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Finance Graduate Programme

Schroders

Finance Graduate Programme

£40000

Schroders, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 5 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 95021a473fda44848a608ce35ab5a1cf

Full Job Description

  • Analytical reviews of monthly results and the production of commentaries for presentation to other Finance teams

  • Participation in the month end close, balance sheet controls and reporting processes

  • Developing an understanding of transfer pricing and management accounting allocations

  • Supporting Finance and the wider business with ad-hoc requests for analysis

  • Potential to be involved in budget process and projects as they arise



    • Along with the IMC, as an Accounting & Finance Graduate you will be supported through a professional qualification, either the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).,
  • Gain the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) in your first few weeks. The IMC benchmark entry-level qualification into the UK investment profession

  • Gain a professional qualification relevant to the role over the course of the programme

  • Benefit from a series of immersive and engaging training sessions equipping you with the skills you need to adapt to the world of work, hit the ground running and make an impact - training covers industry knowledge, technical and soft skills training

  • Attend "Lunch and Learns" / "Coffee Hours" led by senior people across the business - your chance to build contacts in the industry and grow your professional network

  • Access to a buddy - You'll be paired with a team buddy who will support you during the first few months, both before and after you join the Graduate Programme, helping you integrate smoothly into the team and the business.

  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme - providing you with access to 24 hour confidential telephone counselling and a comprehensive online source of information on a range of issues, including Mental Health

  • Free use of private GP Service

  • On-site staff restaurant

  • Free use of on-site gym


    • Recruitment process

    1. Online application form and CV
    2. Online assessments
    3. Online video interview
    4. Assessment centre

    We're looking for graduates who have a keen eye for numbers, an analytical mind-set and an appetite for challenge to join our Finance division on our 2025 Graduate Programme. Our Accounting & Finance Graduate Programme is the perfect start for a graduate looking to become a qualified accountant and build their long term career in Finance.,
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

  • Numerate and analytical - you'll have solid numerical skills and a high attention to detail

  • Organised, diligent and methodical

  • Collaborative and flexible - happy to get involved in variety of tasks and projects

  • Passionate - you'll be passionate about building a long term career as an Accountant


    • The knowledge, skills and qualifications we're looking for

  • An honours degree or equivalent - we're not fussed when it comes to your degree subject or predicted grade

  • You will be in your final year of study or already graduated

    Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.


    • Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world. Funding the future is a privilege: we use it wisely and responsibly.

    We employ over 5700 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

    Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

    The base

    We're based in the City of London - close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre and have everything we need to work flexibly.

    The department

    Finance underpins every organisation, and at Schroders it's a vital function helping support the wider business. The Finance department at Schroders serves a multitude of functions across the group. Some of its key activities include setting finance policies, reporting financial performance, and providing applications to support different business areas across the globe.

    The Programme

    As a graduate in the Finance department you will be exposed to a range of activities which will provide you with an excellent grounding in finance and the day-to-day application of finance know-how to business activities.

    You will be encouraged to develop a broad range of financial expertise and you'll also get a chance to work in partnership with different business areas which will give you a wider understanding of how our business operates and the wider role the Finance function provides.