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Grant Thornton grows South East team with next generation of talent

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

17 graduates and school leavers have joined the leading business and financial advisory firm’s Gatwick office across a broad 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.

John O’Mahony, a tax partner who heads up Grant Thornton’s Gatwick office, said: “At Grant Thornton, we understand the immeasurable value that comes from investing and upskilling the next generation. We were amazed to see the wealth of new talent joining the firm and are committed to providing a culture that ensures all our new joiners can fulfil their full potential.”

18-year-old Nathan Miles, a school leaver and one of the new audit associates at Grant Thornton’s Gatwick office, said: “What initially attracted me to Grant Thornton was how friendly and helpful the community seemed. I knew I’d be able to excel and create meaningful work that would help our clients perform ethically.

“I’m now looking forward to passing all my exams, hopefully first time, so I qualify for the fast-track scheme and can complete my qualifications a year early. Long-term I see myself staying with Grant Thornton and eventually become a partner.”

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