Summer Internships 2027

Latest update: 30 October 2026.

Companies in italics are new since last update.

Internships in finance and accounting roles for summer 2027 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 our 2026 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 12-15 applications in order to achieve a role in summer 2026.)

If you have already secured an internship for summer 2027, 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 2027, 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 is a good starting place to see what is available.

The Trackr also has a good list of of internships which you can find here (https://app.the-trackr.com/uk-finance/summer-internships)

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. 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 next to bullet points - these are ICAS Foundation partners or have a reputation for being friendly firms for ICAS Foundation students.

Now Open

SSE (Glasgow / Perth) Finance Summer Placement. Closing 1st November.

BDO (UK-wide) Audit and Tax in Birmingham / Southampton / Reading / Guildford / Glasgow / Edinburgh / London. Actuarial roles available in London.

Deloitte - Opportunities in Tax Consulting, Audit, IT Audit and Actuarial Insurance (Edinburgh/Glasgow/Belfast/Aberdeen)

KPMG - Penultimate year summer vacation programmes in Audit and Tax.

PwC (UK-wide including Glasgow / Aberdeen / Edinburgh / England) Listings here

Actuarial Roles

Isio (UK-wide including Edinburgh / Glasgow / London / Birmingham + more) - Investment and Actuarial roles.

Related Opportunities

AmplifyMe Finance Bootcamp (London) - one week programme focussed on markets, banking and private equity

Bank of America (London/Bromley/Chester) - roles in banking, global markets, risk, corporate audit etc all available.

Barclays Bank (Glasgow / London / Manchester / Birmingham / Knutsford- Banking / Operations) - see https://search.jobs.barclays/ and filter by Category / Early Careers

Citibank (London) - Select 'London' as the location, then go to 'More' and 'Job Type' and select 'Apprentice', various Summer Analyst vacancies will appear.

Deutsche Bank (London)

Goldman Sachs (London & Birmingham) - various programmes including asset management, investment banking etc

HSBC (London / Sheffield / Manchester / Glasgow / Reading / Cambridge / Bristol / Leeds / Birmingham) - Banking / Investment Banking / Technology / Asset Management etc

JP Morgan Chase (London) - various banking / investment programmes available

Morgan Stanley (Glasgow / London) - Finance, Operations, Fund Services, Internal Audit and Technology roles - the job board lists all summer internships in the UK so filter by program type and location. Off-cycle and summer internships available.

Standard Chartered Various Summer Internships available (London)

Placement Years

Grant Thornton (UK-wide) - placement years in audit and tax

Isio (UK-wide including Edinburgh / Glasgow / London / Birmingham + more) - Investment and Actuarial roles.

Lloyds Bank (Bristol/Edinburgh/Leeds)

Menzies Aviation - Placement year opportunities available in Accountancy / Audit & Assurance / Deal Advisory. Scroll down and search 'Placement'.

Morgan Stanley (London) - Finance industrial placement

RSM (UK-wide) - placement year 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.

Opening Soon

aberdeen (Edinburgh) - roles in finance / accounting / investments / actuarial / risk and compliance etc - filter by job type / fixed term in Edinburgh.

Armstrong Watson (Glasgow / Newcastle)

Audit Scotland (Glasgow / Edinburgh)

BNP Paribas (London) - Global Markets / Global Banking

CT (previously Chiene + Tait) (Edinburgh / Glasgow)

Dains (Glasgow) - open to ICASF second years only.

Drummond Laurie (Grangemouth)

Forvis Mazars (UK wide) - Audit. Applications open January 2027

Grant Thornton (Colchester/Manchester) - summer internships.

Lloyds Banking Group (Edinburgh) - Actuarial / Business Banking / Insurance roles

M&G (Edinburgh / Stirling) - finance and pensions roles. Applications open November 2026.

MHA (opportunities across UK) Placements listed here. See also, Become a CA.

Network Rail (Milton Keynes) - Finance internship and other strategy based roles

P iper Sandler (Aberdeen)

RSM (UK-wide) - summer internship 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.

Saffery (Inverness) - Select Internship in first dropdown menu. Tax/audit/accounting.

Thomson Cooper (Dunfermline / Edinburgh) - Speculative enquiries welcomed by email.

Actuarial Roles

aberdeen

M&G - Opening November 2026.

Legal & General - Actuarial Programme. Internship applications open November 2026.

Related Opportunities

Berenberg (London) - Role in equities.

British Business Bank (London/Sheffield) - Banking Operations/Finance.

Charities Aid Foundation Bank (Kent) - Summer Internship.

Chatham Financial (London) - Investment Management internship.

Enstar Group (London) - Summer Internship Programme.

Ryan (London/Manchester) - Tax Internship.

TotalEnergies (Aberdeen) - Tax

Placement Years

Bank of England - Opportunity in London and Leeds.

McLaren Racing Limited (Woking) - Finance Internship.

Now Closed

AAB (Glasgow / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / London / Leeds) - opportunities in Audit / Tax / Global Mobility Tax - please state you are an ICAS Foundation student in your application.
Johnston Carmichael - Now only accepting applications for Accounting Summer Internship in Aberdeen

Baillie Gifford Various Summer Internships available

BlackRock (London) - Summer Internship.

EQ Accountants (Glenrothes / Forfar / Kelso)

EY (UK-wide including Edinburgh / Glasgow / Aberdeen / London and more) - roles in assurance / actuarial / tax / technology risk.

Actuarial

Deloitte (Edinburgh)

Hymans Robertson (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Birmingham / London) - Pensions Governance & Investment Consulting.

Zurich (Glasgow / London / Birmingham and more) - programmes include accounting, finance, business management, actuarial etc.

Related Opportunities

UBS (London) - programmes including internal audit, global banking, compliance, consulting 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. Applications close 19th October at midday.