Decision Modelling Graduate Programme – September 2027

Help clients simplify complex decisions through financial modelling and analysis On the Decision Modelling Graduate Programme, you'll shape the future with confidence by helping organisations make better business decisions through insight, analysis and modelling. You'll work in high performing teams across a wide range of projects, using data, technology and critical thinking to solve complex challenges and support strategic, tactical and operational decision-making. As a Shaper of the future, you'll build your potential and make a real impact for clients and society. What you will be doing - Use specialist modelling techniques to solve challenges for major companies. - Take ownership of a range of diverse and complex projects, such as building high-profile transaction models for mergers, acquisitions & carve-outs, supporting senior stakeholders with planning, budgeting & forecasting processes, decision support modelling and more. - Develop expertise in Excel and VBA programming to construct robust financial models that aid clients in decision-making, while also utilizing various data manipulation and visualisation software, such as Alteryx and PowerBI. - Communicate and collaborate with colleagues across EY and clients across the globe and support with project management, proposals, business development activities and key deliverables. - Develop your skills through hands-on experience, coaching and formal learning - Analytical thinking — apply rigorous analytical techniques and structured financial modelling to turn complex business challenges into clear, actionable insights that support high-impact decisions. - Problem solving — break down complex transaction and strategic questions into robust, flexible models that help clients evaluate options with confidence. - Ownership and accountability — take responsibility for delivering accurate, high-quality work, proactively managing tasks and maintaining rigour under tight deadlines. - Influencing and storytelling — communicate assumptions, outputs and insights clearly to clients and stakeholders, enabling confident, informed decision-making. - Digital fluency — develop excellence in tools such as Excel, VBA and data visualisation platforms to manipulate data and build models which enhance how insights are produced and shared. Empower diversity. Be proud of who you are. Make an influential difference. We live in a diverse world, so building a diverse and inclusive firm, where everyone feels they belong and can achieve their potential, matters profoundly to us. This is why we’ve created programmes like this, to ensure everyone is made aware of the work we do and given an equal opportunity to work with us. We’re committed to building a culture of belonging and as such we are focused on doubling the proportion of female and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) talent in the UK partnership to 40% female and 20% BME by July 2025 – plus, we commit 15% of our BAME target to be Black Partners. We promise to be a voice and force for change, both within our organisation and beyond. Let’s focus on the future of work, together.