Graduate scheme
KPMG is Ireland’s leading professional services firm, hiring 400+ graduates each year to become Chartered Accountants. Our 118+ partners and 4,300 employees are committed to helping you succeed in developing a career as a successful business adviser in a friendly, stimulating, and supportive environment. Our people are our most important asset. We invest €20 million annually in training and development too provide best in class professional development from our award-winning KPMG Business School.
About the KPMG Graduate Programme
We're thrilled to announce the launch of our next cohort of the highly successful KPMG Graduate Programme for Autumn 2026! As a graduate based in Cork, you’ll engage in meaningful work in our Tax Consulting practice on a 3.5-year training contract, with a cohort of fellow graduates working towards their associate-chartered accountant (ACA) qualifications and Chartered Tax Advisory qualifications. We take our responsibility to ensure that you excel in your professional exams seriously. Our exam pass rate is 10% to 30% better than the national average and #1 in Ireland and we consistently have many of our employees placed in the top three results in the country.
If the below sounds like you, we hope you’ll apply!
- Current undergraduate student in your final year of university or current master’s student at university from any degree discipline, including science, law, business, social sciences.
- Minimum 2.1 current university results
- Demonstrated initiative and/or university involvement
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for a client-facing role
How will you make an impact?
- Leading advisor in the M&A space, regularly advising on buy and sell mandates across all sectors
- Dedicated tax transformation and technology team who advise on the cross section between tax and technology, focusing on aspects such as the use of AI to deliver tax services
- International tax advisors to several large Irish & Multinational groups
- Extensive involvement in tax policy and working with government and stakeholders to shape tax legislation to enhance the broader economy.
- Biggest R&D Tax Practice & leading Tax Advisors in Aviation & Finance
- Working largely across both Irish and international tax regulations
- Working with senior management teams/business leaders to review global business models and supply chains
- Economic and financial evaluation to design and implement global transfer pricing policies for major multinationals
- Defending international taxpayers against challenges from tax authorities on major cross-border transactions
Join a community with great benefits!
- Mentorship through our Performance Manager & Buddy programme
- Coverage of ACA & CTA exam fees
- Early finish on Fridays in June, July & August & before Bank Holiday weekends
- Subsidised staff restaurant
- 23 holidays per year with the option to purchase up to 7 additional days
- Connect to your local community through our robust Corporate Citizenship activities
- Hybrid working schedule
- Sport & Social and Wellbeing Initiatives including Free Digital Doctor
- Pension Scheme
We’re proud of our award-winning programmes!
- #1 gradIreland Best Graduate Employer of the year 2021, 2023 and 2025
- #1 gradIreland Best Graduate Training & Development Programme 2025
- #2 gradIreland Best Graduate Training & Development Programme 2024
- #2 gradIreland Best Sustainability in Graduate Recruitment 2024 and 2025
- #2 gradIreland Best Graduate Marketing Campaign 2025
- #1 gradIreland Best Internship Programme of the year 2024
- Universum’s Top 3 Most Attractive Grad Employer Ireland 2019 – 2024
Necessary arrangements can be made at interview stage to accommodate the needs of candidates with disabilities.
More Details
Apply by
18.10.2025
