FAQs

To be eligible to apply for our graduate opportunities or our vacation program, you’ll need to meet the following requirements.

2026 Graduate opportunities

You must be:

• planning to complete your studies by mid-2026, or have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the last two years
• an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, a Permanent Resident of Australia or a visa-holder subject to the below conditions.

Vacation students

You must be:

• in your final or penultimate year of study
• an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, a Permanent Resident of Australia or a visa-holder subject to the below conditions.

To be eligible to apply, you will need to demonstrate that you have full time working rights within Australia at the time of your application. We will accept applications from candidates who hold one of the following visa types:

• Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189 or 190)
• Partner/Spousal visa (Subclass 820 or 801)
• Secondary employer sponsored visas (for example: Subclass 457, 482 or 186, where the primary visa holder is a family member) 

Students holding the below visas will be required to submit an application via our Expression of Interest.

• Student Visa (Subclass 500)
• Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)

Expression of Interests will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and a member from our team will contact you should your application be shortlisted.

Please note: We do not accept applications from Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417) holders for our graduate opportunities or vacation program.

Candidates will also need to demonstrate their:

• ability to obtain permanent residency or transition onto another relevant visa type at the end of their current visa's expiry
• legal right to work in Australia up until such time that permanent residency is granted
• completion of an approved English language test and proof that they meet the required benchmarks as set by the Department of Home Affairs.
  If you hold a passport from the UK, USA, Canada or the Republic of Ireland, you are not required to provide evidence of English language proficiency.

Please note: Grant Thornton will not sponsor students for the purposes of residency. Successful candidates who are not permanent residents when made an offer of employment will be required, as a condition of their employment, to independently apply for and obtain permanent residency.

Our applications open at various times throughout the calendar year. You can find our next scheduled application opening dates here.

Applying is simple! Find out more about each stage of the recruitment process here.

We accept one application per candidate. We recommend that you apply to the location and service line that you are most interested in pursuing once you graduate. Multiple applications will not be progressed.

Not sure what service line you’d like to apply for? Click here to discover what career options are available to you at Grant Thornton.

Yes, you’re welcome to reapply, however, you will be required to complete a new application form.

Before re-applying, we encourage you to review your previous application and take time to reflect on how you can improve your application. Make sure you submit the most recent copy of your academic transcript and describe any skills and experiences on your resume that you’ve gained since you last applied.

If you are planning to join the Audit, Private Business Tax & Advisory or Tax teams, you will be required to complete your CA qualification. If you have not completed all of the required subject to gain entry into the CA program, you may be required to complete some bridging units. For more information on the CA program, please visit the Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand website.

If you are joining the Financial Advisory team, the requirement to complete the CA or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program varies between our office locations. You will be provided with more information regarding the relevant post-grad qualification you will be supported to complete if you are invited to progress through the meet us at the assessment centres.

If you are joining the Consulting team, you will be supported to undertake the CA program if you are eligible and wish to do so, but you will not be required to undertake this qualification. Associates in our Consulting team may be supported in a range of post-grad qualifications relevant to their specialisation.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly welcome applications from students who have a disability or identify as neurodiverse.

Should you require any adaptations to the recruitment process or need any additional support from us to help you perform at your best, we encourage you to select the option when prompted in your application form. A member of our Early Careers Team will then be in touch with you to discuss your preferred method of communication, how we can support you in your application and your individual circumstances.

Alternatively, you can get in contact our Early Careers team at any stage of the recruitment process on 03 8663 6436 or earlycareers@au.gt.com.

Sit tight. Something exciting is coming soon!

We don’t presently have any formal student and graduate programs for non-client facing roles. 

From time to time entry level become available across our business support functions. We recommend that you set up a Job Alert for roles that you may be interested in so that you can be notified as soon as an opportunity becomes available.

Please reach out to our Early Careers Team at earlycareers@au.gt.com with your enquiry.