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 Dublin, 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
