Accounting Advisory and Assurance Graduate Programme - Manchester

Higherin; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Study leave

Birthday day off

Volunteering days (up to 6)

Job summary

KPMG's Accounting Advisory and Assurance Graduate Programme offers four tracks: Accounting Advisory, Sustainability Assurance, Controls Assurance, and Transactions Assurance. You’ll study towards the ACA or CA, with full funding and internal training, while enjoying a hybrid working model and generous benefits including 25 days’ holiday and study leave.

The programme supports early-career professionals who want to tackle complex accounting issues, build confidence in financial information, and

Qualifications

• On this programme you’ll study towards the ACA professional qualification or CA equivalent.
• Qualifications are fully funded by KPMG and supported by internal training.
• Hybrid working model with a competitive salary and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Support major transactions, including M&A and listings, through Transactions Assurance.
• Help clients manage accounting standards changes in Accounting Advisory.
• Assist with sustainability and regulatory reporting in Sustainability Assurance.
• Spot risks in business processes and build client confidence in Controls Assurance.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

People skills

Education

ACA/CA qualification (Scotland)

Job description

What is Accounting Advisory and Assurance at KPMG?

If you’re curious about how businesses tackle big challenges, navigate change and build trust, this could be the place for you. Our Accounting Advisory and Assurance teams help organisations make sense of complex issues, prepare for major moments and give people confidence in the information they share. Depending on the team you join, you could support a major transaction, review business controls or explore sustainability reporting.

Accounting Advisory and Assurance Graduate Programme

• You'll join us in one of the following four areas: Accounting Advisory Services, where you’ll help businesses keep up with changing accounting standards, turning complex issues into clear, practical advice.
• Sustainability Assurance, where you’ll help businesses to meet the requirements of rapidly changing regulatory standards that could include; greenhouse gas emissions, waste, human rights, diversity and other information organisations share beyond their financial results.
• In Controls Assurance, you’ll help clients spot risks in their business processes and build customer confidence. You could review areas such as system access, data security, cyber resilience, investment management or payroll across a range of industries.
• In Transactions Assurance, you’ll support businesses through major moments, from mergers and acquisitions to listing on a public stock exchange.

Training and Benefits

• On this programme, you’ll study towards the ACA professional qualification or CA equivalent in Scotland.
• These qualifications are fully funded by KPMG and are supported by an extensive programme of internal training spanning both personal and professional development.
• We offer a competitive salary and a host of great benefits too, including 25 days’ holiday, study leave and a day off on your birthday.
• You can take up to six days of time off to take part in volunteering initiatives.
• Our firm’s hybrid working model balances the flexibility of working from home with the importance of collaborating and learning in our offices or at the sites of the organisations we audit.
• We trust our people to be where they need to be, with our colleagues working together in person as often as needed.

Seeing the whole picture

Accounting Advisory and Assurance sits within our broader Audit practice where you will be build friendships and shared experiences, innovating, and learning together.

• We look at more than just your academic results and will also consider your strengths, values and motivations.
• If you’re collaborative and good with people, that can be just as important as your ability to pick up key technical skills.
• See the specific programme page on our Careers Portal for entry requirements and our ‘Applying to KPMG’ section for detailed application guidance.