KPMG
Job Details
💼 Job Title: Enterprise Risk Management Graduate Programme – JHB FY27
🏢 Company: KPMG
🆔 Job Reference: 2600001E
📄 Job Type: Graduate Programme / Training Contract
⏳ Programme Duration: 3 Years
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
📅 Programme Intake: FY2027
👤 Positions Available: 1 Candidate
Company Overview
KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, advisory, risk, and compliance services to organisations across various industries.
The firm’s Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practice supports clients with strategic risk solutions, governance, regulatory compliance, combined assurance, and sustainability services.
KPMG is known for its strong commitment to integrity, innovation, and graduate talent development, making it an excellent environment for aspiring risk professionals.
Job Overview
The Enterprise Risk Management Graduate Programme – JHB FY27 is a 3-year graduate training contract designed for graduates who want to build a career in risk management, governance, and consulting.
The successful candidate will join the Johannesburg office and support the ERM team in delivering risk management solutions to clients across multiple industries.
This programme offers structured on-the-job training, mentorship, and exposure to real consulting projects in enterprise risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with enterprise risk management projects
- Support facilitation of risk workshops
- Help develop ERM frameworks and policies
- Contribute to combined assurance initiatives
- Support maturity assessments
- Assist with risk appetite and tolerance statements
- Help prepare consulting proposals
- Support business development activities
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives
- Assist in delivering value-added client solutions
Qualifications
Education
Applicants must hold one of the following:
- BCom Honours in Risk Management
- BCom Honours in Auditing
- BCom Honours in Accounting
Other relevant ERM-related qualifications such as CCSA or similar may also be considered.
Academic Requirement
- Minimum 65% aggregate academic average
Technical Skills
- Strong Microsoft Word skills
- Advanced Excel
- PowerPoint proficiency
Core Skills
- Strong interest in Enterprise Risk Management
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Team collaboration
- Independent work capability
- Adaptability and agility
- Innovative thinking
- Process improvement mindset
- Communication and presentation skills
CV Tips
For ERM graduate roles, your CV should clearly demonstrate risk awareness, governance knowledge, and analytical capability.
Include:
- qualification and academic average
- risk management modules
- governance or compliance projects
- case studies or assignments
- Excel reporting skills
- presentation experience
- leadership roles
- research projects
Pro Tip: Mention knowledge of frameworks such as COSO, ISO 31000, King IV, combined assurance, risk appetite, and control assessments if applicable.
This will make your profile highly relevant for ERM consulting.
Benefits of Joining the Company
- 3-year structured graduate contract
- On-the-job ERM training
- Mentorship and coaching
- Client consulting exposure
- Governance and risk framework experience
- Proposal and business development exposure
- Long-term career growth in advisory consulting
- Opportunity to build expertise across industries
Company Policy
KPMG is committed to integrity, diversity, equal opportunity, and professional excellence.
All applicants may undergo:
- academic verification
- background checks
- interviews
- competency assessments
- reference screening
KPMG supports a professional, inclusive, and growth-oriented work environment.
To apply for this job please visit kpmgza.taleo.net.
