About Auto Trader

You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.

In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.

At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.

Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.

About the Job

Auto Trader is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance and we are now offering an exciting opportunity for a graduate to join our Risk Management & Internal Controls team. This team is based in Manchester and sits within our Governance, Risk, & Compliance community.

Our Risk Management & Internal Controls team help Auto Trader stay safe, efficient, and compliant by helping to identify potential risks and making sure the right safeguards are in place. They assess financial, operational, and regulatory risks, conduct internal audits to check for weaknesses, and ensure policies and laws are being followed. Their job is to advise leaders on how to prevent fraud, errors, and inefficiencies while also helping different teams improve their processes. By monitoring risks and strengthening controls, they protect our company from unexpected issues and support smart decision-making.

As a graduate, we can offer you hands-on experience performing internal audits and risk assessments across all parts of the business, and exposure to our most important and strategic-level projects within Auto Trader. You can participate in training sessions, workshops, and events to stay updated on latest regulations and emerging trends in the internal audit and risk management fields; educating our stakeholders on best practice as you go. We also support relevant professional qualifications after you're embedded in the role.

What we're looking for

You'll be a graduate in any degree discipline (or hold a level 6 qualification) with passion and drive to build a career in compliance, internal audit and risk management
You'll have an interest and commitment to ethics and integrity
You'll be detail-orientated, able to spot inconsistencies, and take enjoyment from getting to the route of a problem
You'll have an analytical mindset and be able to explain your rationale to others using strong communications skills
As a digital business, we're constantly evolving, so the ability to adapt and be comfortable with change in an ever-changing landscape is a must
Our Governance, Risk, and Compliance community values collaboration and teamwork, so you’ll be eager to learn from the people you work with and embrace the opportunities that come your way.

You might assume that our name, "Auto Trader," means you need to be a car enthusiast to work here. But that's not the case. We're looking for people who are passionate about their work and thrive in a collaborative environment.

We believe every candidate brings a unique blend of talents. If you find yourself ticking some, but not all, of the requirement boxes, we'd love to hear from you.

To help you submit your best application, you can check out our application top tips video here.

Auto Trader's Graduate Academy

Our graduate programme is designed to fast-track your career and develop your skills. It’s a 2-year programme with a permanent role from day one. Your journey starts with a 6-week Academy Foundation alongside other graduates, learning about our company, culture, products and customers. You'll then focus on your specific role while working on practical projects as a cohort, with support from mentors, your dedicated line manager and the Early Careers team. For full details, visit our early careers blog here

Benefits and more

We’re offering a salary of £26,500, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares.

You'll have 28 days holiday per year, and that's in addition to bank holidays and half day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.

We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.

On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.

Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad.

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