Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 12-month industrial placement within Deloitte's Controls Advisory team, assessing and implementing IT and business controls for clients.
- Gain experience in risk management, technology, and business process transformation across various industries.
- Must be on track for a 2:1 degree or above and in the penultimate year of study.
- Applications close on 23rd October 2026, but early applications are recommended.
- Visa sponsorship is not provided, but students on a valid Student Visa can apply.
About the Role
About the Team
This role sits within the Risk and Controls Consulting persona, specifically in Finance Transformation (FT), which is part of the Technology and Transformation team. FT assists finance executives with assessing their finance strategy and helps clients design and implement changes to improve the value and effectiveness of their finance function.
Controls Advisory assists organisations in understanding risks associated with their end-to-end processes (both automated and manual) and their IT landscape. Services include controls framework design, next generation controls operating model re-design, controls culture enhancement, and controls automation (including AI). The team also supports management in gaining assurance on the operation of their control frameworks.
You will collaborate with clients, business and finance controls teams, and technology risk specialists to define control requirements and help clients unlock their full potential.
What You'll Do
This role will provide opportunities to work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to establish knowledge of risk and controls. You will assess, design, and implement technological or business controls for a wide range of clients across multiple industries.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identifying and assessing clients' key IT and financial risks, developing and implementing long-term strategies for mitigation and improvement.
- Designing and embedding IT or business process controls to ensure adherence to internal policies, legislation, and financial integrity in line with regulatory requirements.
- Supporting clients in transforming their business processes controls across finance, procurement, and operations.
- Using data and technology to address critical challenges, including climate change, cyber-attacks, data privacy, and organisational transformation.
- Providing expert guidance and support to build and strengthen clients' internal governance and control frameworks, fostering innovation and confident change management.
- Delivering impactful change initiatives that enable organisations to effectively manage their risks.
- Working at the forefront of strategy and control requirements for internal, regulatory, and extended enterprise requirements.
Development and Training
Given Controls Advisory’s breadth of services, you will have opportunities to take part in a wide variety of work, finding new environments to grow and develop.
Learning and development will be delivered through:
- A comprehensive training programme with dedicated sessions at regular intervals.
- Independent training encouraged through our Learning portal.
- Training may include:
- Controls Advisory competencies and knowledge (supplemented through project work) across risk management, change transformation, assurance, assessments, and programme management.
- Controls Advisory business skills such as communication, presentation, and business writing.
- Regular training sessions and access to our extensive online learning portal.
Where You'll Work
Deloitte operates a hybrid system, with a combination of office and home working. Client-facing roles may require attendance at client sites on certain days. Meetings will be a mix of online and in-person events. Your final assessment and induction will be in-person.
Workspaces are accessible. If you require further flexibility due to a health condition or caring responsibilities, please discuss this with the team.
Application Deadlines
The closing deadline for this role is 23rd October 2026. Applications are recommended as soon as possible, as some roles may close before the deadline due to high demand.
Qualifications
- You will be on track to achieve a predicted degree classification of 2:1 or above in any discipline.
- You must be in the penultimate year of your course.
- The programme duration is 12 months.