Graduate Audit - Accounting Advisory and Assurance

KPMG International Cooperative; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG International Cooperative in the United Kingdom is offering an Accounting Advisory and Assurance graduate programme. You will join one of several teams, gaining exposure to accounting standards, sustainability assurance, controls assurance, and transactions assurance, while collaborating with other KPMG teams.

You will participate in a structured training pathway, including ACA Accelerated Programme or CA equivalents, with a focus on building professional qualifications in a supportive

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths Grade 5 or B.
• GCSE English Language Grade 5 or B.
• 120 UCAS points.
• From your top 3 A Level grades, excluding General Studies.
• 2:1 undergraduate degree in any discipline.
• Key Skills: We will assess strengths throughout the process.

Education

GCSE Maths Grade 5 or B

GCSE English Language Grade 5 or B

120 UCAS points

2:1 undergraduate degree in any discipline

Job description

Life as an Accounting Advisory and Assurance graduate

We're a specialist team that help businesses tackle a wide variety of complex accounting issues and offer the broadest range of advice. We give confidence by delivering assurance over non-financial areas. This allows businesses to adapt to demands, improve financial performance and act in the most sustainable way.

You’ll join one of the four following areas: The first is Accounting Advisory Services, where you’ll offer guidance to businesses on the latest developments in accounting standards. Translating their complex accounting issues into clear and expert advice. Another of our teams is Sustainability Assurance. We help businesses to meet the assurance requirements of rapidly changing regulatory standards in this area. You’ll examine a variety of different topics, from greenhouse gas emissions through to waste, human rights, diversity and other non-financial metrics. If you join our Controls Assurance team, you’ll assess how well our clients operate their business processes, helping them to become aware of potential risks and build customer confidence. You could be reviewing technology processes such as system access, data security and cyber resilience, or operational processes such as investment management and payroll, across a variety of industries. And finally, in Transactions Assurance, you’ll help support businesses prepare for major transactions like mergers, acquisitions or listing on a public stock exchange. Whichever team you join, you’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate closely with other KPMG teams including Financial and Technology Audit, Transaction Services, Consulting, Corporate Finance and Tax.

Your future

It’s challenging and rewarding work, where you’ll have the support of your senior leaders, engagement leader, peers and the broader Audit community. Be at your best and build your network in an inclusive and diverse environment, while we equip you with the skills, tools and intelligent systems you need to grow and learn.

The training and development of our people is critical to the future success of our business. We want to empower you to grow in your own way, to feed your curiosity and embrace a growth mindset in an environment where learning is continuous. We have therefore created a rich curriculum and learning community to help you build your skills and fulfil your potential. This ranges from an immersive five-day induction experience to help you transition to the world of work, through to formal training courses, leadership knowledge bites, learning journals, online courses and networking events - all aligned to our 'learn for a lifetime' strategy designed to help you gain an advantage for life. In addition, in Accounting Advisory and Assurance, we offer the ACA Accelerated Programme or equivalent CA (Scotland locations) qualification. This is front-loaded, uses innovative technology and is delivered via a blend of online and in-centre classroom courses. The ACA Accelerated programme enables you to upskill quickly, so you can make your mark. For the first year of your training contract, you will focus purely on your professional qualification, by completing 12 out of 14 ACA exams. You will also have opportunities to reconnect with your home department and peer group, as well as complete internal training and professional development skills sessions. The entire programme is supported in a wide range of ways by your tuition provider (BPP) and KPMG's dedicated Early Careers Development team. If you join a Scottish office, we support the equivalent CA qualification and therefore you will study towards your ICAS. This newly designed programme enables you to sit the majority of the ICAS exams in your first year, provides you with innovative technology to support your learning experience and also enables you to upskill quickly. For the first year of your training contract, you will focus purely on your professional qualification, by completing 11 out of 13 ICAS exams. You will also have opportunities to reconnect with your home department and peer group, as well as complete internal training and professional development skills sessions. The entire programme is supported in a wide range of ways by ICAS and KPMG's dedicated Early Careers Development team.

On this programme you’ll study for the ACA qualification, or CA equivalent in Scotland, which will help you develop valuable technical skills, broad commercial understanding and in-depth knowledge of different industry sectors, empowering you to build an exciting and varied long-term career.

ACA or CA equivalent (Scotland locations), + GCSE Maths Grade 5 or B

• + GCSE English Language Grade 5 or B
• + 120 UCAS points
• from your 'top' 3 A Level grades, excluding General Studies
• + 2:1 undergraduate degree in any discipline
• Key Skills: Throughout the recruitment process we will be looking to learn more about your strengths.