Advisory & Consulting - Prudential Risk Post-Graduate Trainee - September 2025 - London

The deadline to apply for this role is Friday 20 December 2024. However, if we receive high numbers of applications before this date we will close the role. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Once you have submitted your application, please complete your online assessments as soon as possible. In January 2025, we will review all successful applications and advance the strongest candidates to the next stage.

Forvis Mazars : who are we?
Forvis Mazars LLP is the UK firm of Forvis Mazars Group. In the UK we have over 3,300 employees across 14 locations, delivering an outstanding client experience. Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development. You can find out more about our firm here.

Advisory & Consulting at Forvis Mazars
At Forvis Mazars, our Advisory and Consulting service line is an award winning, global group of successful, entrepreneurial teams. The scope of roles across our service line is broad and varied which is great for our team and clients. The diversity of our service offering enables us to make the time we spend with our clients count by helping them take meaningful, key decisions with confidence and meet their goals.

In Advisory & Consulting, collaboration is at the core of all we do. We have over 700 experts across our teams who operate as subject matter experts across our 7 business units: Crisis and Disputes, Deals and Financing, Financial Services Consulting, Management Consulting, Infrastructure Energy, Sustainability Services and Digital and Risk Insurance, with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a range of financial issues as one collaborative team.

Join a team that prioritises quality and trust. Our team is commercial, pragmatic, and reactive to the changes in the market whilst also taking the time to ensure our approach is personal and productive.

About the Prudential Risk Team
Our dedicated Risk and Regulatory Prudential Risk team work mainly with banks, investment firms, asset managers and payment institutions. The team provides review-and recommend services and implementation support for clients generally on their risk management framework, integration and implementation of prudential regulations, (e.g. PRA Rulebook, EU CRR, and IFPR amongst others), usually around capital and liquidity adequacy, recovery and wind-down planning.

Hear from one of our graduate trainees, Max:
“I've really enjoyed the combination of on the job learning and studying. There is a great network of people from dedicated learning and development teams to my people manager and buddy to support with the transition from university'

About the role
This role sits within the Banking Risk Consulting department of Forvis Mazars' Advisory and Consulting service line.

The primary role is to support the team in delivering projects. This means that you will focus on the execution of fieldwork and preparation of deliverables including actively contributing to final recommendations. The role, at times, will also require support on one or many other parts of the project lifecycle - known as "Business Development". This could entail research, preparation of slide decks, proof-reading, and for appropriate opportunities, presenting directly to a client or a prospect.

We are now operating a hybrid working model, so you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office or client sites when required.

During your first year you will:
• Provide support to managers and supervisors on projects across various client types and service offerings;
• Develop a strong understanding of consulting methods and financial services regulation; and
• Interact with clients' staff and build an effective rapport.
• Work within a team to ideate and develop new data driven solutions to solve critical challenges faced by businesses.

During your second year you will:
• Take more responsibility on projects;
• Self-review your own-work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers; and
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members.

After two years you will:
• Start specialising in particular areas of regulation and risk management;
• Take on more responsibility for developing service lines and the business;
• Take more responsibility on project planning, owning project deliverables; and
• Demonstrate foundational project management capabilities.

The typical daily duties will include:
• Learn about, and develop the ability to demonstrate expertise in risk management and prudential regulations through a combination of classroom courses, on-job training and personal research
• Research, synthesize and present information and statistics on regulatory topics as and when required;
• Develop and demonstrate the ability to “tell a story” in writing
• Drafting client-specific conclusions and recommendations based on research;
• Be entrepreneurial in considering the impact of evolving financial services regulations on clients;
• Develop professional working relationships with clients and your colleagues throughout fieldwork and social activities;
• Supporting sales and business development processes by assisting in the preparation of proposals for new work;
• Assisting in running workshops and conferences with our clients; and
• Assisting in writing publications of internal and external articles on topics of interest for financial services
• Contribute to and participate in all business development activities

You're joining us as a permanent employee, so the 3 years is only the beginning of your exceptional career journey at Forvis Mazars.

Who we're looking for
• On track or have obtained an post-graduate degree. Strong academic performance is important; however, we understand that things don't always go to plan. Our recruitment process looks at your whole self – academic achievements as well as other experiences in which you have grown and developed. You can read about our approach to academics in our FAQs.
• Deep curiosity to learn new things and is naturally inquisitive;
• The ability to think critically solve problems and share knowledge with others;
• A commitment to self-development and learning;
• Strong sense of ownership of duties and high levels of responsibility to deliver on promises;
• Always looks to try their best in all they do and always looking for ways to improve;
• Enjoys meeting and engaging with new people with an underlying respect for individuals, diversity, and integrity;
• Works well under pressure and have a positive ‘can-do' attitude if faced with challenging situations;
• Excellent time management skills;
• A willingness to travel and adhere to our flexible working environment.

Learning and development
Our supportive culture includes coaching, mentorship, and one-on-one guidance. You will be allocated a buddy before joining who will support you to settle into the team and navigate your first year at Forvis Mazars.

You will also receive comprehensive quality training and development to excel in your professional career; this includes development in professional excellence, client excellence, digital excellence, and technical excellence. Our goal is to support you in reaching your full potential and become a standout talent. To understand more read our FAQs.

Inclusion and diversity
Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond, is fully supported to be their unique self and provided with a level playing field. To read more about our approach click here.

Next steps
Roles will be closed as soon as we find the right people, so to avoid disappointment we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. If you are an international applicant and/or require a visa please view our FAQs before applying to be aware of deadlines and important information you need to know before applying.