Latest update: 17 December 2025.
Companies in italics have opened since last update.
Graduate finance and accounting roles for summer 2026 are now being advertised. As has been common in recent years, we expect there will be a extremely high demand for roles next summer - we would therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible, particularly if roles are scheduled to close soon. (Companies can also close opportunities before the advertised closing date if they receive sufficient applications, so please do not assume that vacancies will remain open until the advertised date.)
We would also encourage you to apply to a wide range of opportunities, so you can keep your options open – we regularly see some students only submitting a small number of applications who are then unsuccessful in finding a graduate role in that intake. (As a guideline, most of our 2024 and 2025 graduates had to submit at least 12-15 applications in order to achieve a role.)
- If you have already secured a graduate role for summer 2026, please can you provide us with details (including your employer, the role title, the location, and if this is an ICAS training role)
- If you are still looking for a role for summer 2026, please let us know what applications you have submitted so far and if you have any specific areas of interest (e.g. employer types / graduate tracks e.g. audit)
As ICAS Foundation students, we expect you to be proactive in making applications, and in return we will offer our assistance in helping you find a role. The ICAS jobs website (https://www.becomeaca.org.uk/job-listings/) is a good starting place to see what is available.
The Trackr also has a good list of graduate programme listings which you can find here (https://app.the-trackr.com/uk-finance/graduate-programmes)
The ICAS Foundation Student Development Toolkit has a range of information and links to help you with job applications – it is available on our website at https://www.icasfoundation.org.uk/community/current-students. We would encourage you to use any additional resources available through your university careers service, who can assist with application and interview preparation, and point you towards other helpful websites to find opportunities.
The ICAS Foundation wishes you the best of success in your search for a graduate role. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about the application process.
Top tip
Spot the employer names in bold at the top of each section below - these are ICAS Foundation partners or have a reputation for being friendly firms for ICAS Foundation students.
Now Open
- Dains - Audit and tax roles across England
- Hall Morrice (Aberdeen) - see also Become a CA
A9 Accountancy (Inverness) - see current vacancies also Become a CA
Anderson and Edwards (Edinburgh) - options for general CA and tax specialisation, see Become a CA
Armstrong Watson (Glasgow / Carlisle / Leeds etc)
Audit Scotland (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Inverness) - Closing 11 January
Azets (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Glasgow / Perth / Aberdeen / Stirling / Ayr / Lancaster / Birmingham) - roles in audit / tax / forensic accounting closing end of November or early January available here
BDO (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Glasgow / London) - Audit and Tax roles
Crowe - Audit and Tax roles closing 19 December
Deloitte (Glasgow / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Birmingham / London and more) - roles in audit / actuarial / tax etc
Dickson Middleton (Stirling) - for recruitment, see Become a CA
Drummond Laurie (Grangemouth) - see also Become a CA
EY (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Birmingham / London) - roles in audit / assurance / tax / wealth / pensions - apply as soon as possible, as applications will close once filled.
Forvis Mazars (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Glasgow / Birmingham / London etc) - select Early Careers
Henderson Black and Co (Cupar / St Andrews) -
James Hair & Co (Cupar/St Andrews) -
KPMG (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Birmingham) - roles in Audit or Tax -
Martin Aitken (Glasgow) - send your application by email
MHA (across UK), including Audit / Tax
Robb Ferguson (Glasgow) - see also Become a CA.
RSM (UK-wide, including Glasgow / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Preston / Birmingham and more) - roles available in audit, tax and consulting - apply for one job only here (maximum one application per cycle)
Standard Chartered (London) - Strategic advisory/Banking. Closing 1 December and 31 December
Still to Open
Aggreko (Glasgow) - graduate roles in Finance - opens in January open to register interest
Henderson Loggie (Scotland, including Edinburgh / Glasgow (Forensic Accounting option) / Dundee): - Opening January
McLaren Racing - Graduate Finance Analyst – Woking, England (opens March)
McLay, McAllister and McGibbon (Glasgow / Ayrshire) - see also Become a CA
P&G (London / Weybridge) - Accounting and Finance
Ritsons Chartered Accountants (Inverness) - for applications, see Become a CA
Weir Group (Glasgow) - see also Become a CA
Now Closed
- AAB (Aberdeen / Glasgow / Edinburgh / Stirling / Leeds / London / Ireland) - roles in audit, tax and wealth etc - closing date 31 October
- Consilium CA (Glasgow), closing date 31 October - see also ICAS Become a CA Website (please mention in your cover letter / CV that you are an ICAS Foundation student, this will be given extra consideration)
- Johnston Carmichael (Audit / Business Advisory / Tax / Restructuring, roles across Scotland / Newcastle) (please mention in your application that you are an ICAS Foundation student, this will be given extra consideration) - see also Become a CA. NOTE: these vacancies are likely to close early, apply ASAP.
- SSE (Glasgow / Perth), closing date 14 September - please apply using the online link
aberdeen (Edinburgh) - Accountancy, Risk, and Investments
Bank of England (London/Leeds) - Postgraduate Internship. Closing 1 December
CT (previously Chiene + Tait) (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Inverness) - see also Become a CA
EQ Accountants (Dundee / Glenrothes / Forfar / Kelso / Hawick) - Closing 3 November
Gillespie & Anderson (Glasgow) - see also Become a CA
Grant Thornton (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Glasgow / Birmingham) - roles in audit and tax
Greaves West & Ayre (Haddington / Berwick) - see also Become a CA Closing 31 October
Hymans Robertson -(Birmingham/Edinburgh/Glasgow/London) - Actuarial and Analytics only, Pension, Governance and Investing now closed.
Lloyds Banking Group (Edinburgh) - finance roles in Edinburgh study ICAS - Closing 7 November
Marsh McLennan (Edinburgh / London / Manchester) - Accounting, wealth, and actuarial
Morgan Stanley (Glasgow) - Operations and Finance - Closing 30 November
National Audit Office (London or Newcastle) - Posting here Closing 8 December
Network Rail (Milton Keynes) - Finance
Saffery (UK-wide, including Edinburgh / Inverness / Leeds / Manchester/ London and more) - audit roles in Scotland offer ICAS training. Application window 3 November to 21 November
Thomson Cooper (Dunfermline) - Closing 23 November
Vodafone (London) - Tax and Finance. Closing 30 November or when filled.
WBG (previously Wylie and Bisset) (Glasgow) - Internal Audit / Chartered Accountant. Closing 28 November
Whitelaw Wells (Edinburgh) - Closing 30 November
Companies with finance / non-ICAS roles:
Arnold Clark (Glasgow/Stirling/Edinburgh/Aberdeen/Ayrshire) - Accounting role. Closing March 2026
Aviva (Norwich/York) - Accounting, Actuarial, and Wealth roles
Barclays Bank (Glasgow / London) - banking / finance roles
Natwest Group (UK-wide including Edinburgh / London / Birmingham) - roles in Finance/Risk/Audit/Banking/Financial Crime
SRLV (London) - Audit. Closing 12 January
Still to open:
HSBC (London) - roles in investment banking / corporate banking and more
Now Closed:
Baillie Gifford (Edinburgh) - investment and technology roles - Closing 3 November
BlackRock (London / Edinburgh) - Analyst program. Closing 24 October
BNP Paribas (London) - global banking and technology London have opened
Deutsche Bank (London) - Closing 2 November
JP Morgan (London / Edinburgh) - Private Banking, Investment Banking and Risk Management roles available. Closing 2 November
Isio (Edinburgh / Glasgow) - Actuarial and Consulting vacancies. Closing 28 November
Lloyds Banking Group (UK-wide, including Glasgow / Edinburgh / Birmingham etc) - Actuarial / Finance / Banking vacancies. Closing 26 October
Harbour Energy (London) - Finance role.
Hilton Finesse Finance Graduate Programme (London base, includes CIMA training with international placements) Closing 14 December
National Highways - Finance role
Nationwide (London) - Search for "development programme" Treasury, Reporting, Financial Management. Closing 7 December
Royal Caribbean (London) - Finance Analyst.
Royal London - Finance Analyst. Closing 31 October
Santander (London) - Corporate/Investment Banking
Sky (Livingston) - Business operations. Closing 3 November
TFL (London) - Finance graduate role
UBS (Edinburgh / London) - including Global Markets / Wealth Management. Closing 31 October
Yorkshire Water (Bradford) - Finance Surveying. Closing 3 November
Upcoming Career Events:
Past Career Events:
ICAS on demand webinar: How to start a career in accountancy, business or finance.
ICAS on demand webinar: Building Your Personal Brand
Morgan Stanley career fair (Glasgow, 30 September)
AGCAS Scottish Graduate Fair 2025 (Glasgow, 1/2 October)
ICAS Careers Fairs Prep Webinar (7 October, online)
ICAS Virtual Careers Fair (14 October, online - sign up in advance)
Hymans Robertson graduate and internship opportunities virtual talk (16 October)
AAB open evenings (Glasgow / Leeds / Aberdeen / London / Edinburgh) - taking place 7 - 9 October
Hymans Robertson early careers networking & insight event (Birmingham 21 October, Glasgow 30 October)
