Deloitte – BrightStart HLA (Audit)

Location: Belfast

Start Date: September-2026

Application Closing Date: 6^th October 2025

Audit has a really important role in society, helping to protect the public interest. Accurate financial and corporate reporting is essential for businesses. It means that we are able to hold companies to account, maintain financial stability in the country and protect the consumers who rely on those businesses.

Our team provides independent auditor reports, looking at both the truth and fairness of organisations’ annual financial statements. We want everyone who joins us to feel good about this role, and, as a well-known audit business, it’s important for us to achieve excellence in the quality of our audit work.

The landscape for audit reporting is changing fast, driving demand and evolving our services. More and more, we’re using AI and other cognitive technologies to automate and standardise processes to drive accuracy and efficiencies, so focus can be prioritised on delivering a great product.

What skills and academic qualifications do I need?

You’ll need to have obtained or be studying towards at least 104 UCAS points for your A levels (or equivalent) to be eligible for this programme.

The work we do is wide-ranging, and no two days are ever the same. Working alongside some of the most talented professionals in this specialism, you’ll learn to understand corporate language, assess business processes, systems, controls and reports. This enables organisations across every sector to be transparent about what they do, build stronger systems of quality control, increase their capability to manage risk and, most crucially, grow the confidence of the public.

Where will I work?

At Deloitte we recognise how important face-to-face interaction is for your development in a new role. We also understand that our people need flexibility, which is why we operate a hybrid system, with a combination of office and home working.

If you’re in a client-facing role, you might be expected to attend client sites on certain days, while your meetings will be a mix of online and in-person events. Please note your final assessment and induction will also be in-person, to give you the opportunity to network and build relationships.

How will I develop

As part of your BrightStart opportunity, you’ll be studying towards either the Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA)or Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification with either the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS), depending on which country you’re located within.

Application deadlines

The deadline for this role is 6th October 2025, but we recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. Please note, some of our roles may close before the deadline if we experience high demand.

Assessment deadlines

Once you’ve applied to this role, you’ll receive an email from our recruitment team outlining next steps and the relevant deadlines for you to complete the following stages of our process.

We operate a strict one application per year policy across our Early Careers opportunities. We recommend only submitting an application for a role that you feel is right for you.

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