KPMG has said it will employ an extra 25% accountancy graduates this September because of signs that the economy is improving.
The firm said its graduate intake will jump from 600 to 760 and takes the number of graduates on its books back to 2008 levels. Most of the new part-qualified workers will begin in the audit and advisory practices. KPMG said: "The good news for students is that we have vacancies."
Including summer interns, the firm will employ a total of 900 students in the next six months - two-thirds will be on ICAEW training contracts and a third in ICAS. KPMG also said it has audit roles in London.
KPMG's Richard Bennison said: "It is about investing today to build the skills-base for the future. In the medium term we see a growing demand for professionals equipped with the skills that an accountancy-based training brings."
