M&G Group-wide Internal Audit Graduate Programme recruitment
Our expertise is built on more than 75 years of investment experience, dating back to the launch of the UK’s first unit trust in 1931.
As part of the Prudential Group, MG is an autonomous business investing in a wide range of asset classes including equities, fixed income and property throughout the world. We are also experts in a number of specialist investment areas including hybrid securities, leveraged finance, structured credit products and infrastructure finance.
In recent years MG has enjoyed a remarkable period of growth and now ranks second in the UK in terms of retail funds under management
Why MG?
A career with MG can offer you a constant stream of fresh challenges, so you’ll always be stretching yourself and learning new skills. What’s more, you will be part of a culture that rewards high performance with financial incentives and increased opportunities. We’re flexible enough to accommodate the most ambitious of career aspirations, offering training that’s tailored to your personal needs with maximum exposure to a breadth of business areas.
How does Group-wide Internal Audit fit within MG?
Group-wide Internal Audit can undertake reviews of all areas of MG’s business. We provide independent assurance to the Audit Committee and Senior Management that risks are being addressed and controlled by the business.
As a part of the Internal Audit team you will have the opportunity to participate and contribute to reviews of:
- The Investment Management Front Office
- MG’s Retail business
- Investment Operations
- Property Investment
- IT
- support other group-wide reviews in locations such as Hong Kong, Singapore and the US
What is the role of an Internal Auditor?
As an internal auditor you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals on our review projects and other assignments.
Our role is to review a broad range of MG’s operations and rapidly gain an understanding of the business, its risks and the way it is run to manage these risks. You have an opportunity to play a part in making a real contribution and initiate change by value adding recommendations both in terms of better control and greater efficiency.
As a new Graduate you will work on projects alongside talented individuals and your skill set will develop quickly.
The Graduate Scheme
The Graduate Scheme is an excellent way to start a career at a company that values its people. MG endeavours to support and encourage personal development in an environment that rewards individuals who display ambition, independent thinking and professionalism.
The Scheme is a 12 to18 month programme. Graduates will be placed on high profile audit reviews across a wide range of business units within MG and have the opportunity to work on projects in the Prudential Group globally. Performing audit reviews around the business gives a new graduate a unique opportunity to explore and understand functions from all areas of the business and develop a complete overview of the organisation.
Throughout the Programme, Graduates have a strong support network and are given comprehensive training, including:
- A ‘buddy’ from the Audit team
- A six week introductory programme that incorporates all aspects of the modern asset management industry
- The opportunity to complete industry qualifications such as the IMC
- A variety of training courses to develop your interpersonal skills
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate for MG will have a strong academic background, minimum 300 UCAS points (best three grades only), a 2.1 degree or equivalent and a broad skill set to match the business and culture at MG and in particular the Group-wide Internal Audit role.
The right candidate for MG will:
- Be a self starter with a cool head under pressure
- Be proactive and delivery focussed with excellent communication skills
- Display drive and commitment to deliver projects and flexibility to changing business needs
- Able to display a strong team ethic and be able to influence others effectively
- Be able to generate and maintain positive relationships within the team and across the business
- Have an eye on the big picture and show a genuine interest in expanding their knowledge and understanding of the Investment Management industry.
MG is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from a diverse background.
* (As at 30 June 2011)