in the business side of the food chain.
Those with a degree in agriculture, biology or similar subject are
particularly suitable for this area. Given the nature of our client
base, a willingness to wear wellies - as well as a suit - is
essential.
Motor Retail Audit
Qualifications offered: ACA/ACCA
Trainees here will assist us in advising clients from the motor
retail sector. This specialist department offers a wide range of
business advisory services—and because it reports to the Recovery
& Reorganisation practice, trainees may have the opportunity to
assist with receiverships or other specialist assignments.