Vacation Audit

KPMG International Cooperative; Manchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG UK invites you to join its four-week Audit Vacation Programme in Manchester, offering hands-on exposure to the audit process within a leading professional services firm.

You will gain real-time project experience, build commercial understanding, and improve your CV, with a possible graduate offer at the same location. The programme fosters teamwork and professional growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSEs required.
• 120 UCAS points required.
• On track to achieve a 2:1 undergraduate degree in any discipline. Penultimate year students or graduates in 2027 are eligible.

Responsibilities

• Complete a four-week Audit Vacation Programme to gain exposure to audit projects.
• Build commercial understanding and professional skills through real-time work in a supportive team.

Education

GCSEs: Maths and English Language (Grade 5 or B)

Job description

The largest of our UK practices, Audit provides insight, challenge and expertise to some of the world's biggest companies. We make a meaningful difference to those businesses and the wider community, by examining organisations and ensuring that their published accounts provide a true and fair reflection of their financial position. Join us on this programme and you'll have the opportunity to see the auditing process from a range of different perspectives, giving you a rounded view of the discipline and benefiting from learning that will last a lifetime. In fact, you're laying the groundwork for a secure and long-lasting career. Our four-week Audit Vacation Programme is your chance to gain work experience in a specific audit business area and an insight into life within our diverse and supportive audit community. The programme is designed to help you grow and develop a breadth of professional skills, giving you learning that will last you a lifetime. Building your commercial understanding and in-depth knowledge of different sectors and businesses and understand more about the work we do to deliver the highest quality audits. This programme has been purposefully designed as a step towards a possible Graduate offer if you're successful on the programme. This offer would only be for the same location and business area as that you completed your vacation programme. As such, please ensure you have a commitment to the Vacation programme location and business area that you apply to. Join us and be part of an inclusive team that's supportive of individual wellbeing and makes a meaningful difference to the companies we audit and our communities. If you're curious, resilient and agile, you could thrive with us., As the vacation programme is not that long, the focus for you will be to ensure every second counts. Above all else, it's about gaining experience on real-time, real-life projects. It's an opportunity to learn new skills, enhance your CV, learn about the world of work and, importantly, get your foot in the door of one of the leading professional services firms. If you're inspired by the time you spend with us you will have the opportunity to secure a Graduate position, where you'll get access to exemplary training and development to help you thrive.

• Maths
• + Grade 5 or B GCSE
• English Language
• + 120 UCAS points
• from your 'top' 3 grades, excluding General Studies under the 2017 tariff point system at A Level (300 UCAS points pre-2017)
• + On track to achieve a 2:1 undergraduate degree in any discipline. Our Vacation Programmes are open to students in their penultimate year of university or who are due to graduate in 2027. Key Skills: Throughout the recruitment process we will be looking to learn more about your strengths.