Risk Consulting Graduate Programme - September 2027 intake

EY; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Edinburgh is seeking graduates for a Risk Consulting Programme designed to shape the future of risk management. You will help organisations build and protect trust by working across risk, compliance, digital risk, and internal audit.

The role emphasizes learning, teamwork and client-facing delivery in high-performing teams. You will gain hands-on experience across technology-enabled risk solutions, data analytics and AI-driven insights while developing technical and interpersonal

Qualifications

• Curiosity and motivation to identify issues and opportunities that affect trust and performance.
• Analytical and systems thinking to interpret complex problems and deliver risk-informed insights.
• Digital fluency to apply data, technology and AI in risk assessment and controls.
• Collaborative communication to work with clients and teams and deliver practical solutions.
• Ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality risk and control improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support clients to understand their businesses, identify risks and opportunities, and suggest process improvements.
• Deliver risk consulting services across digital risk, regulation and compliance using technology and insights.
• Collaborate with teams and clients to clearly communicate findings and influence decisions.
• Build skills through hands-on experience and stay informed on business and technology trends.
• Develop technical and interpersonal capabilities through hands-on learning and training.

Skills

Curiosity

Analytical thinking

Digital fluency

Collaboration

Ownership

Job description

Shape trust and confidence by helping organisations manage risk.

Programme Overview

On the Risk Consulting Graduate Programme, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping organisations build and protect trust. You’ll support clients to manage risk, enhance control environments through technology, data and AI, and strengthen internal audit, risk and compliance capabilities. Working in high‑performing teams, you’ll solve complex challenges, deliver insight‑led, end‑to‑end solutions, build technical and interpersonal skills, and undertake relevant training and qualifications.

Core Skills For Success

• Curiosity and motivation - proactively using your risk mindset to identify issues and opportunities that could impact trust and business performance.
• Analytical and systems thinking - using data, technology and structured thinking to interpret complex problems and deliver clear, risk‑informed insights.
• Digital, data and AI fluency - applying emerging technologies to assess risks, enhance controls and generate meaningful insights.
• Collaboration, communication and relationship building - working effectively with clients and teams to clearly communicate risks and deliver practical solutions.
• Ownership and accountability - taking responsibility for delivering high-quality outcomes that strengthen trust in clients’ risk and control environments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Working across a range of capabilities including: Process & Controls, Prudential & Financial Risk - Financial Stability, Prudential & Financial Risk – Credit, Prudential & Financial Risk – Market Risk, Conduct & Non-Financial Risk, Financial Crime, Digital Risk, and Risk Innovation.
• Working across a portfolio of clients to understand their businesses, identify risks and opportunities, and support improvements to processes and controls.
• Delivering risk consulting services across digital risk, data, regulation and compliance, using technology and insight to address complex challenges.
• Collaborating with teams and clients to communicate findings clearly, influence decisions and deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Building your skills through hands‑on experience, staying informed on business and technology trends while developing technical and interpersonal capabilities.