Latest update: 3 February 2025
Companies in italics are new since last update.
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Internships in finance and accounting roles for summer 2025 are now being advertised. As has been common in recent years, we expect there will be a 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.)
It is important to remember how important a summer internship can be to your future career prospects. All of our 2025 graduating students who already have a graduate job offer, have this as a result of a successful internship this summer - this means they can now focus on their studies during their final year rather than job applications.
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 summer internship. (As a guideline, most of our students had to submit at least 10-12 applications in order to achieve a role in summer 2024.)
- If you have already secured an internship for summer 2025, please can you provide us with details (including your employer, the role title, the location and duration)
- If you are still looking for a role for summer 2025, please let us know what applications you have submitted and if you have any specific areas of interest
As ICAS Foundation students, we do expect you to be proactive in making applications. The ICAS jobs website (https://www.becomeaca.org.uk/job-listings/) is a good starting place to see what is available.
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 also 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 an internship. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about the application process.
TOP TIP: spot the employer names in bold below - these are ICAS Foundation partners or have a reputation for being friendly firms for ICAS Foundation students.
Now Open
RSM (UK-wide) - roles in audit / tax / consulting - you can only apply for one vacancy per application cycle. RSM recommend that ICAS Foundation students review their Employability Hub before applying.
KPMG (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Manchester / Reading) - roles in Audit now open
Deloitte (Glasgow / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Birmingham / Manchester / London and more) - roles in audit / tax / assurance etc
EY (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / Leeds and more) - roles in assurance / actuarial / tax / technology risk
Saffery (Inverness open until 28 February. Already closed: Edinburgh / London / Leeds / across England) - filter by Opportunity / Internship
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Actuarial Roles:
EY - see main link, Pensions open (Life Insurance now closed)
Lloyds Banking Group (Edinburgh) - closes 17 February, including Actuarial / Business Banking / Insurance roles
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Related Opportunities
JP Morgan (London) - various banking / investment programmes available
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Grant Thornton (Edinburgh / Glasgow)
Piper Sandler (Aberdeen) - see also Become a CA
Thomson Cooper (Dunfermline / Edinburgh)
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Related Opportunities
Deutsche Bank (London)
TotalEnergies (Aberdeen) - Tax
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Now Closed
- Consilium CA (Glasgow)
- SSE (Glasgow / Perth) - see the Finance Placements link, closing 29 September - please apply online and mention that you are an ICAS Foundation student in your application.
- Johnston Carmichael (across Scotland), roles in audit / tax / business advisory etc (closes 14 October)
- AAB (Glasgow / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / London) (closes 5 November)
PwC (Glasgow / Aberdeen / Edinburgh / across England) - roles in Audit / Digital Audit / Tax
abrdn (Edinburgh) - roles in finance / accounting / investments / actuarial / risk and compliance etc - filter by job type / fixed term in Edinburgh
Audit Scotland (Glasgow / Edinburgh) - closes 17 November
Azets (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Inverness) - Accountancy in Aberdeen role now open, others may follow (Audit in Glasgow closed)
BDO (Glasgow / Birmingham / London / etc) - closes 2 February (Glasgow / Leeds: Audit)
CT (previously Chiene + Tait) (Edinburgh / Dundee)
EQ Accountants (Dundee / Glenrothes / Forfar) - see also Become a CA
M&G (Edinburgh / Stirling) - finance and pensions roles
Natwest Group (Edinburgh / London) - roles in Finance / Risk / Audit / Banking - apply for one programme only here.
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Actuarial
Deloitte - see main link
M&G - see main link
Zurich - see main link
abrdn - see main link
Hymans Robertson (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Birmingham / London) - actuarial and investment, closes 24 November
Isio (Edinburgh / Glasgow / London / Leeds / Birmingham + more) - Investment and Actuarial roles.
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Related Opportunities
aegon (Edinburgh) - closes Friday 17 January
Baillie Gifford (Edinburgh) - Technical Infrastructure / Software Development, closing 28 October
Barclays Bank (Glasgow / London - Banking / Operations) - see https://search.jobs.barclays/ and filter by Category / Early Careers
BlackRock - London Summer Internship
BNP Paribas (London) - Global Markets / Global Banking
Citibank (London) - Investment Banking / Financing and Sales / Global Wealth / Corporate Banking - search for UK based / Internship - Short Term
Goldman Sachs (London) - various programmes including asset management, investment banking etc
HSBC (London) - Banking / Investment Banking / Technology / Asset Management etc
Lazard (London) - Financial Advisory / Equity Research roles
Morgan Stanley (Glasgow / London) - Finance, Operations and Technology roles
Network Rail (Milton Keynes) - Finance internship and other strategy based roles
UBS (London) - programmes including internal audit, global banking, compliance, consulting etc
Zurich (Glasgow / London / Birmingham and more) - programmes include finance, business management, actuarial etc.
Saltire Scholars - open to any penultimate or final year student at a Scottish university, this programme offers access to a range of paid internships in the UK, overseas and virtually, as well as a year-long programme of personal development in advance of the internship itself.