Audit Summer Placement

If you are looking to pursue a career in audit after you graduate, an 8-week summer placement at Moore Kingston Smith is a great way to get started. Whilst working in a supportive environment, you’ll gain a variety of hands-on experience and responsibility, with exposure to different businesses and sectors. Alongside this, you’ll be developing professional skills and technical knowledge through training and teamwork. We’re an accredited training firm, committed to giving everyone who joins us first class training in a personal and friendly working environment.

We have opportunities to obtain a summer placement as a part of 1 of these 3 sub-departments:

Advice, Audit and Accounts:

Our Advice, Audit & Accounts team are trained to have broad experience across a range of disciplines, from audit and accounts through to tax and other advisory services, so we can support our clients cross-discipline solutions. These teams work with clients who vary in size, from sole traders to medium and large businesses, across a wide range of sectors including media, technology and real estate.

Corporate Audit (City location only)

Our Corporate Audit team focuses on mid-market private, listed and private equity backed businesses. Our clients vary in size and maturity from multi-billion-pound UK-headquartered groups with global operations, to smaller high-growth businesses with significant financial backing – and everything in between. Due to the size of the clients, they work with, audits can take from a couple of weeks up to a couple of months.

Nonprofit (City location only)

Our nonprofit team delivers comprehensive auditing and accounting services, as well as advice on governance and strategy. They work with a broad range of social impact organisations including NHS charities, museums, arts and culture charities and many more. The team are also a leader in the education sector, working with over 200 educational organisations, focusing on independent schools, academies and Oxford colleges. Becoming part of our nonprofit team means gaining significant experience with a diverse range of charities, as well as corporate experience through working with trading subsidiaries and corporate membership organisations.

Key Responsibilities

Whilst on summer placement, key responsibilities might include:

• Reviewing basic sets of unincorporated or company accounts with reference to the relevant Financial Reporting Standards/Statement of Recommended Practice and legal requirements
• Building an understanding of audit testing and approach when assisting the audit team
• Attending client meetings with the wider team
• Supporting drafting of audit fieldwork and other documents
• Processing client accounting information using relevant software
• Working on a group project with the internship cohort
• Attending lunch & learn sessions to learn about the wider business services

In addition to gaining a breadth of experience and learning on the job, you’ll also have training and support throughout the placement. You’ll be assigned a Buddy, Training Manager, and support from the Early Talent Team.

Who are we looking for?

If you are a current university student looking to complete a summer placement and interested in pursuing a career in audit after graduation, this could be the opportunity for you!

Skills this role requires:

• Enthusiasm for building great relationships and collaborating with clients and colleagues, with close support from your manager.
• A proactive, results-driven attitude that ensures excellent client service.
• Solid commitment and reliability.
• A growth mindset and adaptable approach, with a willingness to continuously acquire new skills and knowledge, supported by your manager and dedicated early talent team.

In order to be eligible for the programme, you will also need to:

• Have obtained at least 112 UCAS points from three A-Levels, or equivalent qualifications
• Be on track to achieve a 2:2 or above, from a degree in any discipline
• Be available and permitted to work in the UK, from the start date of the programme.

Recruitment process

The application process is made up of four stages:

1. Application
2. Interactive assessment
3. Virtual interview with one of the Early Talent team
4. Final interview in the office which you’re being considered for

If your application is progressed, we will reach out by inviting you to complete an interactive assessment online with more information on how to prepare and what to expect.

The Early Talent team are here to support you throughout the recruitment process and on the training contract. In confidence, we can discuss the individual support and adjustments you may need. A few examples of the support we can provide include but are not limited to: providing extra time in our interactive assessment or sharing interview questions ahead of time. If successful in securing a place on our training contract, we will organise a confidential call to discuss how we can work with you on the training contract to enable you to perform at your best. To have a confidential conversation with the Early Talent team before applying, please contact us.

About Moore Kingston Smith

At Moore Kingston Smith, we believe in the potential of people to make a positive impact, fuelled by the power of genuine understanding.

Working with small, medium and large clients, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory, tax and audit firm with expertise across multiple sectors, uniquely positioned to help people realise their ambitions.

Our London and regional teams deliver quality results locally and nationally, and worldwide alongside the Moore Global network.

Through respect, collaboration and active listening, understanding is at the heart of everything we do with our clients, colleagues and communities. We value people and projects that promote positive change for the future.

Come and join us to make a difference.