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Grant Thornton's Birmingham Team Grows After Raft of New Hires

Grant Thornton UK LLP has hired a raft of new starters this September, as the firm looks to invest in the future of its Birmingham team.  

  31 graduates and school leavers have joined the leading business and financial advisory firm’s Birmingham office across a range of departments, including audit and tax. 

  The new joiners have been welcomed from various stages of education including school leavers, university graduates and placement students. 

  Nationally, Grant Thornton has more than doubled the number of trainees joining its school leaver apprenticeship programme, achieving a record 193 new recruits, up from 90 in 2021.

The firm has also welcomed a record number across its broader trainee intake in 2022, with a combined 461 new graduates and school leavers joining across the country.

Grant Thornton, which was named in the top 10 of the Department for Education’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in 2022, aims to reach a 50:50 split in its trainee hire population between university graduates and those joining straight from school.

Sue Knight, Partner and Practice Leader at Grant Thornton UK LLP in the Midlands, said: “I’m delighted to welcome so many new joiners to our team and the new Birmingham office. At Grant Thornton, we recognise the importance of investing in the next generation and the value that this has for the region, its businesses and future. This is why we’re committed to developing a culture that engages our graduates and school leavers to help them kickstart their careers and fulfil their potential.

“We’re increasingly seeing how apprenticeships provide a valuable and effective route for young people to become trusted business and financial advisors. They’re a great way to promote social mobility in our communities while ensuring a pipeline of highly skilled and diverse talent.”

Olivia Hunt has joined Grant Thornton’s Birmingham office as an Audit Associate on its school leaver programme having studied Psychology, Economics and Biology in her A-Levels. Olivia said: “The different roles and experiences the firm has to offer to school leavers like myself provides the perfect environment to learn so much invaluable knowledge, ultimately accelerating my future career in audit.”

Saarah Abbas is an Audit Associate joining the Birmingham team. She is on placement from Aston University, where she is studying Accounting and Finance.

She said: “Grant Thornton is a great firm for me to develop soft skills and further my understanding of the industry, whilst training to be a Chartered Accountant. I am most excited to work with large data sets, developing client relationships and having the opportunity to travel to client sites.”

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