Quality Risk & Security Brightstart

Deloitte (UK); Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study leave

Paid study leave

Degree-equivalent qualification

Job summary

Deloitte is offering a four-year apprenticeship in the Quality, Risk & Security (QRS) team in Cardiff, combining on‑the‑job experience with formal qualifications.

You will rotate through core risk areas such as Financial Crime, Independence, DBS, Enterprise Risk and Third-Party Risk Management, gaining hands-on exposure while earning a degree-equivalent qualification.

The programme supports study leave, provides coaching, and offers a hybrid working pattern with office and home days.

Qualifications

• 104 UCAS points or equivalent by September 2027.
• Completion targeted by September 2027 for Autumn 2027 intake.

Responsibilities

• Rotational apprenticeship across Financial Crime, Independence, DBS, Enterprise Risk and Third-Party Risk Management.
• Learn how to assess risk, AML requirements, and protect clients, people, assets and data.

Education

104 UCAS points or equivalent

Level 4 ICA International Advanced Certificate in Governance, Risk and Compliance

Level 6 ICA Diploma (Anti-Money Laundering/ Governance, Risk & Compliance/ Financial Crime Prevention)

Job description

The Quality, Risk & Security (QRS) team makes sure Deloitte operates with honesty and integrity. We build and manage systems to control risk, prevent financial crime (like money laundering), avoid conflicts of interest with our clients, and stay independent from them. We also ensure we follow all the rules and keep our people safe. We're responsible for making sure Deloitte can continue its work by meeting all legal and regulatory requirements.

What skills and academic qualifications do I need?

You need to have achieved or on track to achieve 104 UCAS points or equivalent and to be completed by September 2027 for the Autumn 2027 intake.

We have identified 10 core skills that are essential to all of our roles in Early Careers. To learn more about these skills and their detailed descriptions, please visit the 'Discover What We Look For' section in our Candidate Zone .

What kind of work will I do?

You will be responsible for enabling the firm to do business, while proactively managing risk to protect our clients, people, assets, and data.This apprenticeship enables you to experience different areas in risk and security within the business, helping you to make an informed decision about your future career. This scheme is a rotational programme, with time spent gaining experience and understanding of key areas of the firm. These can include but is not limited to the following teams:

• Financial Crime: You will learn how to risk assess clients and help make key decisions around the clients we take on and anti-money laundering requirements.
• Personal and Firm Independence: You’ll learn about our regulations in relation to independence and support our people to comply with these.
• Deloitte Business and Security (DBS) – Working with our DBS teams you will help protect the firm from security threats. You will learn about cyber security, data protection, crisis management, physical security, vetting and much more.
• Enterprise Risk: Enterprise Risk will give you the opportunity to learn how the Enterprise Risk team supports key decisions about the firm’s operations.
• Third-Party Risk Management: You will learn how we assess and manage risks relating to the third parties Deloitte works with.
• Service Lines: You may get the opportunity to work with one of our service lines and get a taste of what it’s like to work with clients directly.

At the start of your programme,you will be part of an induction programme where you will learn different skills to help you become ready and feel confident working withour clients. You will also receive continued professional development support via your People Leader, local rotation managers and your buddy who will beassigned to you. There will be a clear development plan to help you progress in your careers at Deloitte and lots of opportunities to give you the best experiences and variety across the firm. You’ll be in a unique position whereby you’ll work with lots of different teams and colleagues and get a well-rounded understanding of the QRS function, setting you up for an even brighter future beyond the programme.

Where will I work?

At Deloitte we recognise how important face-to-face interaction is for your development in a new role. We also understand that our people need flexibility, which is why we operate a hybrid system, with a combination of office and home working. If you’re in a client-facing role, you might be expected to attend client sites on certain days, while your meetings will be a mix of online and in-person events. Please note your final assessment and induction will also be in-person, to give you the opportunity to network and build relationships.

All our work spaces are accessible, however, if you require further flexibility due to a health condition or caring responsibilities, please discuss this with our team. You can find further information on our parent and carer policies here.

You will complete fully funded qualifications alongside your apprenticeship which will lead you to a degree equivalent qualification at the end of the 4-year programme:

• Level 4 ICA International Advanced Certificate in Governance, Risk and Compliance.
• Level 6 ICA Diploma (Anti-Money Laundering/ Governance, Risk & Compliance/ Financial Crime Prevention) (Degree equivalent)
• You will be provided 1 study day a week to focus on working towards your professional qualifications alongside paid study leave prior to exams.
• You will have access to tutors and talent coaches through Kaplan who will guide you through your qualifications.

Additional support and benefits information

• We’re a collaborative, inclusive firm and we want to help you to use your unique talents and perspectives in the workplace. From diversity networks to wellbeing and much more, we aim to support and reward you in the best way possible. Please use the links below to discover more about our processes, benefits, values and culture.
• Do you have accessibility requirements or need reasonable adjustments for the interview or assessment process? Find out how we can help.

Application deadlines:

There is no specific deadline for this role, but we recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. Please note, some of our roles may close quickly if we experience high demand.

Assessment deadlines:

Once you’ve applied to this role, you’ll receive an email from our recruitment team outlining next steps and the relevant deadlines for you to complete the following stages of our process.

We operate a strict one application per year policy across our Early Careers opportunities. We recommend only submitting an application for a role that you feel is right for you.

Please note that the salary for this role does not meet the minimum threshold required under the Immigration Rules for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship and therefore we’re unable to progress applications from candidates who require Skilled worker sponsorship.

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