Risk and Controls Consulting – Internal Audit & Change

Deloitte (UK); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Deloitte is offering a degree apprenticeship in Internal Audit & Change in the UK. You will study towards the BrightStart Level 7 ACA Standard apprenticeship and work on varied audits across industries. The role emphasises collaboration, learning, and client-facing development.

The programme combines office and home working in a hybrid model, with in-person induction and ongoing professional development support from project teams, mentoring, and a buddy system.

Qualifications

• Minimum 104 UCAS points from top 3 A-Levels (260 if before 2017).
• In this role you will study towards the BrightStart Level 7 ACA Standard apprenticeship.
• This is a degree apprenticeship; you must not have already completed a degree.
• You’ll need collaborative and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls, processes or functions.
• Run audits across multiple processes to understand business models and revenue generation.
• Design the future control environment for an organisation and provide improvements.
• Offer recommendations to enhance risk mitigation and assurance approaches.
• Advise clients on assurance strategies and governance.
• Help build or embed a new internal audit function within a client.
• Participate in workshops to diagnose client problems; may align with tech, cyber, or data analytics teams.

Job description

Our Internal Audit & Change team works with clients to help them understand the risks they are exposed to, establish effective controls and provide assurance that these controls are operating effectively.

The team has experience in designing, implementing, and enhancing business processes, working with a broad range of clients across all sectors, including financial services, corporate and public sector.

Through day-to-day engagement with our clients we’re able to engage with senior leaders across a range of disciplines and understand the inner workings, challenges and opportunities faced by our clients.

We are looking for people who are collaborative team players, and effective communicators. In our team you’ll learn the technical skills you need to deliver great work for clients, and a deep insight into lots of different industries.

What skills and academic qualifications do I need?

You’llneed to have obtained or be studying towards a minimum of 104 UCAS points (if gained after 2017 – or 260 if before) from your top 3 A-Levels

In this role you will study towards the BrightStart Level 7 ACA Standard apprenticeship

We haveidentified10 core skills that are essential to all our roles in Early Careers. To learn more about these skills and their detailed descriptions, please visit the 'Discover What We Look For' section inour Candidate Zone .

This is a degree apprenticeship; therefore, you need to have not already completed a degree.

What kind of work will I do?

The projects in Internal Audit & Change are varied as we work with a broad range of organisations, with different levels of maturity, all working towards different ambitions and targets.

• Assessing the design and/or operating effectiveness of a control, process, or function.
• Running audits across a number of interesting processes of an organisation, getting to the heart of their business model, revenue generation process and customer service.
• Designing the future control environment for an organisation.
• Providing recommendations on how a client can improve its risk mitigation activities.
• Advising a client on their approach to assurance.
• Building and embedding a new assurance or internal audit function.
• Getting to the bottom of client’s problems through interactive workshops.

You may also have the opportunity to be aligned to one of our teams covering technology and cyber controls (which includes auditing artificial intelligence tools and technologies), transformation and change assurance, or data analytics.

Where will I work?

At Deloitte werecognisehow important face-to-face interaction is foryourdevelopment in a new role.We also understand that our people need flexibility, which is whyweoperateahybrid system,with acombination ofoffice and home working. Ifyou’rein a client-facing role, you might be expected to attend client siteson certain days,while yourmeetings 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 workspaces 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 onour family friendly, flexible working here.

Joining onthisprogramme, you will be joining alongside a large cohort of like-minded colleagues. At the start of yourprogrammeyou will be part of an inductionprogramme where you will learn a multitude of skills to help you become ready and feel confidentworking withour clients. You will also receive continued professional development support via your project team, mentoringand yourbuddywho will beassigned to you.

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:

The closing deadline for this role is 23rd October 2026, but we recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. Please note, some of our roles may close before the deadline if we experience high demand.

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.

How will I develop?

Joining onthisprogramme, you will be joining alongside a large cohort of like-minded colleagues. At the start of yourprogrammeyou will be part of an inductionprogramme where you will learn a multitude of skills to help you become ready and feel confidentworking withour clients. You will also receive continued professional development support via your project team, mentoringand yourbuddywho will beassigned to you.

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.
• You can learn more about the full recruitment process here.
• Do you have accessibility requirements or need reasonable adjustments for the interview or assessment process? Find out how we can help.
• Learn more about our values, culture and purpose as a firm.
• Want to hear from some of our people to inspire your future career? Check out our Life at Deloitte page .
• At Deloitte we value diversity, and we’re committed to ensuring that our people thrive through a wide range of initiatives and diversity networks. Discover more about inclusion and wellbeing.
• We value our people and recognise their hard work. Learn about the rewards and benefits available at Deloitte.

Application deadlines

The closing deadline for this role is 23rd October 2026, but we recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. Please note, some of our roles may close before the deadline if we experience high demand.

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.

Visa Sponsorship

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 thereforewe’reunable to progress applications from candidates who require Skilled worker sponsorship.
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