Corporate Audit Career Transition Apprentice 2026 - Chester
Bank of America
Chester (CH4 9FE)
Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026
Posted on 22 December 2025
Contents
Summary
We are currently looking for a motivated individual to join our Corporate Audit team in Chester in September 2026 in a full-time role as an Apprentice whilst studying the Level 4 Internal Audit Technician.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Internal audit professional (level 7)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
This is a great opportunity to join a world-renowned company and build a rewarding career in the North-West.
Our Internal Audit Apprenticeship program is designed to offer you a broad and exciting experience of work to support your apprenticeship studies.
Training and Development
Your training and development is our top priority, with extensive formal training offered at the start of the programme in addition to on the job support, educational speaker events and mentorship throughout. This is your chance to learn, contribute, and grow in a dynamic global environment.
Responsibilities:
As you progress through your apprenticeship, you’ll apply what you learn directly to your work at Bank of America - building real-world experience while developing critical skills.
The apprenticeship will support you in developing in key elements of the role below:
- Master the fundamentals of audit practices, methodology, and business acumen
- Play a key role in delivering annual audit coverage - testing processes and controls to validate risk management across the company
- Communicate with impact by writing risk-focused conclusions that explain audit results to senior management
- Deepen your knowledge of Global Banking and Markets, the control functions that support them, and the bank’s risk and control framework
Where you'll work
Amadeo Financial Center
Herons Way
Chester Business Park
Chester
CH4 9FE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
Training course
Internal audit professional (level 7)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Building Relationships: IAProfs build long-term relationships based on trust and respect, both within IA and with management across the organisation, other assurance providers to inform dynamic changes to IA plan and understand the risk profile of the organisation.
- Communication: IAProfs communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing, turning complex issues into plain language. IAProfs adapt communication to suit situation and audience, promote open communication to gain commitment and action. IAProfs chair meetings effectively to achieve objectives.
- Influencing & Collaboration: IAProfs wield influence and motivate others through collaboration to remove organisational barriers, manage conflict, reach consensus and achieve results, and will empower others to achieve outcomes.
- Analytical and Problem Solving: IAProfs determine use of data analytics/data extraction software, communicate requirements to others. IAProfs gather necessary facts/evidence to make decisions. Critcally analyse and evaluate information quickly, drawing accurate conclusions, assessing problems from multiple angles, using benchmark data to inform. Apply business intelligence/problem solving techniques, focus on themes/trends; use this information to make informed decisions and judgements.
- Business Acumen: IAProfs interpret/articulate key risks impacting organisation/wider industry; apply understanding of this wider context to drive audit plan.
- Risk and Control / Audit Methodology: IAProfs understand different types of control; management control techniques; internal control framework characteristics (e.g. COSO, ISO, COBIT, etc.) used in organisation/industry. Apply different types of IA methodologies and standards through all stages of an IA assignment.
- Delivery Management: IAProfs lead/manage audit assignments allocating resources/delegating work; applying management skills/leadership styles, conflict management, project management & change management skills to deliver quality work within budget and timeline. IAProfs deliver a level of oversight/supervision to manage others, delivering assurance to conform to the IIA standards. IAProfs are fundamental in developing and applying quality assurance and improvement programme and continuous improvement. IAProfs support delivery of IA observations, implementation of follow-up programmes and reporting for IA management to deliver at the audit committee.
- Managing Others: IAProfs act as role models; motivate others to deliver results, create environment to encourage creative thinking & manage through others to deliver results. IAProfs develop potential of others supporting their career aspirations through feedback/ coaching, supporting well-being of others.
- Systems and IT Skills: IAProfs effectively use business systems/software to deliver IA outcomes e.g. sending emails, using word processing and spreadsheet software, work papers etc. to get the most out of their role.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C or 5)
- Maths (grade C or 5)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We are devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organisation. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion, there are a number of careers which an apprentice can choose depending upon their interest
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KAPLAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006218.
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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026
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