Internal Audit Analyst Summer Internship Programme London

About the Internship

Spend 10 weeks diving into real projects, gaining hands-on experience, and shaping your future. You’ll receive full support, take on meaningful responsibilities, and build lasting connections—all while discovering what makes our culture unique.

This programme is for students in their penultimate year of university, graduating in 2028, who are ready to grow, learn, and make an impact.

About Internal Audit

Barclays Internal Audit (BIA) plays a key role in our business worldwide. Independent assurance and insightful challenge are at the heart of what we do, helping to protect Barclays' assets, reputation, and sustainability, while supporting the management of current and emerging risks in an increasingly digital, technology-driven world.

BIA is an independent control function that provides objective, reliable, and insightful assurance to the Board and Executive Management. As the "third line of defence", BIA works closely with the business to help strengthen governance, risk management, and controls. This involves regularly reviewing and assessing business areas across the bank, evaluating how effectively risks are managed and whether controls are operating as intended. Findings are reported, and stakeholders are worked with to drive meaningful improvements and ensure issues are resolved effectively.

Barclays Internal Audit is a leader in Data Analytics and other specialist areas, using innovative approaches and technology to enhance the way assurance is provided. BIA has built a strong reputation in the financial services industry for its expertise, fresh thinking, and forward-looking approach.

This internship offers a chance to work in an area that has a real impact across the bank, gain unique insight into how Barclays operates, and work alongside experts who will help you build the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for a successful career.

What You'll Do

• Audit Planning: Participate in the planning of audits, including documenting the scope, process understanding, risk and control identification, and testing strategies.
• Audit Fieldwork: Complete audit fieldwork by testing key controls and drawing conclusions about their design and effectiveness.
• Issue Resolution: Discuss and agree on the factual accuracy of audit issues with the audit team, and write high-quality issues, recording management’s action plans.
• Risk Awareness: Keep up to date with risks, issues, and changes across relevant business units.
• Challenging & Compliance: Challenge others, including auditees, where appropriate to ensure the right conclusion is reached. Execute all work in full compliance with regulatory requirements and Barclays’ policies and procedures.
• Risk Assessment: Contribute to risk assessment activity.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard, consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Develop technical expertise in your work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies/procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within your area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how your sub-function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation’s sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience, guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex/sensitive information.
• Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organisation.

Barclays Values & Mindset

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Entry Requirements

• You must be in your penultimate year of university.
• You must be graduating in 2028.
• We welcome applicants from all academic backgrounds. While a STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) can be a great fit for the analytical nature of Internal Audit, it’s not essential. We value diverse perspectives and encourage students from any field of study to apply.
• Ideally, you’ll also be naturally analytical, eager to learn, and ready to take on new challenges.
• You know how to manage your time, build strong relationships, and thrive in a team.

Visa Sponsorship

Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office’s eligibility criteria for a skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants who are not eligible to receive a skilled worker visa, and for whom we are therefore unable to secure a skilled worker visa, will be required to have their own legal right to work in the UK on a full-time basis from June 2027 to August 2027.

Location

London (Canary Wharf)

Application Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2026. Please note that this vacancy may close ahead of the advertised date due to application volumes, and we therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.