Risk Management Undergraduate Placement: Data Insights & Analysis

Vwfs; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy (3 days in office)

Subsidised onsite canteen

Subsidised onsite restaurant

Employee Resource Groups

Social events & volunteering

Onsite Wellbeing Centre

Job summary

VWFS is offering an undergraduate Risk Management placement in Milton Keynes. The role covers producing daily credit risk reports and senior management dashboards. It involves analysing KPI movements and building risk narratives using Excel, Tableau and Python.

You will join a hybrid team, with in-office work three days per week, and gain experience in risk reporting, process improvement and stakeholder collaboration. The position runs 12–13 months FTC starting June/July 2027.

Qualifications

• Currently studying towards an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office applications, with a willingness to learn Tableau, Python.
• Strong analytical mindset and excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, with excellent organisational skills and ability to use own initiative
• A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to react appropriately and effectively to changing circumstances and demands
• Ability to work both independently and effectively within a team
• Highly numerate and able to interpret reports, explain the story behind the numbers, with a genuine interest in finance or financial risk.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate daily credit risk reporting for corporate customer portfolios, alongside monthly and quarterly reporting for senior management and VWFS headquarters in Germany.
• Monitor and analyse key performance indicators, investigate movements in financial figures and explain the risk story behind changes in the portfolio.
• Create Credit and Lending Risk Committee reporting using Excel, Tableau and Python, and support forecasting of how changes in the UK economy could affect portfolio performance.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis for Risk and Finance, while completing a longer-term project to improve team efficiency and enhance reporting or analytics processes.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical mindset

Numerate

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Problem-solving

Education

Undergraduate degree with placement year

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Python

Job description

VWFS is offering an undergraduate Risk Management placement in Milton Keynes. The role covers producing daily credit risk reports and senior management dashboards. It involves analysing KPI movements and building risk narratives using Excel, Tableau and Python.

You will join a hybrid team, with in-office work three days per week, and gain experience in risk reporting, process improvement and stakeholder collaboration. The position runs 12–13 months FTC starting June/July 2027.