Our people are at the heart of our continued success and being part of KPMG is being part of a community of talented and innovative people, working together to have a positive, lasting impact on our clients. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here. 

The largest of our UK practices, Audit develops a deep understanding of organisations and helps to assure stakeholders that the published annual accounts are a 'true and fair' reflection of their financial performance.

As a graduate, you'll gain a breadth of expertise and experience in Audit. A strong start to a successful career in business, Audit can equip you with valuable technical skills, broad commercial understanding and in-depth knowledge of different industry sectors. 

Within Audit, we also have a large and growing internal audit client base and perform work on wider assurance engagements for a number of our clients. Graduates joining the Audit Programme will have the chance to work in a specific business area whilst studying towards a valuable professional qualification.

If you're a Mandarin speaker, we can offer you an additional, unique opportunity. As part of the Audit Graduate Programme, you'll have the chance to gain experience in the UK and work with our practice in China after you qualify too. With increasing importance to the global economy, our clients and our business, we've an established and successful presence in China with 13 offices and more than 9,000 employees. It's a chance to play an important role in our strategy in China, to further strengthen our teams, client relationships and local market position.

In addition, you will need to be able and willing to be based in either the UK or China once qualified, depending on the needs of the business. (You will initially be based in the UK for the duration of the three year Graduate Programme)

-   Takes accountability for delivering high quality, accurate work

-   Self motivated and organises own workload to ensure effective delivery of engagements / projects

-   Works cooperatively and can build positive, constructive business relationships 

-   Strives for continual improvement

-   Must be able to demonstrate fluency in both English and Mandarin

During the recruitment process, you will need to demonstrate KPMG's Global Behavioural Capabilities which will give us the confidence that you’ll be successful in the firm. By this, we mean the skills and behaviours that every person here at KPMG shares. To us, ‘behaviours’ are more than the way you act – they represent the set of values that underpin our business.

-   Career Motivation

-   Delivers Quality 

-   Drives Collaboration and Inclusion 

-   Strives for Continual Improvement 

-   Exercises Professional Judgement 

-   Makes an Impact

-   Seizes Business Opportunities 

-   Demonstrates Innovation and Curiosity 

-   Resilience 

In general terms your role will involve:

-   Proactively looking to become an integral part of the audit team, creating good contacts and developing relationships with the members of our clients finance, and wider business, teams specifically including networks amongst Chinese business communities

-   Being part of the department and attending social and networking events in order to develop your relationships (both in the UK and China) and wider knowledge of our service offerings

-   You will be assigned audit work, both a mixture of substantive and controls, over non-significant audit areas and assist more senior members of the team in the audit of significant audit areas

-   Undertaking strategic projects & roles working with Chinese clients 

-   After attending an orientation programme you will join one of our key offices in China at the end of your third year (once qualified) for a 6-12 month secondment 

-   Your training and development

-   In addition to your role and responsibilities we will support you to gain the Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA) qualification. 

KPMG also has a large full-time Professional Qualification Training team – dedicated to giving you the best chance of passing your exams first time. KPMG's programmes are underpinned by an online portal so you can access technical content and learning activities, share information and contact your tutors for all the support you need at the click of a button. 

By joining KPMG you'll be joining a long list of graduates who've already excelled in their professional exams. The fact that KPMG trainees consistently outperform Institute pass marks is a real testament to our people and the quality of our training.

Within our recruitment process, we look for more than just your academic results. This wider perspective helps us ensure that we are giving you the best opportunity to demonstrate your potential. We assess your application against KPMG’s Global Behavioural Capabilities and combine a number of different factors, and how you perform in our recruitment process to build our confidence in whether you will be a success at KPMG. 

As a general rule, you'll be expected to meet the following requirements: 

-   Minimum grade B GCSE* Maths 

-   Minimum grade B GCSE* English Language 

-   Minimum of 300 UCAS Tariff points

-   Minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline

-   Fluent in both English and Mandarin

-   Able and willing to be based in either the UK or China once qualified, depending on the needs of the business (you will initially be based in the UK for the duration of the three year Graduate Programme)

-   Please note, that we only consider a candidate's 'top' 3 A-level grades and do not accept General Studies

-   Salary is competitive 

At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That’s why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it’s great training and development, mobility opportunities or corporate responsibility volunteering activities – you’ll gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We’re proud of our culture – it’s one that recognises hard work, encourages new ways of thinking and embraces diversity and inclusion. We have an innovative spirit which inspires what we do and how we do it – striving to be better lies at the heart of who we are. 

We’re at our best when you’re at your best; that’s why we’ve created ‘Our Deal’ and ‘The Academy’. They’re our way of recognising and rewarding our colleagues for giving their best at work. Through ‘The Academy’, you’ll have access to communities which will support and develop you so that you build your skills and career. From introducing secondment programmes to preferential banking, and student loan payments to your birthday off, we’re making sure that our people have an amazing experience.

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers’ Forum on Disability we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require. 

KPMG consistently features in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for, which has been recognised with a special achievement award to mark our 10 years in the Top 25. We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG here.