Are you eager to develop your skills and gain hands-on experience within one of the world’s leading professional services organisations? Are you ready to build your career in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and become a future leader?

Our Strategy, Risk and Transactions Advisory business unit empowers organisations to make well-informed decisions and confidently manage change. We provide expert advice on strategy development, risk assessment, and transaction processes. Within this unit, the M&A offering plays a key role in guiding clients through mergers, acquisitions, and related transactions.

We are looking for motivated students who are finalising their studies or recent graduates to join our M&A team in Helsinki as a Trainee. This full-time Trainee position begins in the beginning of August 2026 and lasts approximately 6 to 8 months, offering a unique opportunity to get familiar with two of our core M&A offerings, working in each team approximately three to four months. This unique setup will allow you to build a comprehensive skill set and identify the area that best aligns with your interests and strengths. Many Trainees continue with us into permanent roles after their Trainee period.

Your future is at Deloitte!

As a Trainee in our M&A team, you will benefit from working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative, supportive, and low-hierarchy environment. For the Trainee period this autumn we are mainly looking for Trainees to join our Corporate Finance Advisory and Transaction Services offerings. Read more about the Trainee period in general here and about our M&A offerings below.

Corporate Finance

Our Corporate Finance team advises our clients in all stages of M&A transactions. You will be involved in all stages M&A transactions, supporting in preparing sales materials, presentations, financial models, valuations, and other client deliverables. You’ll gain hands-on experience working with Nordic and global companies, private firms, and investors on engaging M&A projects.

Transaction Services

Our Transaction Services team provides buy- and sell-side advisory for corporate acquisitions and divestitures, focusing on financial due diligence to analyse target companies’ profit & loss, balance sheets, and cash flows. As a Trainee, you will assist in due diligence and client engagements, building your skills in financial analysis, client deliverables, and M&A processes.

Deal Transformation

Our Deal Transformation team provides synergy, separation, HR and IT due diligence services as well as design, planning and execution support of integration and separation programmes typically in M&A context. Our team also provides profitability and working capital improvement services. Your tasks would for example include various due diligence and diagnostics analyses, peer company and functional benchmarking, client workshop and meeting facilitation, documentation and reporting support.  

Why Deloitte?

🟢 As a Trainee, you will have a meaningful impact on the development of the industry and your career path according to your own interests and strengths.

🟢 You will be part of a supportive and inclusive work environment where your coach, buddy, and experienced colleagues guide and inspire you.

🟢 Our flexible working conditions allow you to work in a hybrid model at our office, client sites, and remotely.

What do we hope for from you?

If you got excited reading the job description, have an analytical and solution-oriented mindset and a collaborative attitude you might be the M&A Trainee that we are looking for!

We also hope that you have:

• Have a strong academic record with a relevant master’s degree e.g., Finance, Accounting or a related field (close to graduation or graduated)
• Excellent analytical skills and strong motivation as well as interest in M&A
• Confidence in using Excel and PowerPoint and eagerness to learn new analytical tools
• Good communication skills and excellent command of Finnish and English

Previous relevant work experience is considered an advantage but are not required.

To be considered for this Trainee position, a prerequisite is that you are currently allowed to work in Finland, holding a valid residence permit if required.

🕒 When: Apply now or by Sunday, 25 January at the latest.

👉 How: Please submit your application through our recruitment system. Be sure to include your CV, cover letter, and your most recent academic transcript or degree certificate. We are especially interested to hear why you are excited about this Trainee position.

💬 Interviews: In the first stage, selected candidates will be invited to record short answers to video interview questions. In the second stage, we will meet selected candidates for a formal interview. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for weeks 6–7, but we will begin interviews during the application period.

📞 Questions about the role: If you have any questions about the Trainee position or Deloitte as an employer, Heikki Karkio will be happy to answer. You can reach Heikki on Wednesday 14 January from 9 -10 and Tuesday 20 January from 14-15 at +358 46 920 5516.

📩 Questions about the recruitment process: General answers to questions about the recruitment process can be found here. If you did not find the answer you were looking for, please contact our recruitment team at [email protected].

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Choose your impact

At Deloitte, we value different skills, perspectives, and experiences, as they enable us to effectively solve complex challenges for our clients. We encourage you to apply for the position if you believe your skills can contribute to our team’s success.

Do you want to build your career in the world's leading professional services organization? You will get to work together with over 450 000 colleagues globally and nearly 900 colleagues in Finland within Audit & Assurance, Tax & Legal and Consulting services. We all share a passion to help our customers to succeed in their current and future commercial endeavors.

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. We do not just aspire to make solutions. We wish to create an impact that makes a positive and crucial difference for the people around us, our clients and our society. Deloitte is where you’ll find unlimited opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.