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Employer Profile

Our company
Standard Life is a leading long term savings and investment company. We provide life assurance, pensions and investments to over six million customers worldwide. Standard Life employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide with operations in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria and joint ventures in China and India.

Our actuaries
The actuarial profession is at the heart of financial risk management, so it stands to reason that actuaries are at the heart of Standard Life.

Our graduate opportunities
Based in Edinburgh, we will give you challenging work experience vital to your development as an actuary. We will also invest in your development to help you achieve the most demanding professional standards.

Our training and study package
We take your career as seriously as you do, that’s why training is a partnership in Standard Life. The partnership begins when you join us and continues long after you achieve your professional qualification.

It’s no surprise that the pass rate of actuarial trainees at Standard Life is higher than the national average. Combined with your professional study, you will also gain actuarial and business experience. You could find yourself working on complex business problems, product design, actuarial research, pricing or financial reporting.

Our outstanding study package includes -

• Generous study leave
• Study materials and first exam costs funded
• Funding for tutorials
• Individual mentoring
• Professional fees funded.

Our requirements

• Minimum of a 2.1 in an analytically based subject (or a relevant postgraduate qualification).
• Minimum grade A at Higher, A level or equivalent in Mathematics.
• Minimum grade B at Higher, GCSE or equivalent in English.
• Commitment to succeed in the professional exams and desire to develop an actuarial career.

Our benefits
To attract and retain the best graduates, our generous study package is complimented by a highly competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Salaries are linked to individual contribution and progress through professional exams.