Choose your route
Whether you’re exploring your career options or ready to get started after university, there’s more than one way to begin your career in audit with UNW – and each route gives you real experience, genuine responsibility, and the chance to make a meaningful contribution from day one.
Graduate Programme
Our three-year graduate programme is designed to give you the strongest possible start. You’ll join a close-knit team, work with some of the North East’s most successful businesses, and receive full support as you study towards your ACA qualification. With paid study leave, dedicated mentoring, and regular on-the-job coaching, you’ll gain both technical knowledge and practical confidence – all within an environment that’s supportive, challenging, and rewarding.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have achieved the ACA – an internationally recognised chartered accountancy qualification – and developed strong technical expertise, professional confidence, leadership skills, and a broad understanding of how businesses operate. Whether you stay in audit, move into another area of finance, or explore something new, you’ll be ready to take the next step in your career.
Placement Year
If you’re taking a year out as part of your degree, our 12-month placement gives you a real taste of what audit is all about. You’ll join at the same time as our graduates, working on live client audits from day one and becoming a valued part of the team. With support from a buddy and manager, you’ll gain practical insight into how audit works in practice and what a career at UNW could look like. And if it’s a good fit, you’ll be offered a place on our graduate programme when you complete your degree.
Summer Internship
Our 8-week summer internship is perfect if you’re in your penultimate year and want to explore a career in audit. You’ll work alongside our graduates and experienced team members on real audits, gaining valuable insight into how we support clients and what life at UNW is like. With a dedicated buddy and the opportunity to fast-track onto our graduate programme, it’s a great way to get ahead.