Financial Services Business Risk Assistant

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 76,000 in over 150 countries. We’re a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion, and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That’s Grant Thornton.

Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS) focuses on helping organisations manage risk, improve operational processes, and realise strategic objectives. Our team brings together a range of skills and experience across sector specialisms including banking and securities, insurance, and investment management. Our key offerings are internal audit (outsource and co-source), finance and risk management, compliance, and technology.

Our core offerings comprise of:

• Internal audit
• Finance and risk management services
• Technology risk services
• Cyber security
• Insurance
• Co-Source internal audit
• Outsource internal audit
• Service Auditor Reporting
• Compliance assurance
• Internal audit effectiveness reviews and quality assurance services
• Training

As a Financial Services Business Risk Assistant within our team practice, you will:

• Support client engagements, which will include internal audit reviews, project management, internal control reviews, office activities, and business or technical analysis.
• Support the team in the creation of proposals for clients in the insurance, banking, investment management markets, and government entities.
• Develop a strong internal and external network to learn from.
• Support and contribute to data science, data engineering projects.
• Have exposure to Cloud – Microsoft Azure Stack.

Joining us as a Financial Services Business Risk Assistant, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a degree, ideally within accounting and finance. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Analytical skills
• Report writing skills
• Financial acumen
• Numerate
• Tech / Data savvy
• Research skills
• Experience in financial services sectors for e.g. insurance, banking, either through internships or vacation schemes
• Strong communication skills
• Experience of Microsoft packages

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas, and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people, and themselves. It’s how it should be.