We have two main campaigns: March-April and July-August each year, aligning with when the tertiary semesters begin. However, as soon as we have filled roles in a particular location or service line, application details for that role will be removed from our website. 

We announce when we open on our social media channels, so be sure to follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. 

Do your research! We have lots of information here on the careers website to inform you of what it would be like to join our various teams, and how what you have studied could be relevant.

Make sure you choose from our list of vacancies, the role that is most suited to your skillset and where your passions lie. We list our roles by Team, whether it is a Graduate/Intern role, and location (e.g., Audit – Intern – Wellington).

Early! We recommend you apply for a role as soon as you can to avoid missing out on your preferred division or location.

Definitely. If you are overseas but planning to return to New Zealand, you can apply following our usual recruitment process. We do ask that you mention this somewhere in your application, so that we can take this into account when planning interviews or assessment days. 

We ask that you only apply for one role per application round, so please make sure the role you apply for is your first preference. In your application we do give you the option to state your second preference, and other locations you are interested in

We welcome and encourage applications from all tertiary disciplines! We do recommend reading the details of the role to ensure what you are studying aligns with the team. 

Yes, KPMG New Zealand welcomes applications from international students. However, you will need to meet the following criteria:

• You must be eligible to apply for a New Zealand Work Visa once finishing your studies, or already have the right to work ongoing in New Zealand.

• You'll need to provide a copy of your visa/work permit during the application process.

• We suggest you contact the New Zealand Immigration Department for more information about working in New Zealand.

Our video interviewing tool will ask you 3 questions, and you will film your answers to these questions. You will be given a practice question to enable you to get used to the format of the tool and ensure you are comfortable using it.

These video answers are a great way for our teams to get to know you as a person. We recommend you do the video somewhere quiet, free from distractions and somewhere you can really focus. Be sure to dress as if you were attending an interview! Our biggest tips are to be enthusiastic, remember to smile, and let your personality shine through. 

If you have any technical issues, please reach out to the Graduate Experience Team.

Our online abilities assessments feature verbal, numerical and abstract questions in addition to a short situational judgement section, which gives us a glimpse of your working style in a corporate environment. We will email you with a link to take you straight to these, and they take approximately twenty minutes to complete. 

If you have any technical issues, please reach out to the Graduate Experience Team.

If you’re successful in reaching the next stage, we’ll get in touch to let you know next steps. If your application is not successful in reaching the next stage, you’ll receive an email from us with feedback and tips to aid you if you choose to apply again in the future. 

Due to the large number of applications we receive, unfortunately we can’t provide individual feedback if your initial online application is unsuccessful. However, if you are unsuccessful after attending an interview or assessment day you will be offered an optional one-on-one feedback call with a member of our Graduate Experience team. You’ll receive a link where you will be able to book in a time slot that suits you. 

Absolutely! We want you to see and experience the office you could be potentially working in. If you do require any travel, one of the Graduate Experience Team will reach out to you via email or phone to get this organised for you. 

If you are invited to attend an assessment day, you’ll spend half a day in one of KPMG’s offices. There will be an individual component, group case study, presentation, and interview with a KPMG leader. 

You’ll also have a tour of the office and finish the day with a networking function! 

We will contact you after the assessment day to let you know the outcome and provide you with individual feedback from the day. If you are unsuccessful, you will be offered an optional one-on-one feedback call with a member of our Graduate Experience team. You’ll receive a link where you will be able to book in a time slot that suits you.

The support you receive is endless on your KPMG journey. You will be paired up with a Buddy who will show you around, answer any questions and show you where all the awesome local lunch places are – your buddy might become a lifelong friend! 

You will attend a national induction upon starting at KPMG, where you will get a chance to meet your whole cohort, learn about KPMG’s values, receive your laptop and much more. As a Graduate, you will attend Grad Camp, which welcomes you to the culture that is KPMG and allows your cohort to bond outside of the office.  

A performance manager will also be assigned to you within your team, who you’ll have regular catch ups with, and they will guide you through your new role. Our Learning & Development team are dedicated to your ongoing learning at KPMG and will support you through your professional qualifications as well as your personal career planning.

Please click here to understand what our Experienced Hire recruitment process typically looks like. 

Depending on your location or the location of the hiring team, we will either invite you to an in-person or virtual interview via MS Teams. Our Talent Acquisition team will communicate this with you and we will send you a confirmation email with information on who you will be meeting and what you need to prepare. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend the interview – please contact us on +64 9 367 5800 or email us at jobs@kpmg.co.nz

During the interview, we will get you to share information about your background and experience and in turn, we will ask you questions that relate to the skills and competencies of the role that you are interested in. Make sure you prepare questions to ask our team, so you get an understanding of what it is like working at KPMG. 

Our Talent Acquisition team will advise you if we require you to complete any tests or case study and provide further information to you at that time. 

Typically, we have more than one round of interviews, which could also involve an informal coffee catchup with different team members or a Partner, depending on the role you have applied for. Our Talent Acquisition team will advise you of the recruitment process if you are selected for interview. 

If your application was successfully submitted via our recruitment platform, you will have received a confirmation email. Our Talent Acquisition team often deal with a high volume of applications for our roles, so if you haven’t heard back from us with an outcome of your application in two weeks, you can email us at jobs@kpmg.co.nz and we’ll look into this for you.

Our Talent Acquisition team aims to review your application as soon as possible. We will try to get back to you as soon as we can with an outcome, however for some of our roles we receive a lot of applications – please bear with us as this can take us some time to review CV’s! 

If you are selected to interview with us, we aim to complete interviews as quickly as we can, however depending on availabilty of the hiring teams, there may be a slight delay to this part of the recruitment process. Our Talent Acquisition team will keep you updated during the process so you know what stage you are at. 

We encourage you to let us know if you are interviewing elsewhere, so we can manage expectations with our teams to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. 

All of our current vacancies will be posted on our careers site. We may not have roles available across all our teams or locations all the time. If the type of role that you are looking for is not listed, please reach out to us at jobs@kpmg.co.nz with some further information about your background, skills and experience. 

You can browse our current global opportunities here. You can also reach out to our Global Mobility team directly for any queries. 

We are guided by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) as to who might be able to obtain the right to work New Zealand. If you are keen to relocate to New Zealand, we recommend you visit the INZ website to understand your pathway to getting a visa.  Eligibility is based on factors such as your skills, qualifications, work experience, and whether your occupation is in demand in New Zealand.

If we are not able to consider your application due to visa restrictions, we will advise you upon reviewing your application.

We welcome your application and ask that you disclose your visa status in our declaration form so we can review your skills, experience and right to work alongside the criteria for the role you have applied for. 

The processing time can vary depending on various factors, including the type of visa, the completeness of the application, the volume of applications being processed, and any additional checks that may be required (ie medical or character assessments). The Immigration New Zealand website has information regarding processing times and different visa types. 

KPMG New Zealand is an accredited employer, so we are able to employ migrants who meet the required visa-specific criteria set by Immigration New Zealand. Depending on your individual situation and if we are in a position to support your relocation, our Talent Acquisition team will discuss this with you and work through options that will mutually benefit you and KPMG. 

A list of our current open roles are found here. If there is an opportunity that interests you, please click the Apply button, upload your CV and fill out the declaration form. To find out more information on what team you might like to join, please click here.

Take a look at some of our thought leadership on our corporate website here. You can also find us on our LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram to learn more about KPMG NZ.

Depending on your preference for a bigger city, a smaller town or perhaps somewhere close to the beach, our 7 office locations across New Zealand will tick one of those boxes. Click here to view our office locations.

Flexible working looks different for everyone, and we are happy to discuss what may work for you during the recruitment process. Some of our roles will require you to be in the office or be present on client sites. Our Talent Acquisition team will talk you through what this might look like for the role you have applied for. 

Committing to Inclusion, Diversity and Equity is embedded in our Values, central to delivering on our People Promise and vital to fulfilling our purpose of Fuelling New Zealand’s prosperity. Our goal is to build a stronger and more successful firm for today and tomorrow that reflects the diversity of our New Zealand communities. 

Click here to find out more about our approach to Inclusion, Diversity and Equity.

We’re happy to assist you! Please either reach out to us on +64 9 367 5800  or email us at jobs@kpmg.co.nz.

When you are applying for a role with KPMG, as part of our declaration form we ask if you require any assistance in this regard. If you select yes and are invited for an interview, we will contact you to understand how we can support you. 

We thrive on supporting our people grow their careers and everyone’s path is different! The success of your career is what you make of it and as a team, we are right behind you every step of the way!

You’ll have access to a range of resources to develop your career – whether this be through leadership development programmes, technical courses or working with subject matter experts whilst on a client engagement, you’ll be able to challenge yourself every day.

You'll participate in annual goal setting as well as regular career conversations with your performance manager, where you can share where your passion and interests lie.

Depending on your skills and experience, there are opportunities to work on a range of cross-divisional engagements and we encourage internal mobility within KPMG. To hear from our people about their career stories and pathways, head to our Career Stories page found here.

We are sorry to hear if you are experiencing technical difficulties. Please email us at jobs@kpmg.co.nz and we will get back to you as soon as possible to offer support.