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      Get Set…

      Looking to leap into the world of work?


      Want an alternative to university but still obtain a higher level degree?

      The KPMG Get Set Degree Apprenticeship could be your opportunity to

      • GO: Start working after your A Levels and get responsibility and client exposure from the very start
      • LEARN: Obtain a BSc (Hons) Accounting with Management degree from Ulster University
      • ADVANCE: Work towards your professional Chartered Accountancy qualification (ACA)

      The opportunity

      You will get the chance to work on high profile client projects and learn from our amazing team of professionals.

      Through a performance manager and buddy, they will be supporting you to do your daily work and stretching you to reach your full potential.

      Our award winning KPMG Business School will provide a bespoke training programme that will help you to develop personally as well as professionally.

      To support your degree studies, you will have 1 day off each week throughout your university semesters. Once you progress to the professional exams, we also offer exceptional study leave to support you to obtain your exams. 

      If you want to GO > LEARN > ADVANCE in your career, please apply now.

      Auditing is not just about numbers; it is about training bright young professionals to understand how businesses operate, how businesses seek out commercial opportunities, manage risks and how they are then accurately presented in a set of annual financial statements. It is for this reason that audit training is an excellent business foundation for students with an ambition to become extraordinary business advisors.

      At KPMG, quality is critical to us in all that we do. We only recruit the brightest and the best people. You will learn and grow working alongside experienced and committed professionals as you undertake your higher level degree and your professional examinations.

      We are at an exciting time in auditing, where technology is changing how we all work. At KPMG, we are at the forefront of adopting sophisticated tools to make sense of the explosion of data in our market. As an audit team member, you will learn how to integrate technology in the audit whilst providing clients with the highest quality insights into their businesses.

      Join Irelands No.1 Tax practice and market leader with the largest R&D practice and leading tax advisors in Aviation & Finance.

      The Tax department is split between Advisory and Compliance work, however as an Apprentice you will get the opportunity to experience both areas.

      Compliance work is focused around Tax returns, which means it is numbers driven and if numbers are your thing you will really enjoy getting stuck into these! This will allow you to develop an understanding of the Tax system, different Tax rates and the different rules and exemptions relating to the treatment of goods and services.

      On the other hand, Advisory is more factual and law based. The main goal in Advisory is to build evidence on the available facts and information of the case and subsequently provide the appropriate advice to your client. Advisory is very interesting as you get to work on a variety of clients from Aviation, to FMCG Companies, to investment Funds and Restructuring queries.

      Advisory allows you to build on the knowledge you attained from Compliance, putting it into practice, but in a more specified way to solve the facts of the case. 

      What we are looking for

      KPMG are looking for bright and ambitious students that have strong motivation to work in professional services, specifically Audit or Tax. Students that want to bypass the full university experience but gain a higher level degree while working and earning money.

      Minimum requirements are AAB in your A Level qualifications (or equivalent), preferably with Maths or Business as one of your subjects.

      Students must be able to demonstrate ambition, career motivation, business acumen and have a desire to learn from this experience with KPMG. This will be assessed through an assessment day.

      Students should be from Northern Ireland and be available to work in our Belfast office

      If you want to GO > LEARN > ADVANCE in your career, please apply now.

      Are you interested?

      Complete this short application form before Friday 6 February 2026. We will hold our assessment day at the start of March 2026 and the program will commence in September 2026.

      Events

      We are attending a number of NI school events, fairs and talks over the next few months. Please ask your career advisor or contact us if you want to find out more.

      Want to learn more?


      Join us at our virtual Insight Event on Thursday 27 November at 7pm. Register here.

      KPMG Insights Event


      Join our virtual KPMG Insights event on Thursday 27 November at 7pm to learn more about what an apprenticeship career at KPMG looks like.

      Spend time hearing from our people, ask us questions and learn more about what you do on a day to day basis.

      Register here.

      Parents Information Evening

      Why not ask a parent/guardian or someone you trust to join you at the KPMG Insights event on the above date and they can hear more about the KPMG Get Set Apprenticeship too? This can be a big decision to make so the more information you have the better!

      To apply for our KPMG Get Set Apprenticeship Insight Event, please sign up here.

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