2023 Specialist Tax (Innovation Incentives) Graduate Opportunity null

At Grant Thornton, YOU are at the heart of everything we do.

Starting as a graduate at Grant Thornton is a remarkable step in your career. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of our team – working alongside some of Australia’s leading industry experts on complex projects for a range of dynamic and emerging business.

Exciting? Absolutely! But we also know that starting as a graduate can be overwhelming.

That’s why when you join us as a new graduate, you’ll be supported every step of the way. Starting as part of our national cohort, you’ll take part in a comprehensive induction and training program to ensure you’ve got the skills to hit the ground running.  

In addition to ample formal learning sessions, you’ll also receive plenty of on-the-job learning opportunities as well as regular coaching and feedback from your team leaders. We want you to learn more, be inspired to expand your horizons and discover exactly what you’re capable of. 

Our open and team-based structure will give you the opportunity to interact with senior business leaders from early in your career, and you will have exposure to a wide variety of clients, benefiting from the knowledge and experience of your colleagues along the way.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Looking to kick-start your career in Tax? We have additional opportunities for driven and ambitious graduates to join our Sydney Specialist Tax team in 2023, with a focus on Innovation Incentives.

Specialist Tax - Innovation Incentives

The Australian Government offers financial support to businesses to support their strategic growth ambitions through a wide range of grant and incentive programs, including the R&D Tax Incentive and Export Market Development grants. Our Innovation Incentives team, work with a diverse range of clients to help them access funding and grow their businesses in new and exciting ways. We have a unique opportunity for a graduate to join our Sydney based team, you work as a part of the broader national team. Our Innovation Incentives team combines expertise across a broad range of skills and backgrounds including accounting, engineering, law, economics, science and more!

This opportunity will see you join a supportive and collaborative team of experts, with access to interesting and challenging work. The team will support you in gaining a wide range of advisory exposure including:

• Technical writing
• Commercial problem-solving
• Client engagement and site visits
• Business analysis
• Data and financial analysis
• Information presentation.

YOUR LIFE @ GRANT THORNTON

We understand work is just one aspect of your life so along with a competitive salary you’ll have access to a wide variety of benefits that focus on you and your wellbeing including

• Flexible working options to support you achieve a more balanced approach to life,
• Free annual gym membership to help keep you flexible, fit, and healthy
• Active employee networks and social committees to get you involved in the things you are passionate about
• Family focused support to suit your parental and/or caregiving needs, including 26 weeks parental leave and a parental leave superannuation scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing resources and coaching so you look after yourself both inside and out.
• Funded CA qualification and additional study support classes to foster continuous learning (for relevant roles)

We are proud to be a workplace that champions a culture of inclusion and diversity where our people are supported, connected and heard. We recognise the importance of individual flexible work options and family friendly work practices in maintaining diverse, adaptive and high performing teams. To support you we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and collaborative working environment. Leaders encourage your unique perspective and support you to be your whole self every day as you steer the career path you planned. Collaboration, Authenticity, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) are our values and guide us in supporting our people, our clients and our community to thrive.

Grant Thornton strives for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We strongly encourage female candidates, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTI+ community and people with disability to apply. Click here to see more of our inclusive culture in action.

YOUR CAREER, YOUR WAY

You’ve studied hard and now you deserve the best start to your career. We understand that no two careers are the same, that’s why we’re committed to developing and supporting graduates like you who are looking to carve out a career that’s uniquely yours. The possibilities are endless – where you take your career and how fast you get there is up to you.

A FIRM THAT IS AS UNIQUE AS YOU

Here, we do things differently. We’re not just a leader in accounting and advisory services – we have an approach that’s uniquely Grant Thornton. Our team is shaping growth strategies for our clients and influencing our firm’s culture and future with their own voices and experiences. We care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

Our size and success mean we can offer remarkable opportunities as you develop your career. With a global network spanning more than 135 countries, we have the reach to take your where you want to go.

SOUND LIKE YOU? 

You’ll be agile, responsive and seek to bring innovative ideas to the table. This role will suit someone with the following skills and attributes:

• Strong verbal communication skills
• Robust written communication skills with the ability to gather and analyse information from a range of sources
• Ability to build strong working relationships
• Positive, enthusiastic and passionate individual with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Strong work ethic and customer service skills
• A relevant tertiary qualification

The salary for this role will be no less than $65,000 AUD per annum (inclusive of superannuation).  Due to the varied nature of the work in this team, we encourage applications from graduates of all backgrounds, not just accounting!

YOUR APPLICATION

Applications will close at 11.55 pm AEST on Friday, 18 November 2022. Positions are limited so apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you throughout the recruitment process, please contact Kate Minns, Early Careers Manager on 03 8663 6436 or at earlycareers@au.gt.com to discuss your application and your individual needs.