Junior Accountant

Grow with KPMG and launch your accounting career in a role designed to develop you from day one. As a Junior Accountant in our Private Enterprise team, you’ll work with the small and medium‑sized businesses that drive Aotearoa’s economy – gaining hands‑on experience while you study toward becoming a Chartered Accountant.

This is more than an entry‑level role. It’s a supported, long‑term pathway where your learning accelerates, your confidence builds, and your impact grows year after year. You’ll build skills, confidence, and experience from day one, all while contributing to meaningful client outcomes.

At KPMG, growing your career means growing New Zealand’s prosperity too.

Tītokona tō tātou tōnuitanga, mō Aotearoa, mō Tātou. Fuelling prosperity for New Zealand, for all New Zealanders

• Collaborate with the Private Enterprise compliance team to support New Zealand’s privately‑owned businesses in meeting their goals.
• Assist in preparing annual accounts and tax returns, or monthly management work, initially focusing on smaller and more straightforward clients (including data entry, spreadsheet work, drafting accounts, etc.).
• Respond to client queries and support the compliance team in managing client relationships concerning income tax, GST, and other indirect taxes.
• Attend in‑house or external training to enhance your knowledge and proficiency in using professional accounting software.
• Apply your learning directly to practical challenges, gaining hands‑on experience.
• Provide insightful financial solutions and advice to help businesses thrive.
• Balance your work commitments with part‑time study as you progress toward becoming a Chartered Accountant.
• Embrace opportunities for professional development and career advancement within the firm.
• Assist other team members with administrative tasks as needed.

• A recent high school graduate or first‑year student pursuing Accounting at a university, tertiary institution, or through the CAANZ CA Fundamentals pathway, with plans to obtain a Chartered Accountant (CA) professional qualification upon completion of their studies.
• Passionate about working with small to medium‑sized firms across Aotearoa to help drive our purpose of “Fuelling New Zealand’s prosperity”.
• Excited to gain real hands‑on experience in accounting that will complement your academic studies.
• Eager to seize the opportunity to advance your career at a leading international firm.

• A permanent, full‑time role with base office hours of 37.5 hours per week.
• This is a paid position to support yourself whilst studying.
• Flexibility to use up to 7.5 hours of unpaid study leave per week to attend your tertiary classes and paid study leave to prepare for exams and internal assessments.
• Flexible part‑time study options, allowing you to balance work, study, and social commitments, with an extended timeframe to complete your degree.
• Support, equivalent to the above, for those pursuing a postgraduate CA professional qualification to become a Chartered Accountant.

For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email Emma at KPMG

KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.

• Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
• Opportunities for local and international secondments
• Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
• The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Gender‑neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental…