Where talent meets purpose
The Annual Graduate Recruitment (AGR) program is a
recruitment exercise run by Deloitte East Africa for recent university
graduates to start their careers with us. The variety of our work and pace of
our markets create untold opportunities to excel across a breadth of
disciplines. As a graduate, that means you will have a wealth of career paths
and possibilities to explore.
As you consider us as your employer of choice, we encourage
you to research the various businesses and decide the area best suited to you.
Depending on your career ambitions and qualifications, you can choose to
develop your talent in Audit & Assurance, Tax & Legal, Risk Advisory,
Financial Advisory and Consulting Departments. Whichever department you apply
for, you will be inspired to lead by getting firsthand exposure to world-class
training and mentoring from experienced professionals. You will also get a
chance to connect with leaders and teammates who will coach you to navigate
complexity and make an impact by performing at your potential.
We are looking for graduates with:
- A
genuine interest in professional services;
- Integrity,
professionalism and the ability to uphold the highest professional
standards;
- Hunger
to grow and ability to learn quickly;
- Confidence,
supported by a proactive approach to work;
- Ability
to analyze complex issues;
- Astute
judgement and strong communication skills;
- Can
do attitude;
- A
talent for building relationships; and
- Highly
motivated personality inspired by working in a collaborative professional
environment.
If this sounds like you, apply today!
Academic Requirements
Graduate Recruitment Programme
We know that grades are not the be-all and end-all; we are
just as interested in your creative thinking and how you tackle a challenge.
However, due to the high volume of applications, we have set minimum entry
requirements for candidates to be shortlisted.
Kenya
- Minimum
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) overall grade of B plain,
with a B plain in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
- A
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of Second Upper
Division or equivalent.
How to apply
Your step-by-step guide
We want to make your journey at Deloitte as rewarding as the destination. Here is everything you need to know about choosing and applying for the right opportunity at Deloitte.
Our application form is simple to complete and will take a
few minutes. All you will need to share are:
- A
few personal details.
- Your
academic qualifications.
- Scanned
copies of your academic documents.
Bonus tip: Kindly ensure that you use your
active email address to submit your application as this will be the primary mode of communication between us up until you join us. In addition, remember to
activate promotional message settings on your mobile device. This will enable you to receive our SMS alerts on the recruitment progress.
What happens after you apply?
From clicking ‘submit form’ to getting that job offer, we
try to make it as easy and as quick as possible for you to start your career
with us.
Once you have duly completed the application process and
submitted your application online, we will be in contact with you to let you
know if we have received your application.
Interview Process: What to expect
Stage 1: Online aptitude tests
We trust that by this stage, you meet our minimum entry
requirements as indicated on the advertisements. Next comes our online numeracy
and critical reasoning tests.
Stage 2: Group assessments
At this stage, you will get to interact with your fellow
applicants as you go through a series of behavioral assessments together.
Stage 3: Manager interviews
Successful candidates from the Group Assessments stage will
be invited to a one-on-one competency-based interview with Managers from their
preferred departments.
Stage 4: Partner interviews
This is where you get to meet the Deloitte Leadership and
show them what you are made of as they make the hiring decision. You will also
get to have a feel of the environment you will work in.
Stage 5: Your offer
If we like you – and you like us – we will offer you a job.
Welcome to Deloitte, where we are always seeking to make an impact that
matters!
How to Apply in Kenya
Company Description
About Deloitte
Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial
advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries.
With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries,
Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients,
delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business
challenges. Deloitte has approximately 456,800 professionals all committed to
becoming the standard of excellence of professional services firms.
Deloitte’s professionals are dedicated to strengthening
corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact
in their communities, and enjoy an environment of continuous learning,
challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. All our
professionals are united by our shared values, a set of core principles that
guide our collective behavior. They set the expectations we have for one
another and define how we, as stewards of Deloitte, should behave. They provide
common ground to unite us across cultures and geographies. And, importantly,
they help us to earn the trust and respect of our key stakeholders. Our shared
values are lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster
inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact.
Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services
to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises,
and the public sector; with offices in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi,
and in the process of expanding our operations by re-opening an office in
Ethiopia.
A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage
with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region,
and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding
environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance
your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.
What impact will you make?
At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that
matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities. From professional
development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our
people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.
About the Departments
Audit
Deloitte’s Audit service offering utilizes a comprehensive
methodology designed to bring our extensive professional and technical
resources to audit engagements in an efficient, and cost-effective manner. In
our audit process, we combine a rigorous risk and needs analysis, diagnostic
processes, and a client service assessment structured to provide our clients
with a superior audit clearly focused on them.
Financial Institution Services Team (FIST)
The Financial Institution Services Team (FIST) under Audit
provides a complete range of audit, actuarial and specialist advisory services
to leading organisations in the banking, insurance, securities and funds
industries.
Tax
The Tax & Legal team is a multi-disciplinary practice of
professionals specializing in various tax & business service offerings. We
offer a broad range of fully integrated tax, tailored signature solutions and
insights designed to meet business needs. In line with the Tax & Legal global
common storefront, our services add value to clients via three broad “impact
areas”, that is, function strategy, technology & process, outsourced &
managed services and advisory.
Risk Advisory
The Risk Advisory Function integrates powerful and practical
solutions in cyber security, strategy, regulation and controls, backed by deep
business knowledge across multi-disciplinary teams, to help our clients take
the opportunity to connect trust, resilience and security for a more positive
outcome.
Financial Advisory
Our Financial Advisory practice advises clients ranging from
SMEs to large multinational companies, banks, private equity investors, public
corporations on protecting, enhancing and realizing value. The Financial
Advisory team specializes in taking facts and figures and adding insight and
expertise to maximise value and impact for our clients. Our integrated approach
means our clients enjoy ‘one point of call’ that encompasses every aspect of a
transaction. Together with other Deloitte services such as Audit, Tax and
Legal, Consulting and Risk Advisory, we provide a comprehensive solution to
clients, using global best practices and our global and local networks.
Job Description
Main purpose of the job
Deloitte in Kenya currently has an exciting opportunity for
dynamic individuals to join our Audit, Tax, Risk Advisory and Financial
Advisory teams as Associates/Business Analysts under our 2025 Annual Graduate Recruitment Program.
In this role, you will be supporting high performing teams
to make an impact that matters to deliver exceptional client service.
What you will do
- Learning
and applying Deloitte standards, procedures and methodologies on
assignments;
- Ensuring
assigned work is completed within agreed time frames and carried out per
approved methodologies and standards and within agreed budgets;
- Ensuring
availability of accurate and timely data on assigned tasks as required
including using available knowledge sources optimally;
- Keeping
abreast with technical developments in the profession and the country, in
order to anticipate client needs, and offer value added and practical
business solutions;
- Raising
issues identified that may affect the quality of data and delivery or
timelines of the engagement with the manager;
- Developing
productive working relationships with client staff;
- Managing
information security risk while executing client engagements in alignment
with Deloitte policies; and
- Maintaining
own development and knowledge in specialized area.
Qualifications
- A
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of Second Upper
Division or equivalent.
- Graduated
in the preceding three years (2023/2024/2025). A letter of completion must
be attached where the degree certificate has not been issued yet.
- Minimum
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) overall grade of B plain,
with a B plain in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
- Qualification
or pursuing qualification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is
desired, but not a requirement for the Audit and Tax roles.
- Be a
Kenyan citizen or have authority to work in Kenya.
Required Competencies
- Be
results oriented and able to meet tight deadlines.
- Demonstrate
strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be
willing to work under supervision and learn new skills.
- Focus
on quality and risk.
- Well-developed
computer user skills.
Additional Information
Your role as a leader
At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at
all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging
themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our
people, and for society and make an impact that matters.
Leadership Capabilities
Living our Purpose - Identifies and embraces our
purpose and values and puts these into practice in their professional life.
Influence - Builds relationships and
communicates effectively in order to positively influence peers and other
stakeholders.
Performance drive - Seeks opportunities to
challenge self; teams with others across businesses and borders to deliver and
takes accountability for own and team results.
Strategic direction - Understands objectives for
clients and Deloitte, aligns own work to objectives and sets personal priorities.
Talent development - Develops self by actively
seeking opportunities for growth, shares knowledge and experiences with others,
and acts as a strong brand ambassador.
Why Deloitte?
At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on
helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their
strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior
leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to
help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global,
fast-changing business world.
Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders
virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain
experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value difference, and
embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking
styles.
Our purpose
Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that
matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they
live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients,
but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and
work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of
quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on
the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters
Recruiter Tips
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to
feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that
you do research to know some background about our firm and the business area
you are applying to.
If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website
and apply online: Deloitte East Africa Careers portal.
Please ensure your updated resume and academic certificates
(University and High school) are attached for your application to be
considered.
Your details will be treated with confidentiality and will
not be shared with any third party.
To the successful candidates, the Firm will offer a
competitive and performance driven remuneration package, a highly energized
team environment comprising individuals who are committed to working as one,
producing results and enjoying it.
For more updates and conversations, follow us on:
Twitter @DeloitteKenya and
the hash tag #JoinDeloitteEA
Facebook Deloitte East Africa
Instagram Deloitte East Africa
Closing date:
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask
individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process. Women
and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves
and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We
aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect,
including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek
to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment
across the African continent.
Frequently Asked Questions
We want to support you to make an impact that matters, starting from the application. Here is a list of our most frequently asked questions.
1. What is the Annual Graduate Recruitment program?
The Annual Graduate Recruitment (AGR) program is a
recruitment run by Deloitte East Africa for recent university graduates who
aspire to start their career with us. The program runs for 2 years (post
recruitment) where successful candidates will be taken through an intensive
training program while serving our reputable clients. The training entails both
classroom and on the job training. To ensure that our people are well equipped,
we also provide sponsorship for relevant approved professional qualifications
within select departments.
2. Which countries are hiring?
We are hiring for our Kenya and Tanzania offices.
Hiring Departments
Kenya
- Audit
- Financial
Institution Services Team (FIST)
- Tax
- Risk
Advisory
- Financial
Advisory
Tanzania
- Audit
- Tax
- Risk
Advisory
- Consulting
– Strategy & Operations
Should you be interested in a department that is not
currently hiring, you will only be considered when an appropriate position
comes up in that department.
3. Am I required to live in the country in which I am applying, or can I work remotely?
While we have a hybrid working model which entails both
office/client based and remote based working, it is expected that there will be
a high level of physical interactions therefore requiring physical presence
within the recruiting country offices. In addition, applicants must have
authorization to work in the country they are applying to.
4. When will I be notified of my application status?
We have several stages in the selection process and feedback
will be shared accordingly at the various stages depending on the progress.
Candidates who are not successful at any interview stage will be notified in
due course.
5. What service lines/departments are recruiting? Can I apply to more than one service line/department?
Our Audit, Financial Institution Services Team (Actuarial),
Tax, Financial Advisory, Risk Advisory and Consulting Departments are hiring.
Please consider your department preference carefully before submitting your
application as you can only apply to one of the hiring
departments. Should you select a department that is not currently
hiring, you will only be considered when an appropriate position comes up in
that department.
6. Is an accounting background required?
As a professional services Firm with a multidisciplinary
approach to serving our clients, we welcome graduates from all academic
majors.
7. What are the qualifications required?
Please refer to the (country specific) job advertisement here.
8. What is the full application process?
You are required to submit your application online through
our careers site while ensuring that you attach your curriculum vitae and
academic certificates. Where the degree certificate is pending issuance, please
ensure that you secure a completion letter from your university.
9. Can I apply again if I was unsuccessful previously?
Yes, we believe in continuous growth and well understand the
beauty of second chances. Go ahead and show us what you are made of.
On other careers opportunities
10. Do you offer internships/entry level positions?
We offer both internships and entry level positions and
these are advertised on our careers site as and when they fall vacant. We also
endeavor to engage any potential candidates from existing talent pool where the
qualifications align.
11. What positions are open?
We are constantly looking for talent based on business and
client needs. Please refer to our careers site for open positions from time to
time.
12. How do I apply?
To be considered, all applications are submitted online through our careers site while ensuring to attach and updated curriculum vitae and academic & professional certificates.