Future-Ready Audit Apprentice: Hybrid Role & ICAEW/ICAS

EY UK; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK is offering an Audit Apprenticeship designed to develop you into a trusted business advisor. The programme blends hands-on experience with formal study across a four-year track, with sessions across client sites and EY offices under a hybrid working model.

You’ll study towards ICAEW or ICAS qualifications, gaining practical audit skills, data analysis, and professional judgement while contributing to client work from day one.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking using data, technology and professional judgement to deliver insights.
• Collaboration in inclusive teams where every voice strengthens outcomes.
• Integrity with accountability to protect trust in business and society.
• Digital data & AI fluency to improve efficiency and focus on higher-value work.
• Adaptability to changing client needs as priorities and technology evolve.

Responsibilities

• Gain a wider variety of experience to become a business advisor for client companies.
• Analyze financial and non-financial data and test business controls to verify statements.
• Learn from your team as they coach you in day-to-day tasks.
• Work across a portfolio of clients with hybrid working (client offices, EY offices, home).
• Study towards a Professional Qualification with in-person courses, self-study and exams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Integrity

Digital fluency

Adaptability

Education

ICAEW/ICAS apprenticeship pathway

Job description

EY UK is offering an Audit Apprenticeship designed to develop you into a trusted business advisor. The programme blends hands-on experience with formal study across a four-year track, with sessions across client sites and EY offices under a hybrid working model.

You’ll study towards ICAEW or ICAS qualifications, gaining practical audit skills, data analysis, and professional judgement while contributing to client work from day one.