Accountancy Summer Internship Edinburgh 2024

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the role

The opportunity to join us as an intern is one that is unique, exciting and rewarding. We are currently looking for world-class talent to join our summer internship programme running June –August 2024 in our Edinburgh office within our Accountancy stream.

Our accounting team plays a big part in how our business performs and develops. It provides the analysis and information to allow accurate budgeting, forecasting and reporting. It also offers expertise and insight to support and inform the business decisions we take both within finance and across the wider business.

We look for people with excellent analytical skills, and the aim to make those skills count. An ability to see the bigger picture is important too – to help you to make balanced decisions, and communicate clearly with whomever you’re working with.

From day one, you’ll contribute to our ambitions whilst developing your skills and knowledge in the industry. Over the 10-week summer placement you will be given real work with tangible outputs, allowing you to gain exposure to real business situations, with real responsibility.

Regardless of which team you join you will gain a depth of experience; getting the opportunity to work with hardworking professionals across our business and engage in development activities with your peers on the internship programme. You will be based with the same team throughout the placement.

Intern programme summary

We look to develop our colleagues from the beginning of their career. During the 10-week internship programme you will build knowledge within the department you are in as well as having the opportunity to build a network with other interns and wider colleagues.

As well as on the job learning, you will have access to a wide range of online learning courses and complete a structured development programme over 10-weeks that includes training, networking and gaining exposure to senior partners across the business.

Graduate programme

On completion of your summer internship you will be considered for a position on our 36 month rotational graduate programme starting in 2025. This programme gives graduates the chance to initiate their career in a highly encouraging team environment, whilst gaining skills, experience along with support through further qualifications.

For both Intern and Graduate roles we aim to build experience through partnership and collaboration. We also pride ourselves on the natural sense of community we have – ensuring phenomenal support from colleagues and peers, allowing everyone to reach their full potential.

About you

We are looking for undergraduates and graduates in their penultimate of study (to graduate in 2025) to join our summer internship programme. We are looking for motivated candidates who display the following skills:

• Communication: Can clearly and effectively communicate both written and verbally.
• Analytical : Effective in collecting and analysing information to facilitate and support decisions.
• Trust & Integrity: Demonstrates the organisations’ values to deliver work with integrity and to high ethical standards.
• Planning & Prioritising: Organises and priorities to efficiently accomplish tasks and meet objectives based on relative value, importance, and urgency.
• Attention to detail: Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy and organisation in work.
• Team Work: Encourages team work, collaboration and breaking down boundaries when working with others.

Application process

The application process is made up of four stages:

• CV & online application;
• Online tests;
• Pre-recorded video interview;
• Assessment centre (group activity, case study presentation, panel interview).

We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive work environments; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone.

Please contact us (abrdnearlycareers@abrdn.com) if you require reasonable accommodation to be made to any stage of the recruitment process. Our Early Careers team will be pleased to discuss your needs and ensure that these are accommodated.

Our inclusive culture

We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive work environments; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. You can find out more about our inclusive culture here.

We are proud to announce that we have officially become a Disability Confident Committed – Level One employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to submit an application to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Please contact us (abrdnearlycareers@abrdn.com if you require reasonable accommodation to be made to any stage of the recruitment process. Our Early Careers team will be pleased to discuss your needs and ensure that these are accommodated.