Audit Careers

Our audit teams are committed to providing the highest quality independent audits of businesses, and the insights they need to navigate a continually evolving regulatory environment. Through this work, we’re also committed to building sustainable organisations from an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) perspective. As a KPMG Auditor, you’ll have our community at your side, helping you to achieve more and progress within a collaborative and supportive culture.

The requirements of a traditional audit firm are changing. Given the scale and variety of our audit engagements in both the UK and globally, we are well placed to lead this change whilst keeping our continued focused on delivering sustainable audit quality. Our teams are harnessing next generation AI-driven technology to power audits. This means you’ll be equipped with the skills and tools you need and more opportunities to do work that makes a difference, empowering you to develop a career with us that’s dynamic, varied and meaningful.

You’ll have the chance to stretch your experience and skills across diverse audit engagements, working with local and global specialists in multidisciplinary teams. In return for your commitment, we offer continuous learning opportunities, mentorship and accessible leadership to help you grow, both personally and professionally. Our dedicated Audit University will provide access to best practice guidance whenever you need it. You’ll be supported to work flexibly across your region – at engagement sites, our offices and home.

So, if you share our commitment to achieving excellence and working to the highest audit standards, are a natural collaborator, inquisitive and resilient, then KPMG could be the place for you to make your mark.

Accounting, Advisory and Assurance (AAA)

In Accounting, Advisory and Assurance (AAA) we support clients and audited entities across all sectors with technical accounting and financial reporting issues, and with meeting the assurance needs of their customers, auditors and regulators across a range of subject matter:

Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) providing specialist technical accounting advice to non-audited entities, aligned to financial reporting objectives, commercial reality and relevant regulatory requirements. Our work spans everything from supporting the implementation of new accounting standards, through to GAAP conversions and IPOs.

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Assurance building on the rapid rise in regulatory and investor focus on ESG reporting including the introduction of CSRD requirements, delivering confidence through assurance over metrics such carbon emissions and diversity is now a key part of the successful functioning of our capital markets.

Controls Assurance providing important business-to-business assurance reports such as ISAE 3402 and SOC 2. Now that outsourcing is the new normal, trust between customers and suppliers is essential. Assuring internal controls operated at service providers is key in building this trust.

Transactions Assurance Group (TAG) supporting audited entities through transactions, where the historical financial information (HFI) requirements can be complex and differ according to the transaction type and the capital markets that are relevant. We work with businesses of all sizes and capital structures, looking to raise capital through an IPO process, both in the UK and US markets, and with established listed groups executing significant class 1 transactions or carve out audits for prospective listing/divestments.

Our Audit Centre of Excellence comprises the quality support and technical specialists for the audit practice. It has four focal areas:

InDepartment of Professional Practice (DPP) Accounting & Reporting, we drive quality by advising our audit teams on the most complex technical accounting issues. It's work that gives us a high level of contact with Partners and Directors.

OurDPP Audit team supports our auditors on technical issues, approaches and methodologies as well as driving the implementation of exciting technology solutions.

US Accounting and Reporting Group (USARG) provides audit support for the…