Risk Consulting Summer Internship - July 2027 intake

EY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is offering a Risk Consulting Summer Internship in the United Kingdom. You’ll assist clients in managing risk, enhancing controls with data, AI and technology, and strengthening internal audit, risk, and compliance.

You’ll work across diverse risk areas and deliver insight-led solutions that create real impact. The programme emphasizes learning agility, analytical thinking and collaboration, with a focus on applying risk mindset to identify issues and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proactive risk mindset to identify issues affecting trust and business performance.
• Ability to interpret complex risks using data and structured thinking.
• Comfort using technology, data and AI to assess risk and strengthen controls.
• Ability to collaborate with clients and teams to communicate risk clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work across capabilities including Process & Controls, Prudential & Financial Risk, Financial Risk - Market Risk, Credit, and Non-Financial Risk.
• Engage with multiple clients to understand their businesses and support process improvements.
• Deliver risk services across process, controls, digital risk, data, regulation and compliance.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to clients to drive practical improvements.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality outcomes and stay updated on trends.

Skills

Learning agility

Analytical thinking

Digital fluency

Inclusive collaboration

Ownership and accountability

Job description

Shape trust and confidence by helping organisations manage risk

Programme Overview

On the Risk Consulting Summer Internship, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping organisations build and protect trust. You’ll support clients to manage risk, enhance control environments using technology, data and AI, and strengthen internal audit, risk and compliance. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll solve complex challenges and deliver insight‑led solutions that drive efficiency, value and real impact.

Core Skills For Success

• Learning agility– proactively applying a risk mindset to identify issues and opportunities that impact trust and business performance.
• Analytical thinking– using data, technology and structured thinking to interpret complex risks and deliver clear, insight‑led outcomes.
• Digital fluency– applying technology, data and AI to assess risk, enhance controls and generate valuable insights.
• Inclusive collaboration– working with clients and teams to communicate risk clearly and deliver practical, effective 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 strengths and opportunities, and support improvements to processes and controls.
• Delivering a range of risk services across process and controls, digital risk, data, regulation and compliance, using insight to address complex challenges.
• Communicating findings and recommendations to clients, helping them understand risks and drive practical improvements.
• Collaborating with teams and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality outcomes, stay informed on business and technology trends, and contribute to timely, effective delivery.

Please note: Due to UK policies, you must be based in the UK for the entire duration of the programme.