Audit Summer Placement

Application Deadline: 10 April 2025

Department: Advice, Audit & Accounts

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Heathrow

Compensation: £26,000 / year

Description

Start date: 7 July 2025
Location: Redhill or Heathrow

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.  

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. 

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?

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

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 earlytalent@mks.co.uk