Corporate Audit Career Transition Apprentice 2024 - Chester

Corporate Audit Apprentice

Chester, United Kingdom

Job Description & Program Overview

Are you looking to change career? Or have you been out of the workforce? If you have a keen desire to learn and progress in the financial services industry but thought the opportunity had passed you by then our Career Transition Apprentice Programme might be for you.

We are currently looking for a motivated Apprentice to join our Corporate Audit team in Chester in a full-time role whilst studying the Level 4 Internal Audit Practitioner standard. 

Corporate Audit is responsible for providing an independent assessment of whether controlling processes within Bank of America are adequately designed and functioning effectively to mitigate potential risks. Teammates cover all areas of the Bank, performing validation of the company’s risk management activities through testing of key processes and controls across the company.

This is a great opportunity to join a world-renowned company and build a rewarding career in the North-West. You will be joining an exceptional and supportive team, working alongside colleagues from around the globe. We promote diversity and inclusion and will give you access to ongoing training to help you develop and grow. We reward high performance and support colleagues in local community based voluntary activities. This all helps to make our company a great place to work.

Our Internal Audit Apprenticeship program is designed to offer you a broad and exciting experience of work to support your apprenticeship studies. 

As an Internal Audit Apprentice, your key responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Developing core skills focused on audit practices, methodology and business expertise
• Contributing to the work of the audit team in delivering their planned audit coverage, including performing validation of the company’s risk management activities through testing of key processes and controls across the company
• Writing risk-focused conclusions for your audit work to explain the results of the audit process to senior management
• Developing your understanding of the bank’s Global Banking and Markets businesses, the control functions that support them and the bank’s risk and control framework

Essential and desired competencies

As the successful applicant, you will be able to demonstrate:

• An inquisitive mind; always wanting to understand information, think critically and draw solid conclusions based on information presented
• An ability to focus on all areas of a project with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to work independently and a proactive attitude to self-learning and efforts to advance skills
• A passion for exploring a career within financial services
• Capacity for innovative thinking and strong problem solving
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to interact with a variety of people
• Integrity and ethics by earning other’s trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions

Qualifications

• At least 1 years’ worth of work experience
• Achieved a 5 in English & mathematics GCSEs (or equivalent)
• Been a resident of the UK for the past 3 years
• Not in full-time education when starting the apprenticeship
• Have the right to work and remain in the UK indefinitely
• Have not completed a qualification or apprenticeship at the same level or higher which provided you with substantially the same skills or training as you would gain through this apprenticeship with Bank of America

Our Commitment to Conduct and Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organization understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mindset are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

For more information on our commitment to ESG, visit about.bankofamerica.com.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, being pregnant or on maternity leave, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

What if I need workplace adjustments?

Bank of America is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers.  If you believe you may need a workplace adjustment in order to search for a job opening or completing an application including video interview, please contact us by emailing juniortalentemea@bofa.com. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

We offer a competitive Salary and Benefits package.