Accounting & Finance Graduate

Job Description

Job title: Accounting & Finance Graduate

Location: Edinburgh

Role type: 3-year graduate programme

Start date: August 2026

Closing date: Friday 19th June. We reserve the right to close earlier due to the volume of applications. Assessment centre to take place in mid-July 2026.

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About Aberdeen

At Aberdeen, we believe in investing in more than just markets; we invest in people. The Finance function, led by the Chief Financial Officer, is structured into four specialist group teams and three commercially focused business units supporting Interactive Investor, Adviser, and Investments. The function is further enabled by a dedicated Finance COO Office, ensuring operational excellence and strategic alignment. Our finance team plays a central role in supporting the performance and growth of the business. It delivers the analysis and insight needed for effective budgeting, forecasting and reporting, while also providing the expertise that helps inform decision-making across the organisation.

What You'll Do

The opportunity to join us as a graduate is one that is unique, exciting and rewarding. Our finance training programme is designed to provide graduates with the practical experience and professional study support needed to qualify as a Chartered Accountant (CA) with ICAS.

We’re looking for graduates with strong analytical skills, sound judgement and the ability to see the bigger picture. You’ll also need to communicate clearly and work effectively with a range of stakeholders. From day one, you’ll take on meaningful work, build practical experience and gain exposure to real business challenges and responsibilities.

Our Finance Graduate Programme offers the opportunity to start your career in a supportive team environment while working towards the ICAS Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification. Through a combination of structured study, practical experience delivered through various rotations, you’ll develop technical expertise in finance and accounting alongside broader business skills such as analysis, communication, presentation, and ethics.

By working across a range of teams, graduates gain broad and varied experience, collaborate with talented professionals from across the business and take part in development opportunities alongside their peers on the programme.

What You'll Gain

• We are looking for motivated graduates who are committed to building a career in finance and can demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
• Strong motivation and commercial awareness, with a genuine interest in financial services and clear career aspirations.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning, with the motivation and discipline needed to achieve the ICAS Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification
• Results-focused with the ability to deliver to a high standard, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of outcomes.
• Client-focused mindset, with an ability to understand needs and proactively improve service delivery.
• Effective communicator and team player, able to build relationships and collaborate with others.
• Analytical and curious thinker, with the ability to learn quickly, connect ideas, and apply insights in new situations.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome graduates from a wide range of academic backgrounds with a particular interest in Finance and becoming a Chartered Accountant, who have graduated in 2025, or due to graduate in 2026. If you bring strong commercial awareness, creativity, and excellent communication skills, we’d love to hear from you.

We Value

• Teamwork and relationship-building.
• Clear and creative communication.
• Ownership and attention to detail.
• Interest in financial services and client engagement.
• Commitment to personal growth and development.
  
  

Application Process

• Online application and CV submission.
• Online testing.
• Pre-recorded video interview.
• Assessment Centre (group activity, case study, panel interview).
  
  

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Aberdeen is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. As a Disability Confident Committed Level One employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide support throughout the recruitment process.

Please contact us ([email protected]) if you require reasonable accommodations 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 Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Apply Today

Join us in building a future where everyone can thrive.

For more information visit our careers site: https://www.aberdeenplc.com/en-gb/careers

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.