Grant Thornton

Shape your future.
Ignite your potential.

At Grant Thornton, we’re committed to shaping better futures - starting with yours.

Our graduate program is designed to give you the guidance, resources and real-world experience you need to grow your career with confidence. From day one, you will be supported to learn, contribute and build capability through meaningful work and a culture that values what makes you different.

Beyond this, you will have a clear path to progress, building skills and taking on new opportunities as your career grows.

Whether you are passionate about accounting, business, commerce or technology, here you’ll find the flexibility, exposure and support you need to build a career that feels truly remarkable.

What we offer you:

• Remarkable support – grow your technical knowledge and business acumen through structured and on‑demand development sessions; financial and study leave support to help you undertake your CA qualification; a dedicated coaching Manager and Partner to help you thrive in your career journey.
• Remarkable exposure – work alongside leading Partners and specialists across a broad range of industries and experiences, develop strong relationships with your clients, and participate in national and international secondment opportunities as they arise.
• Remarkable impact – make a meaningful difference in a way that feels personal to you through a range of social, environmental and sustainability initiatives, committees and networks.
• Remarkable perks – including a 9 day fortnight, flexible working arrangements, a complimentary health club and gym membership, social events and clubs, wellbeing and mental health support, and paid volunteering leave.

Your opportunity

Our Risk Consulting team partners closely with clients on their risk management processes and strategies – ensuring they are paying their people correctly, securing their cyber resilience, helping them to spot early issues in your governance procedures and ready to tackle crime targeting their industry sector.

Opportunities are open for graduate and students to explore a career within our broader with the following areas:

• Internal Audit
• Technology Risk
• AML/Financial Crime

Joining the Risk Consulting team as a graduate will see you:

• attending client meetings and workshops
• undertaking the engagement fieldwork – walking through a client’s processes controls, setting up work papers, testing a client’s controls
• summarising findings and writing reports
• developing client presentations.

Our Risk Consulting team accepts applications from students of all disciplines but is particularly well suited to students majoring in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Economics, Law, Data Analytics or Business Information Systems

Eligibility

To be eligible for our 2027 Risk Consulting graduate opportunities, you must be:

• on track to complete your studies by mid-2027; or have completed a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the last two years; and
• an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, a Permanent Resident of Australia or a visa-holder (subject to some conditions).

International students and graduates

We welcome applications from international students who are studying at an Australian tertiary institution.  To be eligible to apply, you will need to demonstrate that you have full time working rights within Australia at the time of your application.  We recommend you review our international student and graduate eligibility information prior to starting your application.

Please note: Grant Thornton Australia will not sponsor students or graduates for the purposes of residency. Successful candidates will be required, as a condition of their employment, to maintain a current visa or where relevant, to independently apply for and obtain permanent residency.

Your application

Five easy steps to starting your career at Grant Thornton:

• Get to know us
• Apply online
• Complete our online testing – the Grant Thornton Strength Assessment
• Complete the video interview
• Attend an assessment centre and/or interview

Need additional support?

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly welcome applications from students who have a disability or identify as neurodiverse.  Should you require any adaptations to the recruitment process or need any additional support from us to help you perform at your best, please reach out to our Early Careers team at earlycareers@au.gt.com to discuss your application and your individual circumstances.