Your curiosity could inspire quality results

KPMG Careers; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking candidates for an Audit Apprenticeship offering a competitive salary and the opportunity to learn while earning a professional qualification. This role involves auditing businesses while leveraging new technologies, ensuring meaningful contributions to client organizations and personal development.

Benefits

Ongoing training and professional development

Supportive workplace culture

Flexible working arrangements

Dedicated study leave

Qualifications

• No specific prior qualifications necessary; keen interest in business and finances preferred.
• Ability to learn new technologies like AI and predictive analytics.
• Strong desire to grow and succeed in an auditing role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in auditing processes for various businesses.
• Support continuous improvement of audit quality.
• Work with data and analytics to enhance audit outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions

ACA qualification

Job description

Your curiosity could inspire quality results

The largest of our UK practices, Audit is about examining organisations and ensuring their published annual accounts are a 'true and fair' reflection of their financial position and results.

The work we do in Audit makes a meaningful difference to businesses and communities. It is critical to the everyday working of society, helps build trust in the economy and supports companies as they grow. Some of the world’s biggest companies rely on us to provide independent insight, challenge and audit expertise. Through this work, we’re also committed to helping to build sustainable organisations from an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) perspective. It’s challenging work, but you’ll have the support of the KPMG Audit community by your side, supporting you to be at your best.

As an apprentice in Audit, you'll learn how to audit businesses in one or more sectors, which could include big retailers, UK banks and multinational organisations – putting you at the heart of the world of business. You’ll also play a key part in our continuous improvement of audit quality. We strive to deliver robust outcomes by working to the highest standards. As part of that, we continue to invest heavily in tech-enabled solutions, such as KPMG Clara, which not only allow us to offer higher-quality audits, but also even greater consistency and collaborative working.

You'll have everything you need to thrive with us and reach your full potential, handling each audit engagement with confidence. From the start, you'll be working on rewarding projects alongside some of the brightest minds in business, learning from and gaining invaluable support from your team and your fellow new joiners. You’ll work with colleagues who take care of each other, building lifelong professional relationships and friendships as part of Our KPMG .

You can also look forward to ongoing training that will help you to grow in your own way. Depending on which programme you join, you'll study towards professional qualifications and accreditations such as a degree or the ACA qualification which will support your learning for a lifetime.

With a competitive salary between £23,000 and £25,000, dependent on location, you'll be provided with the financial support to succeed and advance in your career.

In your role, you’ll work flexibly across your location region – at engagement sites, our offices and home. We’re creating a tech-driven business to empower and equip our people to be outstanding in delivery, no matter where they work – through inspiring collaboration spaces and new technologies.

At KPMG, we are committed to creating an environment where you can come as you are, no matter your background. You can expect to carry out work that will give you the balance of challenge and fulfilment. There’s a real sense of team across Audit and we value your unique ideas and perspectives that contribute to our shared goal of delivering quality work for the businesses we audit.

Bring your curiosity to a KPMG Audit Apprenticeship and be empowered to grow and make your mark.

Audit is about examining organisations and making sure their published records provide a true and fair view of their financial position. The work we do in in Audit helps build trust in the economy and supports sustainable business growth.

Join us on this programme and you’ll get to the heart of the organisations we audit, learning all about the components that make a successful business. Some of the world’s biggest companies rely on us for our audit expertise and you’ll gain varied experience working on these complex audit engagements. Alongside your audit work you’ll study towards a valuable professional accounting qualification setting you up with the skills and accreditations for a successful career that could lead you to many different pathways and opportunities.

As an apprentice you’ll play an important part in supporting the continuous improvement of audit quality, working with new technologies like AI and predictive analytics to analyse data and produce great work. We’ll give you the training and resources you need to thrive with us and reach your full potential and dedicated study leave to help you achieve your qualifications. You’ll work on challenging projects alongside a supportive team allowing you to grow professionally and handle each new audit engagement with confidence.

Audit Data & Analytics Degree Apprenticeship

Join us on this programme and as a Data & Analytics degree apprentice, you'll work towards a BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions qualification, providing you with the knowledge and skills to be an effective Audit analyst.

You’ll be part of the Clara Analytics team, where you will work within our Data & Analytics and/or Data Solutions capabilities. Our team brings together our deep industry knowledge with leading analytics expertise to harness the power of data; working with the largest global organisations to automate the Audit process. Our work has the power to transform the businesses we work with, providing them with deep insights which can help them to increase their revenue, reduce costs and manage emerging risks and future opportunities.