Actuarial Intern (Summer 2024)

12 week placement

Location: Edinburgh

Closing date: 12 th January 2024
*Assessment for our Actuarial Intern Programmes will begin on w/c 12th & 19th February 2024*

We know our staff have busy lives and commitments outside work, so we work flexibly where possible and have a hybrid approach to office working (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home).

We want to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security – even if the unexpected happens. We’ve led the way in innovation that can make people’s financial assets work smarter as well as harder. Our retirement products make planning for the future simple, easy, and fulfilling, while our online technology provides one-stop access to a universe of investment opportunity.

We help people live their best lives . We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments.

The Finance department has responsibility for the modelling, calculation, analysis and management of all of the capital reporting figures for Scottish Equitable plc. and the consolidation of these for Aegon UK as a whole . It is also responsible for capital methodology , recommending actuarial assumptions based on experience analysis, and for with-profits management and a wide range of corporate initiatives. The Investment solutions team help transform the experience Aegon delivers, helping grow our Strategic Partners' businesses and the outcomes we deliver to our customers. Through analysis of market research, we make improvements to our range of investment solutions whilst also driving innovation to bring our customers the best investment solutions in an ever-changing world.

We are hiring 6-8 interns to work in the Finance department for summer 2024 . This 12-week internship will provide successful candidates with the opportunity to gain a basic knowledge and understanding of actuarial work through hands-on involvement in Aegon UK’s Finance department or wider Investment Solutions team.

We’d love to hear from you if you are :

• Undergraduates currently in their penultimate or final year of a university degree with strong mathematical/statistical or Finance content and on course for at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent.

• Interested in a career as an Actuary.

• Available full time between June – August 2024.

• Highly motivated, with the drive and stamina to act on your own initiative.

• Proficient in MS Excel and Word.

• Able to analyse and interpret large amounts of complex data. Must be a team player with strong attention to detail and an analytical approach.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

You will be required to work 7 hours per day, Monday to Friday on an hourly rate of £1 2 .

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The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.