A&C - Regulatory Compliance School Leaver Apprenticeship - London

A&C - Regulatory Compliance School Leaver Apprenticeship - London

About the Advisory & Consulting Team

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 800 experts across our teams who operate as subject matter experts across our 6 business units:

• Deals and Financing
• Financial Services Consulting
• Consulting
• Infrastructure Finance
• Forensics and Completion
• Restructuring & Insolvency

The aim is to add 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 Regulatory Compliance Team

Insurance Risk Consulting provides a diverse range of services to our clients in the sector. Predominantly, clients are from the insurance market but can also include other financial services entities such as investment firms and payment institutions. The team provides advice and guidance to clients on all aspects of financial services regulation to help them stay compliant with the vast web of regulations applicable to the sector.

The Regulatory Compliance team focuses on conduct regulation and everything in the realm of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and regulatory reporting overseen by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

• FCA’s primary purpose: Protect consumers, protect the integrity of the financial system, and promote competition in the interests of consumers. It expects regulated entities to put the consumer at the heart of their business.
• PRA’s primary objectives: Promote the safety and soundness of regulated entities and, for insurance firms, ensure policyholders are appropriately protected.

Our services help clients meet regulatory expectations, including:

• Ensuring operational resilience
• Strengthening the compliance function
• Ensuring competent leadership in businesses

Examples of current projects include:

• Operational resilience reviews
• Consumer duty audits
• Complaints reviews
• Consumer remediation programs
• Regulatory reporting
• Fair value assessments
• Vulnerable customer reviews
• Product governance and quality assurance reviews

The team also develops training materials and delivers tailored training sessions to clients, supporting capability building and regulatory understanding.

About the Role

This role sits within the Regulatory Compliance part of Insurance Consulting.

The role of a Junior Consultant is to support the team in delivering projects, assisting in all aspects of the project lifecycle, including:

• Sales or ‘business development’ processes
• Project planning
• Execution of fieldwork
• Preparation of deliverables and contribution to final recommendations

You will also be involved in non-client activities such as:

• Assisting with internal projects
• Research
• Business development initiatives
• Article creation

You may also be required to go on secondment to assist in client projects.

We operate a hybrid working model, so as a Junior Consultant, you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, or client sites when required.

Professional qualification: You will not be required to study towards a professional qualification initially. After two years as a Junior Consultant, there will be an opportunity to study towards a professional qualification if desired.

Career Progression

During your first two years 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
• Interact with clients’ staff and build an effective rapport
• Work within a team to ideate and develop new solutions to solve critical regulatory challenges faced by businesses

During your third year you will:

• Take more responsibility on projects
• Review work of junior team members, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members

After three years you will:

• Start specialising in particular service offerings of Regulatory Compliance
• Take on more responsibility for developing service lines and the business
• Take on more responsibility on project planning, owning project deliverables
• Demonstrate foundational project management capabilities

Typical Daily Duties

• Proactively monitor relevant regulatory developments and provide periodic updates to internal teams
• Collect and synthesise information from research
• Draft client-specific conclusions and recommendations based on fieldwork and research
• Consider the impact of financial services regulations on clients
• Maintain professional working relationships with clients and colleagues throughout fieldwork and social activities
• Support sales and business development processes by assisting in the preparation of proposals for new work
• Assist in running workshops and conferences with clients
• Assist in writing publications of internal and external articles on topics of interest for financial services

Who We're Looking For

• On track or have obtained A-level or equivalent qualifications. 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 has 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 to help you grow, belong, and make an impact.

• 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
• Comprehensive quality training and development to grow in your professional career, including:
  • Professional excellence
  • Client excellence
  • Digital excellence
  • Technical excellence

Our goal is to support you in reaching your full potential and become a standout talent. To understand more, read our FAQs.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our values.

• We value our people’s unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience
• We know this diversity creates better outcomes for our clients
• We promote an environment in which you can:
  • Grow your skills
  • Belong to a team that values your ideas
  • Make an impact that matters

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.

• Start date: 1 September 2026
• 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

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.