Programme: Graduate Programme
Location: Dublin
Business Area: Deal Advisory
Description and Requirements
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.
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 Corporate Finance practice on a 3.5-year training contract with a cohort of fellow graduates working towards their associate chartered accountant (ACA) 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 ten results in the country including 100% pass rate for 2024!
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
- 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?
Meet Sophie – A Current Deal Advisory Associate
Largest Deal Advisory team in Ireland with 600+ professionals and consistently appointed to deal with Ireland’s largest transactions
Clients comprise Ireland’s largest corporates, domestic and international banks, public sector / semi-state organisations and private equity funds
Industry frontrunners in ESG Advisory services under our Sustainable Futures brand
Won the prestigious M&A Financial Adviser of the Year award by Mergermarket in 2022
Ranked #1 Financial Advisor by Deal Volume in 2023
Work encompasses Debt Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions, Infrastructure & Government, Bank Deleveraging, Valuations, Sustainable Futures & Futures Analytics.
Join a community with great benefits!
Hybrid working
Mentorship through our Performance Manager & Buddy programme
Connect to your local community through our robust Corporate Citizenship activities
Coverage of ACA 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
Sport & Social and Wellbeing Initiatives
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.