2022 Vacation Opportunities - Innovation & Incentives (Jan 2022)

Be Challenged
Be Inspired
Be More

Our vacation experience program will give you the opportunity to begin your career well before you finish your degree, offering you a unique insight into our business and the opportunity to experience what it’s like to provide advisory and consulting services to clients at one of the world’s leading professional services firms.

Our program

With the opportunity to work in one of our specialised Tax areas – Innovation and Incentives. Our Innovation Incentives team works with clients from the very outset of an idea through to making it a commercial reality.  From start-ups to ASX listed companies, our team works with clients to identify the best government and industry-focused programs to leverage their position, help them navigate Research and Development Tax Incentives, and assist them with their Export Market Development as they expand internationally. Are you curious about cutting edge ideas and how companies can leverage innovation incentives to fund R&D and commercialisation?

• As a vacationer, you’ll have the opportunity to:
• Work on real client engagements
• Get involved in our committees and clubs
• Receive mentoring and feedback sessions with your assigned coach
• Attend regular networking events and social activities
• Participate in projects with a social/community impact

Taking place over 4 weeks in February 2022, our vacation experience program is open to penultimate or final year students who are undertaking either undergraduate or postgraduate studies.

We predominantly recruit our graduates through our vacation experience program – so a successful vacationer experience could also fast-track you to a graduate offer!

What we’re looking for

We're looking for driven, well-rounded candidates who connect with our clients, our purpose and our culture and want to make an impact right from the start.

In addition to studying towards a relevant qualification, we’re looking for people who are curious, ambitious and who value the things we value:

• We empower our people to make a difference. We want our people to think for themselves, speak up, and actively shape our firm’s culture and future.
• We genuinely care about our clients. As part of our work, we discover what’s important to them and enjoy helping them succeed.
• We want our people to bring their whole selves to work. Individuality and authenticity are very important to our firm.
• We highly value collaboration. We believe that it’s energising and stimulating to collaborate – to learn from and be inspired by others. We believe that diverse teams will always outperform the individual.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our vacationer program opportunities, you must be:

• in your penultimate or final year of study, or have graduated from an Accounting, Law, Commerce, Economics or Business Degree; and
• an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or an Australian permanent resident.

Apply now

Applications close soon and positions are limited so apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you throughout the recruitment process, please contact Marta Newport, P&C Leader on 07 3222 0325 to discuss your application and your individual needs.

As part of our ongoing commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, Grant Thornton has a policy in place requiring all team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a valid exemption, in order to work onsite in our workplaces and client premises.