KPMG
Job Details
💼 Job Title: Internal Audit Graduate Programme – JHB FY2027
🏢 Company: KPMG
🆔 Job Reference: 2600001D
📄 Job Type: Graduate Programme / Training Contract
⏳ Programme Duration: 3 Years
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, South Africa
📅 Programme Intake: 2026 / FY2027
Company Overview
KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms, offering audit, tax, advisory, risk, and compliance services to organisations across multiple industries.
Its Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Services division supports clients with internal audit delivery, enterprise risk management, governance, regulatory compliance, contract compliance, and sustainability solutions.
KPMG is globally recognised for its commitment to integrity, innovation, and graduate talent development, making it an excellent environment for aspiring auditors and risk professionals.
Job Overview
The Internal Audit Graduate Programme – JHB FY2027 is a 3-year graduate training contract designed for focused and ambitious graduates looking to build a long-term career in internal audit, risk, and compliance.
Successful candidates will join the Johannesburg office and work with experienced professionals to deliver value-added internal audit solutions to clients across multiple industries.
This programme offers hands-on client exposure, structured learning, and professional development in audit methodologies, controls, risk management, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Support internal audit client engagements
- Assist with audit planning and fieldwork
- Prepare and complete audit workpapers
- Analyse business processes and controls
- Document risks and control weaknesses
- Support process mapping and improvement reviews
- Contribute to audit reporting
- Perform routine data analytics procedures
- Assist with project administration
- Work within project budgets and deadlines
- Engage with client teams and stakeholders
- Support compliance and assurance projects
Qualifications
Education
- BCom Honours in Internal Auditing
or another relevant qualification
Academic Requirement
- Minimum 65% aggregate academic average
Technical Skills
- Fully competent in Microsoft Word
- Advanced Excel
- Strong PowerPoint skills
Additional Skills
- Audit methodology knowledge
- Risk management understanding
- Combined assurance awareness
- Strong report writing ability
- Time management
- Analytical skills
- Research skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team collaboration
CV Tips
For internal audit graduate programmes, your CV should highlight audit, controls, and analytical capability.
Include:
- qualification and academic average
- audit-related modules
- case studies or academic projects
- risk or compliance assignments
- Excel / PowerPoint proficiency
- data analytics exposure
- leadership roles
- teamwork projects
Pro Tip: Mention tools such as IDEA, ACL, Power BI, SQL, Excel PivotTables, VBA, or audit software if you have experience with them.
This significantly improves your profile for internal audit roles.
Benefits of Joining the Company
- 3-year structured training contract
- Exposure to multiple industries
- Hands-on client work
- Internal audit and risk experience
- Data analytics exposure
- Professional mentorship
- Strong career progression path
- Opportunity to build expertise in compliance and governance
Company Policy
KPMG is committed to professional ethics, diversity, equal opportunity, and continuous development.
All applicants may undergo:
- academic verification
- background checks
- interviews
- competency assessments
- reference screening
KPMG promotes an inclusive environment focused on excellence, accountability, and long-term career growth.
To apply for this job please visit kpmgza.taleo.net.
