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	Standard Life plc Number of vacancies: 4 Location of vacancy(s): Edinburgh Contact details: Please contact our Graduate Recruitment team Tel.: 0131 245 3594 Email:graduate_recruitment@standardlife.com Web address: More information on the training scheme and Standard Life can be found on our website: Standard Life Accountancy opportunities http://ukgroup.standardlife.com

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Description of Organisation

Standard Life plc is one of the UK’s largest financial services providers and is a major asset managing business. We have around 1.5 million shareholders in over 50 countries, approximately 10,000 employees and more than £143bn of assets managed by Standard Life Investments for around 7 million customers.

Our aim is to keep adding value for our shareholders by growing our customers’ wealth with strong investment performance and market-leading products that are also capital efficient from a business perspective.

Description of vacancy(s) offered

At Standard Life, you'll train as a Chartered Accountant while working at the leading edge of the industry. Based in the Finance Shared Services Centre (FSSC) Division, you'll follow a professional training programme laid out by ICAS, qualifying after three years. Accountancy trainees follow an internal training scheme of six-month placements in a variety of departments including: FSSC Consolidation Team, Life and Pensions Financial Reporting, Standard Life Investment Finance, Standard Life Bank Finance and Internal Audit.

You can find out more details on the scheme at:
http://ukgroup.standardlife.com/html/careers/accountancy.html

Minimum entry requirements

A 1st or 2:1 degree in Accountancy, Maths or Science subject is required, however, other degree types will be considered as long as you are able to give evidence of your commitment to a career in Accountancy.

We also require you to have:

• An analytical mind
• A strong desire to achieve
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to be a team player

Application procedure

More information on the recruitment process can be found on our website at:
http://ukgroup.standardlife.com/html/careers/graduate_selection.html

Our on-line application for our August 2009 intake will be open from 1st September to 26th October 2008.

We encourage you to apply early as our vacancies fill quickly.