Ernst & Young Graduate Schemes

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Ernst & Young offers a number of graduate roles, ranging from three to four years in duration, across all industry sectors.

Graduate schemes are available in the following service lines:

• Assurance
• Tax
• Advisory
• Transaction

There are several different programme areas within each line of service that graduate students may apply to.

Assurance:

• Audit
• Japanese Business Programme
• Pensions
• Fraud Investigations and Dispute
• Forensic Technology and Discovery

Tax:

• Direct Tax
• Human Capital
• Human Capital – Japanese Expatriate Tax services
• Indirect Tax
• Transfer Pricing

Advisory:

• Actuarial
• Financial Services Advisory Consultant Programmme
• Advisory Consultant Programme
• IT Advisory Consultant Programme
• Financial Services Risk
• IT Risk Assurance – Financial Services

Transactions:

• Corporate Finance
• Decision Support/Operational Research
• Economic Advisory

Academic Requirements

Most positions at Ernst & Young require the following:

• A grade A or B for GCSE Mathematics and English Language
• 300 (24) UCAS points (excluding general studies)
• Predicted 2.1 honours degree (any discipline)

Some positions may require higher qualifications, such as actuarial or advisory roles.

Equivalent foreign qualifications (e.g. Scottish Highers) are accepted.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive starting salary, graduates enjoy the following standard benefits:

• Graduate loan: up to £7,000 interest-free, repayable through your salary over 48 months
• Holidays: starting at 25 days a year
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Personal accident insurance
• Life assurance
• Illness pay and prolonged disability insurance

Training

The majority of graduates train for the CA qualification through ICAS, or alternatively complete the Advisory Consultant Programme, a CIMA foundation qualification. However some schemes do require other formal training.