FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organisations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.
Grow With Us
Learn how you can get support to achieve your career goals and grow with us at FTI Consulting.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by-side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.
Are you ready to make your impact?
About the Role
The Forensic Accounting team works closely with law firms, banks, regulatory bodies and companies in the UK and around the world in a wide range of industries. We support our clients by answering questions such as:
Who authorised the transaction?
What was the chronology of events?
When did the losses commence?
Where did the monies or assets go?
Why didn’t anyone spot the problem earlier?
How does the company ensure it does not happen again?
What You’ll Do
As a placement year student, the kind of work you do will be project-specific, but will often fall under one of the following:
conducting investigative research into companies and individuals, either in preparation for or as part of project work;
performing a detailed review and analysis of an entity’s financial records (e.g. general ledger extracts, underlying financial records such as invoices and bank statements, and financial statements);
recording, summarising and explaining your analysis in rigorously maintained working papers;
reviewing an entity’s internal and external communications to identify patterns and corroborate the findings from your detailed analysis;
summarising your findings for team members orally or in emails, memoranda, presentations or reports;
attending internal project meetings and potentially those with clients and their internal and external legal advisers, and taking detailed notes; and
assisting with research for new opportunities and preparing proposals to win them.
How You Will Grow
You will have the opportunity to apply your skills and intelligence to real-world financial and business issues and will collaborate with team members on project design, perform research and develop insights and conclusions. You will also have:
access to our in-house learning and development programme;
the chance to be part of interesting and stimulating projects that will develop your technical and professional capabilities; and
in some cases, the opportunity to work on offsite assignments, which may include trips abroad, and/or in collaboration with other members of our global team.
What You Will Need to Succeed
Basic Qualifications
Applicants must be:
completing a sandwich course at university and due to graduate in 2029;
available for this placement year from 6th September 2027 to 25th August 2028; and
predicted a 2:1 or above final grade (or equivalent) for their degree
Preferred Qualifications
Some knowledge of accounting, including basic bookkeeping, is desirable. Therefore, degrees such as Accounting, Economics, Business and Finance are likely to be preferred. Alternatively, where accounting is not covered to some extent in their degree, candidates should have some prior experience of it.
Applicants will also have:
excellent academic qualifications;
good numeracy and analytical skills;
the ability to identify key issues, think creatively and to work as part of a team; and
an eye for detail and an inquisitive nature, coupled with a clear belief in honesty and integrity.
European (particularly Eastern European) and Arabic language skills are also desirable (although are by no means required).
Finally, please explicitly disclose on your CV:
your A Level (or equivalent) grades;
your language skills, and at what level; and
computer programming language skills.
Our Application Process
STEP 1: Complete our online application form and submit your CV (no cover letter required).
STEP 2: Complete an online assessment testing numerical reasoning skills.
STEP 3: Attend an assessment centre which includes a case study and a written task between 23rd and 27th November 2026.
STEP 4: Attend an interview with our senior managers between 7th and 11th December 2026.
STEP 5: Job offers are made to successful candidates before Christmas.
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Can I use AI to apply?
At FTI Consulting, we value authenticity and want to see your unique skills, problem-solving abilities, and creativity in action. To ensure a fair and accurate assessment, we ask that you do not use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) or other automated software to respond to questions or complete tasks during your application/interview/recruitment process.
Our goal is to understand your personal strengths and how you think - not how an AI responds. Using such tools may misrepresent your capabilities and could impact your candidacy. If we detect or suspect the use of AI during the interview, we may disqualify candidates from the hiring process.
