A&C - Risk Consulting Financial Crime Graduate Trainee

A&C - Risk Consulting Financial Crime Graduate Trainee - London 1 September 2026 (5605)

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the UK and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one.

You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow
, belong and impact
.

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 and Restructuring & Insolvency 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.

The Financial Crime team at Forvis Mazars supports a wide range of clients across financial services and non‑regulated sectors. The team provides advisory and assurance services across key financial crime areas including Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Counter‑Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions, Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Tax Evasion, and Market Abuse.

The team works on high‑profile engagements such as Skilled Person Reviews (s166), sanctions lookbacks, and financial crime framework assessments. We also deliver financial crime reviews for the firm's internal audit clients and play an active role in the development of our global capabilities.

During your first year you will:

• Support managers and senior team members on a variety of financial crime engagements across sectors.
• Develop a foundational understanding of financial crime regulations, typologies, and industry best practices.
• Assist in conducting desktop research, data analysis, and drafting client deliverables.
• Participate in the design and delivery of financial crime training materials.
• Contribute to the development of financial crime risk assessments, including Business Wide Risk Assessments (BWRA) and Customer Risk Assessments.
• Assist in reviewing and testing the operational effectiveness of financial crime controls.
• Begin to build relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Engage in internal initiatives such as proposal writing, article drafting, and event coordination.

During your second year you will:

• Take on increased responsibility in managing work streams within financial crime projects.
• Conduct interviews and fact‑finding sessions with client stakeholders under supervision.
• Lead the drafting of sections of client deliverables and present findings to internal teams.
• Begin to specialise in specific areas such as AML, sanctions, or fraud, based on interest and business need.
• Mentor and support new joiners and interns within the team.
• Contribute to the development of methodologies and tools to enhance service delivery.
• Engage more directly with clients, including presenting findings and recommendations.
• Continue to support business development activities and internal knowledge sharing.

After two years you will:

• Begin to lead smaller engagements or discrete work streams within larger projects.
• Develop…