A&C - Risk Consulting Public & Social Apprentice

Position: A&C - Risk Consulting Public & Social Sector School Leaver Apprentice 1 Sept 2026

Forvis Mazars: who are we?

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.

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.

About

The Risk Consulting Public & Social Sector Team

The Public and Social Sector Risk Consulting team offers internal audit, advisory and other assurance services across multiple organisations within the public & social sector. We provide our clients with clarity over the performance of their risk management processes and raise recommendations for improvement where required. Working in the public and social sector will enable you to meet and support like‑minded individuals at your clients who really want to make a difference in society.

You can directly contribute to supporting local communities and be involved with some of the biggest issues in society.

Role

Public and social sector organisations are extremely important, unique and interesting. At Forvis Mazars, we work with a wide variety of organisations across the range of sub‑sectors set out later in this section. As we act independently to our clients, we play an important role in supporting public scrutiny, helping to hold organisations to account, support continual improvement and striving to make society a better place.

You will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of clients within the public and social sector Risk Consulting team. Our team provides distinctive audit and advisory services across the following six sectors:

• Local government – internal, IT and contract audits, anti‑fraud and corruption services; we are among the top four firms in this area.
• Education – specialist funding audits, data return and legislative reviews, student experience, apprenticeships, safeguarding and governance audits.
• Central government – audits for Arm’s Length Bodies such as museums, galleries, research institutions and regulators.
• Housing – internal audit services for social housing, fire safety, income collection and anti‑social behaviour.
• Police – assurance over finance, HR, victim services, firearms licensing and seized property.
• Charities – internal audit and advisory for charities focusing on fundraising strategy, raffles, lotteries and volunteer management.

During Your First Two Years You Will

• Perform internal audits by testing and reviewing documentation to establish a client's exposure to risk and the effectiveness of the processes in place to mitigate risks.
• Obtain relevant information from clients while building an effective rapport.
• Use a range of tools and methods to test and provide recommendations on the client's business operations.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the nature of the client's business, best practice and applicable regulations.
• Take ownership for an internal audit project in the first two months, including providing feedback to clients verbally and through written internal audit reports.
• Develop personal and professional skills through regular training, with the support of your team and line manager.

During Your Third Year You Will

• Be involved in planning stages of work, such as attending scoping meetings and drafting Terms of Reference.
• Start to specialise in particular sub‑sectors or types of audits based on interest.
• Increase confidence in…