About the Programme

Rotations & Exposure

As an ACCA Trainee, you will gain exposure across key specialist and business-facing finance units, including:
•    Financial and Regulatory Reporting – Support the preparation of financial statements, regulatory returns, and disclosures in line with relevant standards and regulations.
•    Balance Sheet Management – Assist in monitoring balance sheet risks, liquidity, funding, and capital, and support analysis to optimise the bank’s financial position.
•    Financial Controls Unit – Contribute to the implementation and testing of financial controls, reconciliations, and process improvements to strengthen the control environment.
•    Business Finance – Partner with business units to support budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and decision-making.
•    Tax – Support tax compliance, reporting, and analysis, and assist with tax-related queries and projects.
•    Group Internal Audit – Gain insight into risk and control assessment by assisting in audits, documentation of findings, and follow-up of remediation actions.

Key Responsibilities

Across your rotations, you will:
•    Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
•    Assist in the preparation of management, statutory, and regulatory reports.
•    Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reviews.
•    Help maintain and enhance internal controls and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects and process improvement initiatives.
•    Continuously develop your technical and professional skills through structured learning and on-the-job coaching.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for this programme, you must:
•    Be an ACCA Affiliate at the time of application (all ACCA exams completed) and possess a Bachelors degree/equivalence recognized by HEC.
•    Be actively working towards full ACCA membership.
•    Demonstrate a good understanding of financial and management accounting principles.
•    Have strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
•    Possess clear written and verbal communication skills.
•    Be proficient in Microsoft Excel and familiar with other MS Office applications.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.