L6 Financial Services Professional Strategy and Business Reporting 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

Financial services professional (level 6)

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:

What you'll do

• Gain exposure to deal screening, data management, reporting and business planning activities
• Support the review of new business opportunities and deals.
• Help manage and maintain important business and client data.
• Produce reports and analysis that support business decisions.
• Assist with forecasting, planning and tracking business performance.
• Work with teams across Front Office, Credit, Finance, Product and Business Management.
• Support projects and day-to-day activities that help the business operate effectively.

What you'll learn

• Valuable communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• How Corporate & Investment Banking businesses operate.
• Data analysis, reporting and business insight skills.
• Business planning and forecasting techniques.
• How different teams across a global bank work together to support clients.
• Real-world experience in the commercial, analytical and operational side of investment banking 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 UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Training course

Financial services professional (level 6)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Builds ethically sound and trusted relationships with internal and/or external clients/customers to form the basis of a long-term partnership. Works with client/customers to identify their relevant financial services requirements. Provides flexible and innovative solutions, integrating products and excellent service as appropriate to their role, in order to support client/customers and meet their best interests
• Carries out all required activities, using agreed systems and processes, to ensure that the relevant policies of the organisation for their area of specialisation are met. Takes the initiative to meet challenging individual and team performance measures in line with organisation policy, Values, standards and sector relevant regulatory requirements. Can identify and communicate risks to the relevant management or compliance personnel within the organisation, understanding and following the appropriate company process to address. Delivers projects as required.
• Contributes to the development of strategic and operational plans for their area. Manages and reports on progress of specific elements of this in their area of responsibility. Proactively plans and organises their work and time, clearly identifying priorities to meet commitments / KPIs/ deadlines.
• Evaluates information quickly and draws accurate conclusions. Assesses a problem from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered. Gathers the appropriate facts and evidence in order to make decisions effectively, using a structured approach. Responds appropriately to unexpected events.
• Deals effectively with Client/customers/colleagues at every level of the organisation required by the role. Using strong interpersonal skills and communicating well through a range of media, using language that is meaningful to the recipient e.g. written reports, presentations, phone, face to face, email. Communicates complex information clearly. Listens actively to understand needs and adapts their style to the recipient. Engages and networks proactively with Client/customers and colleagues, including senior management, as required, to deliver business outcomes.
• Builds/maintains strong positive working relationships with Clients/colleagues/suppliers as appropriate. Consistently supports colleagues and collaborates to achieve results. Aware of their role within team, how their team fits within the business, and how the team’s decisions impact on others. Takes a leadership role in the team when appropriate.
• Identifies opportunities to drive higher performance and improve service/processes delivered, including sharing, and looking outside of their team for best practice. Leads and/or contributes to development of specific changes through to implementation – this may include projects wider than their role.
• Keeps up to date with sector relevant legal/regulatory changes, and alerts others to the implications where necessary. Seeks feedback and acts on it to improve their performance. Builds their capability through ownership of their own development. Acts as a role model, and supports others in their development as appropriate.
• Effectively manages or influences team(s) to deliver excellent customer service. This will include team coaching, performance management and resourcing.
• Can effectively develop and implement business development and customer contact strategies.
• Effectively manages resources, staffing and cost/income within their area of responsibility.
• Effectively applies financial analysis techniques relevant to the area of the bank e.g. provide guidance on credit appetite, develop practical and appropriate credit solutions/lending structures; maximise portfolio return
• Supports client account planning and growth activities
• Able to undertake data/financial analysis, planning and use modeling tools that are required for the role.
• Effectively undertakes complex financial modelling and research and analysis using appropriate tools
• Able to use trading and risk management tools, under supervision.
• Can deliver technical advice to clients/customer and implement product solutions.
• Strong analytic skills, including excellent data analysis, research and reporting
• Able to deliver complex financial/asset modelling and valuation/pricing techniques using appropriate tools to form solutions and recommendations, as relevant to the role.
• Effectively generates qualitative and quantitative insights
• Effectively supports development, and on-going management of client/customer solutions, investment strategies and portfolios.
• Effectively manages or influences small teams to deliver excellent customer service in a financial service regulated environment. This will include team coaching, performance management, resourcing and budgetary planning
• Demonstrates effective project management skills, and execution of control framework within the sphere of influence of their team.
• Performs / reviews complex workplace pensions tasks such as scheme analysis and pensions calculations for clients/customers as appropriate
• Identifies opportunities for new business, which may include promoting services, preparing documents, taking part in presentations, as appropriate.

Training schedule

BPP apprenticeship training programmes aredelivered 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 and Maths (grade 7 or above)

Strong A Levels in:

NA (grade A*-C)

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

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High levels of motivation
• High levels of integrity
• Strong analytical skills
• Accuracy
• Innovative mindset
• Generate new & creative ideas

Other requirements

Timelines.

Assessment Centre: mid-October 2026.

Start Date: 18 January 2027.

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 L6 Financial Services Professional Apprenticeship. Supported by coaches, mentors and industry professionals, you'll develop valuable skills and build a strong foundation for a career in banking and financial services.

The Strategy & Business Reporting (“SBR”) team plays a critical role in supporting GCIB management across business governance, client and transaction data management, forecasting, analytics and strategic reporting. The team is responsible for ensuring senior management have access to timely, accurate and insightful information to support decision-making, while also maintaining key business processes such as Deal Screening and relationship management data governance.