EY Ireland - Strategy & Transactions Graduate Programme 2025

Locations available: Dublin, Cork

Start date: September 2025

Before submitting your application:

Thank you for choosing EY for your future graduate programme! Before submitting your application, please read the below information so we can help to set you up for success.

• Please note you may only apply to one 2025 EY Graduate Programme. All additional applications will not be considered.
  

• When submitting your application form, you will be asked questions on which area of our business you wish to join. To help you navigate this decision, we have provided some in depth information on our service lines and offerings in the below job description and here on our website.
  

• How do I choose which area of EY to join?
  

• EY is split into two areas. The difference between the two are the clients we work with in each. To help you decide, please read the below text before continuing.
  

• UKI (Non-Financial Services Clients): Industrial, Commercial & Technology Clients including Automotive & Transportation, Government & Public Sector, Health & Life Sciences, Mining & Metals, Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction, Technology, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment.
  

• Financial Services (Financial Services Clients): Asset Management, Banking and Insurance, Investment Services, Financial Services Industry, Foreign Exchange, Fintech and Technology.
  

• If I apply to this EY Graduate Programme, can I choose another programme preference?
  

• Yes! As part of your application, you may choose a second graduate programme of interest.
  

• Can I choose a specific team as part of my application?
  

• Yes! If you wish, you can also submit a preference for a specific team! Please read the job description below for more information on our teams within Strategy & Transactions.
  

Please note that all preferences noted within your application cannot be guaranteed, however we will do our best to accommodate you. We wish you the absolute best of luck!

Hello, we’re EY.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through consulting and help clients grow, transform and operate.

By joining one of EY’s award-winning Graduate Programmes, you’ll receive world-class hands-on training that has real-world application. You’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too.

Here you can seek out the experiences, learnings, skills and relationships that will shape your career and beyond and be inspired by great leaders so you can lead and inspire others throughout your career journey.

Your story starts now.

The EY Strategy & Transactions Graduate Programme

Strategy & Transactions (Sa T) is a particularly exciting job of advising clients on when and how to buy, sell or merge companies to improve growth, relevance, and profitability. Our team supplies the data, highlights the risk and guides the client through the potentially perilous forest of capital transactions.

The Strategy & Transactions Graduate Programme offers you the opportunity to enhance your skillset through real-world application. We are looking for team players that can inspire others and will love working with a diverse mix of colleagues and clients.

You will develop strong investigative skills for evaluating company performance such as year-on-year sales growth by revenue stream, gross margin analysis, debtor provisioning, inventory days and gearing. Inquisitive minds with a flair for creativity will enjoy developing their business writing and technical skills, while learning how to network, build working relationships and manage projects. These talents will become the invaluable tools needed to propel you towards one day becoming a Partner, Senior Leader or even setting up your own company.

We welcome students from all disciplines and backgrounds to apply. If you’re a strategic thinker, thirsty for knowledge, and insatiably curious, we want you to apply for the Graduate Programme in Strategy & Transactions.

What type of work could you be doing?

• Please remember if you have a preference for a certain area within Strategy & Transactions, make sure to note this on your application form! All preferences cannot be guaranteed; however, we will do our best to facilitate you.

• Government & Infrastructure
  

G&I work with government departments, public sector bodies and private clients to assist them in identifying opportunities as well as providing advice on economic feasibility, policy analysis, and financial and commercial strategy. We also provide procurement advisory services for large scale infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships.

• Lead Advisory
  

The Lead Advisory team provides strategic and financial advice to business owners and shareholders. They advise on all steps of a business’ strategic life cycle, including fundraisings, strategic advice, disposals, acquisitions, management buy-outs/buy-ins and succession planning.

• Restructuring
  

The Restructuring team provide services aimed at assisting under-performing clients to achieve a strategic turnaround. Working with corporates, stakeholders or lenders, we establish and help implement key financial and organisational solutions to enable them to adapt to changing economic conditions.

• Transaction Support
  

Transaction Support involves the provision of financial due diligence services for our clients who are considering either acquiring a business (buy-side or pre-acquisition due diligence) or selling all or part of their business (sell-side or vendor due diligence).

• Valuations, Modelling and Economics
  

The team analyse businesses and their underlying assets, ranging from intellectual property, complex financial instruments and real/fixed assets. We provide transformative insights to convert complex situations into opportunities for growth and ultimately a competitive advantage.

What working at EY offers

You want a career that counts, rewards performance and ultimately secures your future. Our success is founded on yours.

Our comprehensive total rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

In addition, your wellbeing is our priority. We can only build a better world, together, by putting your wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. EY has a range of programs to support you in looking after your own wellbeing and that of your colleagues, from remote working options to Employee Assistance Programs and wellness events.

Training & Development

Joining the EY Strategy & Transactions Graduate Programme gives you the opportunity to become a fully qualified accountant, where you will refine your talents and enhance your knowledge within your chosen specialism. Naturally, you’ll build up a network of amazing people and be exposed to all sorts of industries through your everyday work.

Throughout the Strategy & Transactions Graduate programme, you will complete the Chartered Accountants Ireland qualification (ACA), which includes three sets of professional examinations: CAP1, CAP2, and the Final Admittance Exam (FAE).

At EY, we offer world-class learning and development support as you pursue your professional qualifications, including fully paid exam fees and study leave, exam bonus schemes, internal exam support sessions and more.

While there will be a certain focus on building your technical skillset, we also want you to gain the skills needed to manage your workload and create a healthy work/life balance.

This programme is 3-3.5 years in total (depending on your exam exemptions), with many opportunities to stay at EY post-qualification. Upon the completion of the EY Graduate Programme in Strategy & Transactions, you will, quite simply, be one of the most employable young people in Europe.

Skills and attributes for success

• A minimum 2.1 or higher in your chosen Bachelor’s degree
  

• A client-oriented, professional services mindset
  

• Exceptional execution and delivery mindset
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  

• Great attention to detail
  

• Proficiency to manage several projects simultaneously
  

• Ability to prioritise tasks and work well under pressure
  

• Aptitude to present on subject matter areas to an audience
  

• You demonstrate integrity, respect, and teaming
  

• You have the energy, enthusiasm and the desire to lead
  

Apply today!

We aim to create a diverse workplace, which contributes to our objective of building a better working world. We are looking for people from all academic backgrounds – including business, science, engineering, arts, humanities, health, law, and more.

Building a better working world. Starting with yours.

Applications close 23rd October 2024.