Risk Consulting Graduate Programme - September 2026 intake

Whether you’re graduating soon, recently graduated, or starting out as a junior consultant, you won’t just find opportunities here, you will shape them. 

1. Why start your career in EY Risk Consulting? 

Consulting at EY goes beyond what many people traditionally associate with a Big 4 firm. As part of our Consulting team, you’ll work with organisations to solve complex business and technology challenges, helping them grow, transform, and adapt in a rapidly changing world. 

At EY, your career in Risk Consulting is just the beginning. You’ll have the opportunity to build a career as unique as you are from day one, supported by EY’s global scale, inclusive culture, and innovative AI-driven technology. From your first day, you’ll be encouraged to bring your ideas, curiosity, and perspective; helping organizations strengthen governance, enhance controls, navigate regulatory change, and build more resilient and trusted operations. 

In today’s fast‑moving and uncertain environment, risk is at the centre of every major decision. From financial risk and regulatory compliance to digital, technology and AI risk, organizations are continuously challenged to adapt. If you’re motivated, eager to learn, and ready to take your first step into consulting, we’d love to hear from you. 

Start earlier. Grow faster. 

From day one, you’ll work on real client challenges not from the sidelines, but as part of the team delivering outcomes. You’ll help organisations navigate complex risk environments, strengthen controls, and respond to regulatory and operational challenges, seeing the impact of your work firsthand, faster than in most traditional career paths. 

Build real experience, not just skills. 

You’ll work across different industries, clients and projects, gaining exposure to a wide range of risk areas from internal audit and compliance to digital, technology and AI risk. You will build hands-on experience of how data, analytics and emerging technologies are used to manage and mitigate risk in real business environments, helping you develop strong commercial awareness and a risk-focused consulting mindset. 

Accelerate your career. 

With early responsibility, hands-on experience, and structured development, you’ll build confidence and capability at pace. Supported by experienced teams and continuous learning, you’ll quickly develop the technical and professional skills needed to support clients in managing risk, improving governance, and enhancing resilience. 

Be yourself. Make it matter. 

The best workplaces are those where you can be yourself. That’s why our teams place a big focus on inclusivity. We’re always open to challenge and change – and we know we can always be better. You’ll play a big part in building a better working world for us and our clients – pushing us into a future we can be proud of.  

A training path to support you. 

From day one, you’ll combine real client work with structured development, building your technical and consulting skills across areas like risk, controls, compliance and digital/AI risk. You’ll have the option to pursue a professional qualification while gaining hands-on experience on client projects. 

Our approach combines work and structured learning, including classroom sessions, online training and self‑study. Balancing study with project work can be challenging, but you’ll be supported throughout. You’ll learn alongside your cohort, building strong relationships, while experienced teams guide you at every step. 

2. EY Risk Consulting - Programme overview 

Enabling clients through technology and analytics to manage their financial risks. 

We work with clients to solve complex challenges and build trust in an increasingly uncertain world. Combining financial risk expertise with technology and analytics, we help organisations transform how they manage risk and improve performance.  

We help our clients to: 

• Identify, model, and manage risk across the business 

• Strengthen controls using data, technology and AI 

• Deliver across key areas including credit, market, and operational risks, financial crime, and strategic planning 

• Work in a digital-first environment, collaborating across EY teams 

• Drive automation, efficiency and better ways of working 

Key programme facts 

• Programme length: 2 years (Permanent contract) 

• Professional qualification: Specialised training and certification in your chosen area (FRM preferably) 

• Salary: Competitive 

• Start date: September 2026 

What you will be doing 

• Analyse clients’ businesses to identify key financial risks, strengths and improvement opportunities 

• Deliver risk solutions across risk, data and compliance 

• Present clear insights and recommendations to clients, driving real impact 

• Implement enterprise-wide platforms that enhance risk measurement and reporting using best-in-class technology solutions and methodologies 

• Produce high‑quality deliverables and collaborate closely with your team 

• Monitor business, economic and technology trends and assess their impact on risk 

• Work across a portfolio of clients in a hybrid environment 

• Collaborate across EY teams to design and deliver innovative risk solutions 

3. What we’re looking for 

We’re looking for people who are curious, driven, and ready to learn fast in a consulting environment: 

• A degree or equivalent experience in any field, with an interest in STEM, Finance, Operations Research 

• 0–2 years of experience through internships, projects, or entry level roles (helpful, but not essential) 

• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills 

• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non technical stakeholders 

• A collaborative mindset, with an interest in working across teams, projects and industries 

• A proactive attitude towards learning, continuous improvement, and building a consulting career 

4. What working at EY offers 

EY offers an attractive remuneration package to reward both personal and team performance. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. In addition, but not limited to, our benefits include: 

• 13th salary 

• Provident Fund 

• Private Medical and Life Insurance 

• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid work and flexible work schedule) 

• Friday afternoon off 

• EY Tech MBA and EY MSc in Business Analytics 

• EY Badges - digital learning certificates 

• Paid Sick Leave 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Yearly wellbeing days off 

• Maternity, Wedding and New Baby Gifts 

• EY Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (counselling, legal and financial consultation services) 

Support us in helping organisations manage uncertainty, build trust, and strengthen resilience through risk, technology and innovation.  

Are you ready to get started and make an impact from day one?