Graduate Finance Analyst - November 2026 Start
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Graduate Finance Consultant – November 2026 Start
Location: Manchester - Full-time, on-site
Salary: £26,300
Start Date: November 2026
Notice Period: Maximum 2 weeks
Launch your finance career with a leading UK organisation
Are you a recent graduate with a passion for finance, strong analytical skills and an ambition to build a successful career in the industry?
Grayce has an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Finance Consultant to join a major, well-established UK organisation with a nationally recognised reputation and a significant presence across the country.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a large, fast-paced commercial environment, working alongside experienced finance professionals and contributing to financial activities that support a business operating at significant scale.
You'll join Grayce as a Finance Consultant, benefiting from our dedicated Accelerated Development Programme while gaining valuable experience with one of our leading clients.
With a November 2026 start date, we're looking for candidates who are available to start quickly and have a notice period of no more than two weeks.
About the Opportunity
As a Finance Consultant, you'll become part of a busy finance environment, supporting financial reporting, analysis and business operations.
You'll gain exposure to the financial processes, systems and reporting activities that help a large organisation make informed commercial decisions.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, has a keen eye for detail and wants to develop practical finance experience while building a long-term career in the industry.
Depending on business requirements, your responsibilities may include:
- Financial Reporting: Support the preparation and analysis of financial reports, ensuring information is accurate, consistent and delivered on time.
- Data Analysis: Work with financial data to identify trends, investigate discrepancies and provide meaningful insights.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist with budget monitoring, forecasting activities and understanding financial performance against expectations.
- Financial Controls: Support financial processes, reconciliations and checks to maintain accuracy and compliance.
- Business Collaboration: Work with finance colleagues and wider business teams to understand requirements, resolve queries and support effective decision-making.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, data quality and ways of working.
You'll develop a practical understanding of how finance operates within a large commercial organisation, building transferable skills and experience that can support your future career progression.
Why Grayce?
Grayce specialises in delivering transformation through high-performing talent. For over a decade, we've partnered with some of the world's most ambitious organisations, developing and deploying talented individuals who make a real difference.
Our Accelerated Development Programme is designed to launch the careers of ambitious graduates, combining meaningful client experience with structured learning, professional development and ongoing support.
As a Grayce Finance Consultant, you'll benefit from:
- Hands-on Experience: Gain valuable experience working within the finance function of a major UK organisation, developing an understanding of financial operations at scale.
- Tailored Development: Access learning and development opportunities aligned to your role, helping you strengthen your technical, analytical and professional skills.
- Professional Growth: Develop your finance expertise, build confidence and gain experience that supports your long-term career ambitions.
- Support & Mentoring: Benefit from ongoing guidance, coaching and a supportive consultant community throughout your Grayce journey.
- Meaningful Impact: Contribute to real business activities and projects, seeing first-hand how finance supports the success of a large commercial organisation.
What Makes a Great Grayce Finance Consultant?
We're looking for enthusiastic, analytically minded individuals who are ready to apply their knowledge, learn quickly and make a positive contribution.
Education & Experience
- A minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree, ideally in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business or another numerate discipline.
- We also welcome applications from graduates with a 2:1 undergraduate degree in another subject who have subsequently gained a relevant postgraduate qualification, such as a Master's in Finance, Accounting or a related field, or a professional accounting qualification.
- A genuine interest in developing a long-term career in finance, supported by relevant academic knowledge, professional qualifications or practical experience.
- Relevant work experience, internships or academic projects involving financial analysis, reporting or data would be advantageous but are not essential.
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with the confidence to work with spreadsheets, formulas and financial data.
- Good numerical and analytical ability, with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to interpret information, identify discrepancies and communicate findings clearly.
- Experience with Power BI or other reporting and data analysis tools would be beneficial but is not essential.
Personal Attributes
- A proactive, organised approach and a willingness to take ownership of responsibilities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across teams.
- A genuine curiosity about how businesses operate and how finance supports commercial decision-making.
- Adaptability, enthusiasm and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
Essential Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for this opportunity, you must:
- Hold a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree, with a relevant academic background in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics or a related discipline, or have gained a relevant postgraduate or professional finance/accounting qualification.
- Have the right to work in the UK for a minimum of 36 months from the date of application without requiring visa sponsorship. Grayce does not hold a UK sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to provide sponsorship.
- Be available to start in November 2026, with a notice period of no more than two weeks to accommodate recruitment and onboarding timelines.
- Be able to work on-site five days per week in Manchester onsite, working directly alongside client teams.
Ready to kick-start your finance career?
If you're an ambitious graduate looking to build your finance expertise, gain experience with a leading UK organisation and make an immediate impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to be considered for this exciting November opportunity!
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First name, Last name, Email, Phone, Address, Postcode, Preferred Name, What pronouns do you use, and would you like us to use when referring to you?, Do you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process - online assessment & interview? If yes, please advise, Resume, Have you applied to Grayce before? Please submit only one application to our Early Careers Programme; multiple applications will be treated as duplicates. If you were previously unsuccessful, you must wait 6 months before reapplying. You may apply separately for HQ opportunities., Grayce roles are full-time and require you to work on-site five days per week within your selected region, either at a Grayce hub or client site. Please select your preferred work region where you are able and willing to work on-site on this basis., In addition to your preferred region, which other regions would you be open to working in full-time?, Do you hold a full and valid UK driving licence and have regular access to a car?, Current Employment Status - if you are studying and not graduating in the next 2 months, please apply to our future graduates vacancy, Notice period, Earliest Start Date if Successful, Which university did you attend for your undergraduate degree?, What is/was your undergraduate degree subject?, What undergraduate degree classification did you achieve, or are you currently predicted to achieve?, Which university did you attend for your Postgraduate degree?, Postgraduate field of study?, What postgraduate classification did you achieve, or are you currently predicited to achieve?, What is the graduation date for your most recent degree? Please provide your actual graduation date if you have already graduated, or your expected graduation date if you are still studying., Do you have any relevant professional experience within any of the industries listed below? If yes, please select all industries in which you have relevant professional experience., Some roles are subject to UK government security clearance requirements. If a role requires British citizenship for security clearance, would you meet this requirement? **Please note: British citizenship is not a requirement to apply to Grayce, and your answer to this question will not impact the progression or assessment of your application. This information is collected only to help us understand which client opportunities you may be eligible for at a later stage., Some roles are subject to UK government security clearance requirements. Have you lived continuously in the United Kingdom for the past 5 years? **Please note: This is not a requirement to apply to Grayce, and your answer to this question will not impact the progression or assessment of your application. This information is collected only to help us understand which client opportunities you may be eligible for at a later stage., Some roles are subject to UK government security clearance requirements. Have you lived continuously in the United Kingdom for the past 10 years? **Please note: This is not a requirement to apply to Grayce, and your answer to this question will not impact the progression or assessment of your application. This information is collected only to help us understand which client opportunities you may be eligible for at a later stage.
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- The minimum academic entry requirement for Grayce’s Early Careers Programme is a 2:1 undergraduate degree classification (or predicted 2:1 if you are still studying). Do you meet, or are you predicted to meet, this requirement?
- This requirement applies specifically to Grayce Consultant roles due to the nature of our client-deployed model. Grayce does not have a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to sponsor visa applications. Due to the expected recruitment and onboarding timeline and the minimum two-year programme commitment, you must have the right to work in the UK without requiring Grayce sponsorship at any point within the next 36 months. Can you confirm that you will be able to work in the UK without requiring Grayce to sponsor you for a UK work visa at any point within the next 36 months?
- If successful, will you be able to provide valid documentation evidencing your right to work in the UK prior to employment, in line with UK Home Office requirements?