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 Hear from our Graduates!

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 Audit 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 Ronan – A Current Audit Associate

What your day will look like!

Performing initial review of requests received for conflict clearance

Assisting with the firm’s internal audit compliance program

Perform testing & producing compliance data for the firm’s leadership & external regulator

Working with the business & compliance director to develop, implement and monitor appropriate global and local risk compliance policies and procedures through alerts, line of business visits & training

Pathway to train and qualify as a Chartered Accountant with Chartered Accountants Ireland or as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland on the graduate programme

Provide technical expertise to advise engagement teams on the Independence implications of the services they would like to provide where the firm also acts as auditor to multinational clients under both local and international independence standard

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.