Start date: July 2025
Locations: City, West End, Romford, St Albans, Heathrow or Redhill
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.
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 strong relationships and collaborating with clients and colleagues, with close support from your manager.
- A proactive, results-driven attitude that ensures excellent client service.
- Strong 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
