Risk Apprentice

Hargreaves Lansdown; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hargreaves Lansdown as an apprentice in their Risk & Compliance scheme located in Bristol. This 17-month, Level 3 apprenticeship offers you the chance to learn while contributing to essential functions within a leading investment platform. Engage with experienced mentors, develop practical skills, and immerse yourself in the world of risk management, compliance monitoring, and financial crime prevention.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options including hybrid

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Health screening programme

Wellness coaching sessions

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Excited to pursue a career in Financial Services.
• Demonstrated communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Passion for Risk & Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support to develop and maintain the Enterprise Risk Management framework.
• Assist in Compliance Monitoring reviews and understand FCA regulatory requirements.
• Act as a contact for AML and Financial Crime queries.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Minimum five GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English and Maths

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!

About the role

Hargreaves Lansdown are looking for 3 apprentices to join their Risk & Compliance scheme in Bristol. There are three opportunities available, one in each of the below areas:
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Compliance Monitoring
• Financial Crime
Each area has specific requirements

Salary: Real Living Wage

Are you looking to join a fast - growing, innovative business where you can gain valuable on - the - job

experience? Hargreaves Lansdown are looking for 3 apprentices to join their Risk & Compliance

scheme in Bristol. Th ere are three opportunities available, one in each of the below areas:

• Enterprise Risk Management

• Compliance Monitoring

• Financial Crime

We’re growing quickly, and want to bring new talent, like you, into our business. We welcome

applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds with different skills and experiences and a passion to

learn.

You could be leaving school, college or university , or be changing careers , have some related work

experience or none at all. We know that when you are learning your new career you will need

support to help you reach your potential. You’ll have a manager who supports you to succeed

through regular one to ones and an on - the - job b uddy to show you the ropes, answer your questions

and coach you through challenges. As well as support from the other cohort of apprentices.

The apprenticeship

o You will complete the 17 - month long, Level 3 Risk / Compliance Officer apprenticeship.

o Applying learning to your day - to - day responsibilities, you’ll stay up to date with key

regulatory and legislative changes while actively supporting your organisation’s compliance.

o You’ll develop the skills to identify and analyse risk and compliance issues within your

business, enhancing essential functions with new cutting - edge knowledge.

Role Requirements
• You will have a minimum of five GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English and

Maths . This is a requirement of the apprenticeship scheme , and you will be asked to

evidence this.

• You must not already have received a degree in a similar specialism as you won’t be eligible

to complete the apprenticeship programme as part of the job role.

• Be able to work from our offices in central Bristol.

• Be age 18 or over at the start date of the apprenticeship ( October 2025) .

• Can demonstrate why you would be excited to work at Hargreaves Lansdown and keen to

pursue a career in Financial Services

• A passion for beginning a career in Risk & Compliance.

About you

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

• High level attentiveness to detail

• A willingness to learn as well as contribute – be able to constructively challenge and be open

to challenge – responding positively

• Problem solving skills – with the ability to use own experience to develop pragmatic

solutions and resolve complex issues

• Ability to work, and be resilient, in a fast paced and changeable environment.

Enterprise Risk Management:

• Support the monitoring and development of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework
• Maintain oversight of Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) across departments
• Maintain and use risk management data to produce reports
• Support risk owners in reviewing and analysing Loss Events
• Track and follow up on action plans after incidents or risk assessments
• Help develop and input data for reporting of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)
• Support the team in identifying external threats
• Develop strong and effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders

Compliance Monitoring:

• Gain an understanding of the principles of risk management, with a focus on regulatory (compliance risks), control and corporate governance, along with a systematic and disciplined approach to providing assurance over controls.
• Gain an understanding, and opportunity to work on a wide range of HL products and services and FCA relevant regulatory requirements, including Financial Crime and Client Assets (CASS).
• Support Compliance Monitoring reviews and develop key monitoring skills, including regulatory analysis and review planning
• Monitor and validate the action taken to address any deficiencies identified in testing.
• Assist with production of Management Information.
• Learn the theory and assist the team with production of the Annual Compliance Risk Assessments.
• Begin to develop key stakeholder relationships and networks.

Financial Crime:

• Financial Crime Advisory Team (FCAT)
  • Serve as the main contact for AML and Financial Crime queries and concerns.
  • Maintain and update the Financial Crime/AML training programme for staff, ensuring it aligns with industry trends.
  • Act as the initial point of escalation for suspicious activity alerts, investigate and analyse these activities, draft Suspicious Incident Reports, and escalate to MLRO/Deputy MLRO.
  • Review and analyse client transactions, investigate escalations from Transaction Monitoring Systems, support MLRO/Deputy MLRO in improving and maintaining these systems and controls.

• Fraud Investigation Unit (FIU)
  • Conduct fraud monitoring, ensuring that anomalies are escalated for investigation.
  • Assist with the investigation of suspected fraudulent activity.

• AML Screening Team (AST)
  • Review client alerts for potential matches against Sanctions, PEP, and Adverse Media hits.
  • Gather data and record evidence from internal systems, online sources, and commercial databases.
  • Create impartial reports on investigations and mitigations, ensuring thorough documentation and timely completion.
  • Perform detailed checks on potential PEPs, local PEPs, individuals subject to financial sanctions, and potential AML/CTF activities.

• Market Abuse Investigation Unit (MAIU)
  • Manage and investigate time-sensitive suspicions of market abuse
  • Create impartial reports on investigations and monitoring of client trading patterns, accounts, and transactions. Ensure thorough documentation on the Financial Crime Database and timely completion.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus * and annual pay review
• 25 days * holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday **
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patient care
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness provider s and w ellness c oach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• T wo paid volunteering days per year

* dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.