Graduate Trainee Accountant
- Employer
- Standard Life
- Location
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Salary
- £27,000
- Closing date
- Feb 28, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Graduate
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Graduate
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
About Us
As part of the largest Life and Pensions Consolidator in Europe – we’re committed to growing your career by acknowledging your talent, rewarding you well, providing you with market-leading benefits and a great working environment.
About the Role
As a graduate working as part of our Finance team, you’ll play a big part in how our business performs. As well as accurate budgeting, forecasting and reporting, we also provide expertise to help inform our business decisions.
You’ll have rotational placements across different teams in our finance department. You may also get involved with our key calendar events, delivering our financial results to the City and global markets.
The variety in our programme is tailored to help you play to your strengths. There is also plenty of study support on offer, as you work towards a qualification from one of two professional bodies – The Institute of Chartered Accountants for Scotland (ICAS) or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Programme summary
Duration: Three years
Structure: Five to six different placements
Development: A series of professional exams to become a member of either ICAS or CIMA
About You
We’re looking for at least a 2:1 degree, ideally in an Accountancy or Finance related discipline. Other degree subjects may be considered for candidates who demonstrate a strong interest in Accountancy.
We look for people with excellent analytical skills and the ability to see the bigger picture.
Next Steps
If your application is shortlisted you’ll be invited to complete some online assessments. This will be followed by a telephone interview. Successful candidates will then be invited to an Assessment Centre on Friday 29th March 2019.
We would be looking for the successful candidate to start in August 2019.
Company
We're a leading global investment company and we're driven to be world class in everything we do. Our purpose is to invest for a better future. we do it to make a difference - to the lives of our clients and customers, our people and our shareholders. To achieve our purpose, we aim to build a world-class investment company.
We have a commitment to excellence in everything we do - supported by innovation and collaboration from our talented people.
Company Overview
At Standard Life Aberdeen, our purpose is to invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients, customers, employees and shareholders. As an ambitious global investment company with more than 6,000 employees across 54 global locations, we need people who can play to their strengths. If you want to be part of our exciting global journey to become a world-class investment company and are motivated by where we are going, then invest in your career with us.
We invest in our employee’s development because we know that engaged people are central to achieving our vision. We’ll continue to attract the best talent from around the world to make our ambitions a reality.
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