Ernst & Young : Audit Apprenticeship Programme NI – September 2025 intake

Programme length: Four years

Professional qualification: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Salary: Competitive

Start date: September 2025

Help businesses publish reliable financial accounts as you progress towards becoming a chartered accountant.

Programme overview

As external auditors, we help companies publish true and fair financial accounts others can rely on – so we can build a better working world.

What you will be doing

Getting to understand our clients, their businesses and how they work.

Testing business controls to ensure they work how they’re supposed to.

Performing an independent assessment of financial information to ensure financial statements are true and fair.

Working as part of the audit team on a hybrid working basis spending time on client sites, in the office and at home.

You’ll have a dedicated careers counsellor throughout the programme to help you during busier seasons, development and learning.

Eligibility for applying

You’ll need a minimum of Level 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths; and to have completed three A-levels/5 Highers (or equivalent) by the time the programme starts.

It is therefore important that you provide us with your top three obtained or accurately predicated A-levels (or equivalent) as these will be verified and considered as part of the offer process should you be successful. Any drop in grades could jeopardise your offer of employment.

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