Finance Summer Intern 2027

Transamerica; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegon UK is offering a Finance Intern program for Summer 2027 in Edinburgh or Witham. The 12‑week placement involves hands-on work in Investment Administration and Insured Fund Dealing, with two office days per week and three from home.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates in Accounting/Finance on track for at least a 2:1, proficient in MS Excel/Word, and eager to learn about asset protection, fund dealing, and reconciliation controls within UK Finance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduates currently studying a relevant degree (e.g., Accounting, Business or Finance).
• On track for at least a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent.
• Interest in a career in Finance and availability for summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Assist Investment Administration and Insured Fund Dealing teams.
• Process money movements and reconcile controls.
• Support fund manager dealing and data analysis across Finance.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Word

Analytical thinking

Team player

Education

Undergraduate in Accounting/Finance (2:1)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description Summary

Finance Intern (Summer 2027) 12-week placement
Location: Edinburgh / Witham (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home). Closing date: Friday 13th November 2026
Assessment for our Finance Intern Program will take place December 2026

Role Overview

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.

As part of the Investment Administration and Insured Fund Dealing functions, you will perform a range of activities including understanding how we protect our customer assets, processing of outbound and inbound money movements, processing of nominee level income events, fund manager dealing, overview of reconciliation controls and their importance to customers. You’ll also gain insight across the wider Finance function, as well as change activities impacting the wider UK business.

Internship Details

We are hiring a number of interns to work in the Investment Administration and Insured Fund Dealing departments for summer 2027. This 12-week internship will provide successful candidates with the opportunity to gain a basic knowledge and understanding through hands‑on involvement in Aegon UK’s Finance department.

Candidate Profile

• Undergraduates currently studying a university degree in a relevant subject, for instance Accounting, Business or Finance, and on course for at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent.
• Interested in a career in Finance.
• Available full time between June – August 2027 and able to work from our Edinburgh or Witham office at least 2 days per week over this period.
• 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.

Compensation

You will be required to work 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday on an hourly rate of £13.45.

Selection Process

We believe in hiring for potential. To help us find the best people, we ask all applicants for our Summer Interns to complete a short series of online tasks as the first step in our selection process. This is designed to find out more about you, your skills and natural behaviours. You’ll receive an email from our assessment partner (Arctic Shores) with details and an invitation to complete the tasks. These typically take 20‑30mins and can be done on a variety of devices, including your phone.

Legal Information

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.

Inclusion and Equality

We’re committed to embedding Inclusion, Equity and Diversity into everything we do and therefore ask that you let us know of any reasonable adjustments required by you in order to set you up for success.

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.

About Aegon

Our story started over 190 years ago, right here in the UK. We were originally founded as Scottish Equitable, but today we’re part of Aegon. We’re the UK’s largest investment platform, and we put financial wellbeing at the heart of our organisation. As a purpose‐led business, we're focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. We're here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it, however grand or humble their ambitions. Working at Aegon, you'll play an important part in helping achieve this.

Read more about life at Aegon here – https://www.aegon.co.uk/careers