Tax Summer Internship – Northern Ireland – June 2027

Shape future tax decisions through insight and impact

Programme overview

On the Tax Summer Internship, you’ll shape the future with confidence, gaining hands-on experience of how businesses manage and apply tax rules in practice. Working with experienced professionals, you’ll develop technical knowledge and contribute to real client work. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build confidence and practical tax skills through collaboration, making a meaningful impact from day one.

Core skills for success

• Ownership and proactivity – Takes responsibility for tasks, follows through on commitments, and is accountable for delivering high-quality work.
• Adaptable and resilient – Works effectively under pressure, adapts to change, and maintains a positive, solution-focused mindset when facing challenges.
• Collaboration, communication and relationship building – Builds trust with colleagues and clients, communicating effectively and working collaboratively across teams.
• Integrity and quality – Acts with honesty and strong professional judgement, ensuring compliance with regulations and challenging anything that doesn’t align with ethical standards or best practice.

What you will be doing

• Work on real client assignments, gaining first‑hand experience of how businesses apply tax rules and make decisions that impact society.
• Collaborate with supportive teams and mentors, building relationships while contributing to live projects from day one.
• Apply tax knowledge alongside data and EY tools to analyse information and support practical solutions.
• Build confidence and career insight quickly, gaining exposure to different tax areas and a clear pathway into a future role.

Please note: Due to UK policies, you must be based in the UK for the entire duration of the programme.

Key programme facts

• Programme length: Six weeks
• Professional qualification: Future-focused skills and training
• Salary: Competitive
• Start date: June 2027

Key Information

• You’ll need a minimum of Level 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths; and three A-levels/5 Highers (or equivalent).
• You’ll also be an undergraduate at university, in any subject or year.

While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A-level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.

Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for the EY role you have applied to by considering your scores in the online assessments and your academic attainment at A-level or equivalent. This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.

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Please see visa sponsorship details below for this programme, for location: Belfast – Northern Ireland.

The EY summer internship and industrial placement programmes are specifically designed as a pathway to our Graduate programme within the same business area and location. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for the Graduate programme aligned to this internship due to UK Home Office regulations. Therefore, we cannot accept applications for this role from those who would require EY sponsorship after university graduation.

We have a variety of other summer internships and industrial placements that lead to a Graduate position, complete with the support for visa sponsorship where needed. We encourage you to explore these opportunities and find the one that aligns with your career aspirations. You can find out which vacancies are able to support applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship by looking at the individual vacancy pages.

More information can be found on our FAQ page.

We’re passionate about giving candidates a fair and consistent recruitment process and are proud of our long-standing partnership with RARE who help us assess applications using contextual recruitment. We also firmly believe that every candidate should have the opportunity to demonstrate their potential in our selection process which is why we use our skills framework that focuses on your individual skills.

About the Company

EY recognises that it has clear obligations towards all its people and the community at large to ensure that partners, our people, and job applicants are afforded equal opportunities to enter employment and progress within the organisation. As an employer committed to establishing an inclusive environment free from unlawful discrimination, EY promotes the fair treatment of staff members and job applicants regardless of their sex, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, age or pregnancy/maternity status.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.