Grant Thornton grows Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes team.
23 graduates and school leavers have joined the leading business and financial advisory firm’s Milton Keynes 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.
Tim Taylor, Partner and Practice Leader at Grant Thornton UK LLP, said: “It’s been incredible to welcome so many new joiners to our Milton Keynes team. At Grant Thornton, we know that supporting the next generation is immeasurably value and that it’s vital for the future of our region and its businesses. For this reason, we work hard to create a culture that engages our graduates and school leavers to ensure that they are given every opportunity to fulfil their potential.
“It’s increasingly evident that apprenticeships provide a valuable and highly 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 simultaneously ensuring that there’s a pipeline of highly skilled and diverse talent in the East Midlands.”
James Davie is an Audit Associate joining Grant Thornton’s Milton Keynes office on its school leaver programme having completed an extended diploma in business specialising in finance. James said: “It was Grant Thornton’s culture that attracted me to their school leaver programme and from day one, every single person has been really welcoming. The office is an open and sociable place to be, which is great because I am learning so much, talking to different people who come from different skill sets and areas of expertise.
“I have always had a keen interest in audit and wanted to kick-start my career at a firm that nurtured young talent – and Grant Thornton has a really strong track record at doing just that!”
