Careers, Employability and Skills
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Duty Adviser hours are 10.30am-4.30pm
Finance
Finance is a very broad and highly skilled sector. The Financial Services Skills Council developed the careers resource Directions to help you understand the diverse opportunities available. There are numerous professional qualification routes which students from even non finance disciplines can access to build a career in finance.
Further information on types of job can be found on Prospects Explore Types of Job and Gradireland Career Sectors.
More about different employment options with your degree can be found on Prospects Options With Your Subject.
Online Resources:
Accountancy and Financial Management - Chartered Accountancy | Certified Accountancy | Public Finance Accountancy | Management Accountancy | Taxation | Retail Banking and Personal Financial Services | Investment Banking and Corporate Financial Services | Investment Management |
Acturial Work, Pensions and Insurance - Acturial Work | Pensions | Insurance
Further Reading and Information
Certified Accountancy
| UK | |
| Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | www.accaglobal.com |
| Association of Accounting Technicians | www.aat.org.uk |
| Financial Services Skills Council | www.fssc.org.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Accounting Technicians Ireland | www.accountingtechniciansireland.ie |
| Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) | www.cpaireland.ie |
Chartered Accountancy
| UK | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | www.icaew.com |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland | www.icas.com |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland | www.icai.ie |
| International | |
| Association of International Accontants | www.aiaworldwide.com/ |
Public Finance Accountancy
| UK | |
| Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy | www.cipfa.org.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | www.finance.gov.ie |
| The Institute of Certified Pulic Accountants in Ireland (CPA) | www.cpaireland.ie |
Management Accountancy
| UK | |
| Chartered Institute of Management Accountants | www.cimaglobal.com |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | www.finance.gov.ie |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland | www.charteredaccountants.ie/ |
Taxation
| UK | |
| Association of Tax Technicians | www.att.org.uk/ |
| Chartered Institute of Taxation | www.tax.org.uk |
| Tax Working | www.taxworking.org |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | www.finance.gov.ie |
| Institute of Taxation in Ireland | www.taxireland.ie |
Retail Banking and Personal Finance
| UK | |
| Bank of England | www.bankofengland.co.uk |
| British Bankers Association | www.bba.org.uk |
| Chartered Institute of Bankers | www.ifslearning.com |
| Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland | www.ciobs.org.uk |
| Financial Services Authourity | www.fsa.gov.uk |
| Financial Services Skills | www.fssc.org.uk |
| Institute of Credit Management | www.icm.org.uk |
| Institute o f Risk Management | www.theirm.org |
| List of Building Societies | www.bsa.org.uk |
| Personal Finance Society-Pathways Your Career in Financial Planning |
http://www.thepfs.org/pages /professionaldevelopment/ pathways.aspx |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | www.finance.gov.ie/ |
| Irish Bankers Federation | www.ibf.ie |
Investment Banking and Corporate Financial Services
| UK | |
| Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers | www.apcims.co.uk |
| British Bankers Association | www.bba.org.uk |
| Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) | www.cfainstitute.org |
| Chartered Institute of Bankers | www.charteredbanker.com/home |
| Financial Services Authourity | www.fsa.gov.uk |
| Institute of Financial Services | www.ifslearning.ac.uk |
| International Capital Market Association | www.icma-group.org |
| London Stock Exchange | www.londonstockexchange.com |
| UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP) | www.uksip.org |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | http://www.finance.gov.ie/ |
| International Financial Services Centre | www.ifsconline.ie |
| Irish Bankers Federation | http://www.ibf.ie/gns/home.aspx |
Investment Management
| UK | |
| Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers | www.apcims.co.uk |
| Bank of England | www.bankofengland.co.uk |
| CFA Society of the UK | https://secure.cfauk.org |
| Finacial Services Skills Council Careers | www.fssc.org.uk/ |
| London Investment Banking Association | www.liba.org.uk |
| Securities and Investment Institute (SII) | www.secinst.co.uk/bookmark/genericform.aspx? form=29848780&url=index |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Finance in Ireland | www.finance.gov.ie/ |
| International Financial Services Centre | www.ifsc.ie/ |
| Irish Bankers Federation | www.ibf.ie |
Acturial Work
| UK | |
| Acturial Education Company | www.acted.co.uk |
| Association of Consulting Actuaries | www.aca.org.uk |
| Acturial Profession | www.actuaries.org.uk |
| Actuary Magazine | www.the-actuary.org.uk |
| Chartered Insurance Institute | www.cii.co.uk |
| Government Actuary Department | www.gad.gov.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Societies of Actuaries in Ireland | www.actuaries.ie |
Pensions
| National Association of Pension Funds | www.napf.co.uk |
| Pension Management Institute | www.pensions-pmi.org.uk |
| Pension Regulator | www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/ |
Insurance
| Association of British Insurers (ABI) | www.abi.org.uk |
| British Insurance Brokers Institute (BIBA) | www.biba.org.uk |
| Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) | www.cii.co.uk |
| Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) | www.cila.co.uk |
| Discover Risk | www.discoverrisk.co.uk |
| Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSSC) | www.fssc.org.uk |
Find Jobs in Finance
| City Jobs | www.cityjobs.com |
| Acc Jobs | www.accjobs.com |
| eFinancialCareers | www.efinancialcareers.co.uk |
| eFinancialCareers Bank by Bank & Graduate Programme Application Deadlines | http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/ 115499/bank-by-bank-internship-and-graduate-programme-application-deadlines-for-2012-and-2013/ |
| Jobs Financial | www.jobsfinancial.com |
| The Bank Job | www.thebankjob.co.uk |
| Banking Jobs UK | www.bankingjobsuk.co.uk |
| Canary Wharf Jobs | www.canarywharfjobs.com |
| GraduateJobs.com | www.graduate-jobs.com |
| Graduate Recruitment Bureau | www.grb.uk.com |
| Bank of England Jobs | www.bankofengland.co.uk/careers |
| GAAPWeb | www.gaapweb.com |
| Accountancy Age Jobs | www.accountancyagejobs.com |
| Accountant Careers | www.accountantcareers.co.uk |
| Careers in Finance | www.careers-in-finance.com |
| All About Careers Investment Banking & Graduate Jobs | http://tinyurl.com/afhxef4 |
| All About Careers Accounting & Finance Graduate Schemes | www.allaboutcareersaccountingfinancejobs |
Further Reading and Information
We have a number of reference materials available in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre as well as some online resources listed below.
Prospects industry insights and Gradireland sector career guides will help you to search for employment in this employment sector.
This information is obtained from a variety of sources, including the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS), Prospects, Gradireland and relevant professional organisations and other appropriate resources, as available.
We endeavour to ensure that our online resources are current and contain relevant information. However, we cannot accept responsibility for the contents of external websites.