Tax Consulting Graduate Programme 2026 Cork

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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. We invest €20 million annually in training and development to provide best in class professional development from our award-winning KPMG Business School.

About the KPMG Graduate Programme

We're launching the next cohort of the KPMG Graduate Programme for Autumn 2026. As a graduate based in Cork, 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. Our exam pass rate is 10% to 30% better than the national average and we are #1 in Ireland. We consistently have many of our employees placed in the top three results in the country.

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, including science, law, business, social sciences.
• Minimum 2.1 current university results
• Demonstrated initiative and/or university involvement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for a client-facing role

• Leading advisor in the M&A space, regularly advising on buy and sell mandates across all sectors
• Dedicated tax transformation and technology team advising 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 evaluation to design and implement global transfer pricing policies for major multinationals
• Defending international taxpayers against challenges from tax authorities on major cross-border transactions

• Mentorship through our Performance Manager & Buddy programme
• Coverage of ACA & CTA 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
• Connect to your local community through our Corporate Citizenship activities
• Hybrid working schedule
• Sport & Social and Wellbeing Initiatives including 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.

Associate

Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Accounting