Chartered Accountants since 1919
Audit in Plymouth
Kick-start your career in IT and cyber assurance with hands-on experience from day one. You’ll learn on the job, supported by ongoing professional development and the opportunity to complete industry-recognised training, such as the ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification. With independent recognition as a Great Place to Work, this is an exceptional environment to launch and grow a career in a rapidly evolving profession.
You’ll become a valued member of our IT & Cyber Assurance team, helping clients strengthen their technology controls and build confidence in their systems and security. You’ll gain hands-on experience across cyber assurance and, IT assurance supporting financial audits, building technical capability while developing trusted client relationships.
Day to day you will:
You’ll enjoy this job if you like:
We know that strong personal development is key to becoming a trusted IT and cyber assurance professional. Alongside your technical training and qualification, you’ll receive:
We’ll help you shape a future in technology risk that suits your strengths and ambitions.
Bright, motivated school/college leavers who want to build a meaningful career in IT and cyber assurance.
Entry requirements:
Apply online by midnight on Sunday, 25 January 2026. We recommend applying early, as the window may close if we receive a high number of applications. Please note you can only apply for one role per recruitment cycle.
Recruitment Process
The first interview will explore your motivation for the role and your knowledge of the profession, while the second will assess your approach to challenges and key competencies.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and positive experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, whether related to a disability, neurodiversity, or any other need, please let us know, and we ’ll do our best to support you.
As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.
Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture.
We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally.
For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list.
We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services.
All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey.
The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025.
While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries.
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To apply for the School Leaver - IT Audit and Cyber Assurance Analyst - March/April 2026 role click the ‘Apply now’ button below. It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete your application.
If you would like an informal chat about the role before applying then please contact on: [email protected].
PKF Francis Clark is an Equal Opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re dedicated to fostering a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and all aspects of employment at PKF Francis Clark are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process please let us know. We promise to reply to all applications.
