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, challenging, and supportive environment. Our people are our most important asset. We invest €19.6 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 2025! As a graduate based in Belfast, 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.

• 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 analysis to design and implement global transfer pricing policies for major multinationals
• Defending international taxpayers against challenge from tax authorities on major cross-border transactions