Client KYC - Level 3 Compliance and Risk Officer Apprentice (MUFG)

Summary

Kick-start your career in banking with MUFG's Apprenticeship Programme. Our Apprenticeship Programme offers an alternative route into banking for college leavers, giving you the opportunity to earn while you learn.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

Training course

Compliance and risk officer (level 3)

Hours

Days and shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 18 January 2027

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

You'll gain hands-on experience, receive structured training from industry experts, and work towards a recognised professional qualification, all while earning a salary, and enjoying the support of a dedicated buddy and mentor.Applications close on 14 September 2026.For more information, please visit:

Our Business Areas

Our securities business offer a comprehensive product suite to clients around the world through five key business lines in the primary and secondary markets: Debt Capital Markets, credit, rates, equities, and structured products.

Our commercial banking arm is a leading corporate lending bank offering an intensive range of services from Project Finance & Syndicated Loans through to Transaction Banking & Asset Finance.

By joining MUFG, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your financial expertise and become part of a truly international organisation.

What to Expect

Our 2-year Apprenticeship Programme gives you the opportunity to earn while you learn,gaining hands-on experience in client communications, data analysis, reporting and business operations while working towards a Level 3 Compliance and Risk Officer qualification. Supported by coaches, mentors and industry professionals, you'll develop valuable skills and build a strong foundation fora career in banking and financial services.

Client KYC Group (CKG) is part of MUFG's Corporate & Investment Banking division and plays an important role in helping the bank meet its legal and regulatory requirements. The team works closely with clients and colleagues across Banking and Securities to collect and review information, helping ensure the bank can safely and confidently do business with its clients.

What you'll do:

• Support the on boarding of new clients and the review of existing client accounts
• Carry out checks to help protect the bank from financial crime and other risks
• Review and update client information to make sure records are accurate and complete
• Help ensure the bank has the information it needs before working with new clients
• Support the team in meeting important regulatory and compliance requirements
• Work with colleagues across the bank to ensure client requests are completed efficiently
• Assist with maintaining records, reports and documentation
• Contribute to projects and process improvements across the team

What you’ll learn

• Valuable skills in analysis, problem-solving, organisation and stakeholder management
• How banks verify client information and manage client relationships
• The fundamentals of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• How financial institutions identify and manage risk
• The role compliance and regulation play in the banking industry
• How different teams work together to support clients and meet regulatory requirements
• How a global bank operates and supports clients around the world
• Real-world experience in financial services from day one

As part of a select apprentice intake, you'll learn from industry experts, gain real responsibility, and build valuable connections across the business. With support from your buddy, mentor, and team, you'll have every opportunity to develop your skills and grow your career.

Where you'll work

Ropemaker Place
25 Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9AJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Compliance and risk officer (level 3)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Implement legal and regulatory framework requirements.
• Deliver risk and compliance services to stakeholders using organisational systems and processes.
• Plan and organise workloads to meet individual and team performance targets.
• Identify ways to reduce and mitigate incidents of non-compliance.
• Escalate compliance and risk issues where appropriate in line with organisational procedures.
• Manage records in order to meet audit requirements of the organisation.
• Produce evidence-based reports and management information for stakeholders considering visualisation techniques when presenting data.
• Select and use communication methods applicable to the audience and circumstances, for example, presentations, phone, face to face, email, virtual meetings.
• Communicate about products with customers, colleagues or stakeholders in different styles, for example visually, verbally, written, using e-comms.
• Build and maintain working relationships.
• Identify own training needs and seek feedback to improve performance and service delivered.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques when delivering improved compliance outcomes and mitigating risks.
• Record information electronically and make use of available technology, for example Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing, email, virtual communication.
• Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy.
• Implement legal and regulatory framework requirements.
• Deliver risk and compliance services to stakeholders using organisational systems and processes.
• Plan and organise workloads to meet individual and team performance targets.
• Identify ways to reduce and mitigate incidents of non-compliance.
• Escalate compliance and risk issues where appropriate in line with organisational procedures.
• Manage records in order to meet audit requirements of the organisation.
• Produce evidence-based reports and management information for stakeholders considering visualisation techniques when presenting data.
• Select and use communication methods applicable to the audience and circumstances, for example, presentations, phone, face to face, email, virtual meetings.
• Communicate about products with customers, colleagues or stakeholders in different styles, for example visually, verbally, written, using e-comms.
• Build and maintain working relationships.
• Identify own training needs and seek feedback to improve performance and service delivered.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques when delivering improved compliance outcomes and mitigating risks.
• Record information electronically and make use of available technology, for example Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation software, word processing, email, virtual communication.
• Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy.

Training schedule

BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English Language and Maths (grade 4/C (or equivalent))

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Logical
• Interest in financial markets
• Written communication skills
• Fast-paced environment
• Results driven
• Accountability and integrity
• Self-starter
• Proactive
• Enthusiastic
• Can do attitude
• Motivation and integrity
• Manage large workloads
• Tight deadlines
• Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Other requirements

Minimum of grade 4/C GCSE(or equivalent) in English Language and maths, and three A-levels (orequivalent) including minimum grade of 6/B in Business Studies, Economics, maths, English, Sciences (including Computer Science) to be eligible to apply.