Insured Fund Dealing Operations Assistant
 

12-Month Fixed Term Contact (FTC)

Location: Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time) 

Salary: A competitive salary from £25,760 - £32,200 depending on the experience you can bring  

Closing date: Tuesday 3 March 2026

People are living longer, and we’re excited by the opportunities this brings to help people live their best lives. 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. 

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. 

We are looking for someone to support the Unit Linked Fund Management & Control department in day-to-day business as usual activities. You will have to be highly organised and be able to liaise within a team at an administrative and fund manager level, you will play a vital role in delivering a number of initiatives within our organisation. 

As a Insured Fund Dealing Operations Assistant responsibilities will include ensuring trade orders are placed electronically and/or by fax for the Aegon Insured fund universe. You will also have to calculate and review box positions in a timely manner.  

Adhering to risk management will be a crucial element of the role and it will be important for you to maintain our risk and control framework on a consistent basis to meet regulatory obligations. 

Key responsibilities include:

  • An understanding of external fund links processing trading, pricing, fees/charges and valuations 

  • Knowledge of investment or insured back-office processes including fund accounting and unit pricing 

  • High level of experience & knowledge using Microsoft Excel  

  • Knowledge of systems such as – UnisureSapiens, Consolidation Master and Mainframe 

  • A desire to understand and offer solutions to increase efficiency 

It’d also be great – but not essential - if you’ve got: 

  • An understanding of reporting price errors 

  • Awareness and can react to insured fund events requirements 

What’s in it for you? 

  • We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place. We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%. If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 
     

  • A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance.
     

  • 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time).

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

Make an Impact! If you're passionate about making a difference and want to work in a place where your contributions are valued, apply now. Let's create something amazing together! 

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.