Financial Crime Compliance Apprentice

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role

We are looking for a confident individual with a positive attitude and a can‑do approach, who is keen to build their experience and grow with M&G.

A successful candidate will be self‑motivated, curious, able to build strong relationships and work effectively as part of a team.

They should feel comfortable using their initiative, working independently when needed, and be eager to learn and progress.

As a Financial Crime Compliance Apprentice, you will have an exciting opportunity to experience the different types of technical, analytical and practical work across a varied mixed disciplinary team. The Global Financial Crimes Compliance team is responsible for safeguarding our customers and the organisation against financial crime risks, including money laundering, fraud, bribery, corruption, and sanctions breaches. Acting as a second line of defence, the team provides oversight, guidance, and assurance to ensure that robust systems and controls are in place across the business throughout the globe.

This includes supporting with the development and maintenance of policies, delivering training and awareness, conducting risk assessments, analysing data, investigating financial crime concerns and monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements. By partnering with business units and senior leadership, the team promotes a strong risk culture and ensures adherence to FCA and global standards, industry best practice, and legal obligations, protecting the integrity of the financial system.

• Supporting the team in delivering excellent service to internal customers in the UK and globally
• Assisting with both transformation projects and Business as Usual activities, including coordinating queries, documents and stakeholders, reviewing outputs, and attending meetings
• Developing knowledge and understanding of the financial crime landscape
• Supporting financial crime governance, data analytics, MI and reporting, and the production of global Financial Crime policies, standards and advisory material
• Helping with Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment activities and support the delivery of global training, awareness and communications.
• Reviewing intelligence outputs to identify potential threats or vulnerabilities and help ensure appropriate actions are taken
• Assisting with assurance and testing activities across global second line of defence Financial Crime functions, as well as first line of defence controls in the UK and internationally
• Supporting and coordinating the effective implementation of the global financial crime risk management framework across the business
• Carrying out additional tasks and team activities as required

• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders with ease
• Ability to manage processes and coordinating with different people, including seniors
• Motivated to improve, adapt and be of value
• Empathy and good listening skills
• Efficient, proactive, structured approach to work and very well organised
• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail
• Can effectively manage day to day work, alongside apprenticeship qualification
• Moderate understanding of the MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• A proactive team player who is driven to ensure everyone succeeds and is…