Graduate programme

Grant Thornton has a bold purpose. By unlocking the potential for growth in our people, clients and our communities, we believe we can help shape a vibrant economy where no-one gets left behind. We’ll achieve this through building trust and integrity in markets, unlocking sustainable growth in dynamic organisations, and creating environments where businesses and people flourish.

We work with banks, regulators and government to build trust. We work with dynamic organisations to help them grow. And we work with the public sector to build a business environment that supports growth, including national and local public services.

Our organisation is driven by independent thinkers and we provide high quality business and financial advice to a wide range of clients in countries all over the world.

As part of our team, you’ll get support, be inspired, and provided with all kinds of learning opportunities to help you grow in confidence and develop the skills you need to become a future leader. Everyone here plays their part. It’s a real team effort and why our unique culture is built around collaboration.

Free to be yourself, confident and approachable, you must be a great relationship builder who can inspire the people around you with your energy and ideas. You’ll help our clients to tackle their burning issues and future challenges. Listening hard and asking the right questions is at the heart of providing great business advice. We’ll enable and empower you to do just that, so you can show initiative and bring new ideas and perspectives to the table to help our clients and the wider economy to grow.

As a graduate, you’ll get the regular, structured training required to become a professionally qualified, trusted business advisor, starting with a national induction in Auckland. Your induction will give you an understanding of our firm, our strategy and direction, and the opportunity to meet senior leaders from the business.

You will be given a range of assignments to give you breadth of experience, along with variety in client sizes and sectors to build your tool kit. There will also be opportunities to specialise in other areas of the business in the future.

You will be assigned a mentor who will work with you to sign off your practical experience requirements for your qualification. To support you on your journey of learning, you’ll be allocated a buddy, who will be the person you can ask questions on a daily basis if needed. They will also help you on your daily work assignments until you are confident enough to go it alone. Your manager will also be there to support you and give you regular feedback on your performance.

Everyone at Grant Thornton enjoys a competitive salary based on local market rates and the cost of living. We also provide our new graduates with a starting bonus. As you study towards your professional qualification, either CA or CPA, the firm will pay for your membership fees, module registration fees, provide paid study leave, have subject matter experts available to answer questions and provide workshops to help you cement your learning.

You will also be given a paid volunteer day and time off for your graduation.