Deloitte Seeks Graduates for Financial Risk Advisory Programme
Professional services firm Deloitte is recruiting graduates for its Regulatory and Financial Risk (RFR) Graduate Programme 2026, based in Midrand, South Africa.
The programme gives graduates an opportunity to work with Deloitte’s Financial Instrument Valuations team, supporting banks and financial institutions with complex modelling, risk analysis and regulatory advisory projects.
Graduates will gain exposure to real consulting work while developing technical skills in financial modelling, risk analytics and quantitative programming.
Key Details
- Programme: Regulatory and Financial Risk Graduate Programme
- Company: Deloitte
- Location: Midrand, South Africa
- Industry: Financial Services Advisory
- Programme Type: Graduate Programme
About the Regulatory and Financial Risk Team
The Regulatory and Financial Risk (RFR) team is a specialist advisory group within Deloitte that works with financial institutions across Africa.
The team supports:
- Banks and financial services organisations
- Corporate treasury teams
- Large financial institutions
Their work focuses on helping organisations understand and manage complex financial risk through advanced modelling and analytics.
Core expertise areas include:
- Financial modelling
- Risk analytics
- Regulatory compliance
- Quantitative programming
Key Areas of Work
Graduates in the programme will gain exposure to several specialised areas of financial risk analysis.
These include:
- Derivative instrument valuations
- Hedge accounting advisory
- IFRS 2 share option and BEE valuations
- Model development and validation
- Counterparty credit risk (xVA) valuations
This work sits at the intersection of finance, mathematics and data science, making it particularly valuable for graduates interested in quantitative finance.
Key Responsibilities
Participants in the programme will support consulting teams working on financial risk projects.
Responsibilities may include:
- Assisting in developing and automating financial and risk models
- Conducting statistical analysis such as clustering and segmentation
- Performing numerical valuation techniques including derivatives pricing
- Building yield curves and supporting financial modelling processes
- Contributing to innovative risk solutions for financial sector clients
- Supporting project teams with analysis, documentation and research
Graduates will work closely with project managers, analysts and senior consultants on client engagements.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or Honours degree in a quantitative or finance-related field.
Accepted qualifications include:
- MSc Financial Engineering
- MSc Quantitative Risk Management
- BSc or BCom Honours in Quantitative Risk Management
- Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
- Financial Engineering
- Advanced Mathematics of Finance
- Econometrics or Applied Economics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Statistics
- Applied or Financial Mathematics
- Physics
Other mathematical or statistical degrees with strong quantitative components may also be considered.
Technical Skills Advantage
Experience with programming tools used in financial modelling will be beneficial.
Examples include:
- Python
- R
- Matlab
- SAS
- C#
- VBA
These tools are widely used in quantitative finance and risk analytics environments.
Required Competencies
Deloitte is looking for graduates who demonstrate:
- Strong communication skills
- Analytical and technical curiosity
- Ability to work in a fast-paced consulting environment
- Team collaboration and project support skills
- Innovative problem-solving ability
- Adaptability to changing project requirements
Documents Required
Applicants must submit the following documents when applying.
- Updated CV
- Certified copy of South African ID
- Matric certificate
- University academic transcripts
If necessary, applicants may combine documents into a single PDF file before uploading.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through the official Deloitte recruitment portal below:
APPLY ONLINE FOR DELOITTE GRADUATE PROGRAMME 2026
Applicants should ensure all required documents are uploaded before submitting their application.
