Entry Level Risk & Regulatory

Help organizations navigate risk, strengthen compliance and build confidence in a rapidly changing business environment. Risk & Regulatory professionals combine business, technology and analytics to help clients solve complex challenges and make informed decisions. 

What is Risk & Regulatory

Organizations face evolving regulations, emerging risks and increasing expectations from customers, regulators and stakeholders. As a Risk & Regulatory professional, you'll help clients strengthen their processes, improve governance and manage risk while supporting innovation and growth. 
 
Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll solve business challenges through technology, analytics and strategic problem solving while helping organizations operate with confidence. 

Explore Risk & Regulatory opportunities 

Risk & Regulatory professionals work across a variety of specialties that help organizations manage risk, strengthen compliance and improve business performance. Explore each area below to learn about the work you'll do and where your interests may align. 

Help organizations improve business processes, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. You'll support clients as they strengthen operations, modernize processes, and respond to changing regulations.

You might enjoy this if you like: 
  • Business processes 
  • Accounting 
  • Risk management 
  • Process improvement 

Help organizations use technology and data to better manage risk and improve decision-making. You'll support projects involving data governance, cloud technologies, and technology-enabled transformation. 

You might enjoy this if you like: 
  • Data Analytics
  • Technology 
  • Cloud 
  • Business transformation 

Help organizations with scalable, cost – efficient support for day-to-day legal and compliance operations and business processes. You'll support clients by applying strategic approaches to information management to help organizations reduce risk, streamline operations, and manage costs while maintaining quality and compliance.

You might enjoy this if you like: 
  • Data analytics / Data Processing
  • Risk management
  • Process improvement
  • Computer Science
  • Business Administration

Help organizations prevent, detect, and respond to financial crime using technology, analytics, and artificial intelligence. 

You might enjoy this if you like:  
  • Fraud prevention 
  • Data analytics 
  • SQL / Python 
  • Artificial intelligence / Machine Learning 
  • Cybersecurity

Help clients investigate fraud, misconduct, and regulatory matters while supporting forensic analysis and crisis response. 

You might enjoy this if you like: 
  • Investigations 
  • Forensics 
  • Fraud 
  • Problem solving

Help organizations identify, assess, and manage business risks across industries while improving governance and decision-making. 

You might enjoy this if you like: 
  • Risk management 
  • Financial services 
  • Healthcare 
  • Business strategy 

Is Risk & Regulatory right for you? 
No matter your major, curiosity, collaboration and problem-solving are key to success.

You'll enjoy this work if...

  • You enjoy solving complex business problems 
  • You like analyzing data and identifying risks 
  • You're interested in technology and business 
  • You enjoy improving processes 
  • You like collaborating with clients and teams 
  • You're curious about how organizations manage risk 

Areas of study

Professionals in this area come from a wide variety of academic backgrounds. Depending on the practice area, opportunities may align with students pursuing: 
  • Accounting 
  • Business Administration 
  • Business Analytics 
  • Computer Science 
  • Data Analytics 
  • Data Science 
  • Economics 
  • Engineering 
  • Finance 
  • Information Systems 
  • Management Information Systems 
  • Mathematics 
  • Pre-law/Legal studies 
  • Public Policy 
  • Statistics 

Skills you'll build

Working in Risk & Regulation, you'll develop skills that help you grow throughout your career, including:
  • Risk assessment
  • Business analysis
  • Data analytics
  • Technology consulting
  • Client communication
  • Problem solving
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional collaboration

What you'll do

Depending on your team and project, you may:
  • Evaluate business risks and controls 
  • Analyze data and technology solutions 
  • Support compliance and regulatory initiatives 
  • Improve business processes 
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams 
  • Present recommendations that strengthen client operations