If you’re coming to the end of your studies, or even if you’re just starting out on your new college course, you might already be thinking about the sort of jobs you could get with your degree in finance. There are many diverse roles within this sector that you can aim for, so have a look at the ones listed below, and see what type of job roles you could imagine yourself in.
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Personal Financial Advisor
Someone who is a personal financial advisor – who can also be known as a financial consultant or planner – helps clients to make investment decisions, plan their retirements and minimize their tax liability. These personal financial advisors will put together a plan to help the client achieve their objectives while using their financial information and goals. They may also sell insurance policies, real estate, mutual funds or other forms of investments, which may depend on the licenses they acquire. Financial advisors will also promote their own services in order to attract clients. So to be successful, they should have good communication and sales skills.
Insurance Underwriter
Insurance companies use underwriters to look at insurance applications to determine the risk of loss linked to issuing a life, health, or property policy. They use computer systems, databases and numerous reports to analyze applications and create a premium for the policies that are issued. To succeed in this field, you’ll need good computer skills, judgment and even some insurance experience. However, most insurance companies will offer entry-level positions with training for candidates.
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Investment Banker
This is a great choice of career if you have (or will have) a finance degree. If you select this role, you will usually specialize in one of three areas:
- Corporate finance (you will work with organizations)
- Debt capital markets (you will address the debt of companies)
- Equity capital markets (you will raise capital by looking at research and analyzing different markets)
Finance Director
The role of finance director is among some of the best-paid roles within the finance sector, so this executive position isn’t for the faint-hearted. People in these types of roles will mostly work to control the brand’s finances and setting budgets, all while working with the leaders of the company. They will also help with financial reporting and strategies.
If you want to fulfill your potential and get into these types of executive roles, then you could consider further study options, such as those at online.suffolk.edu/programs/ms-finance. Obtaining a master’s degree that specializes in financial leadership will help you to unlock more opportunities.
Auditor
If you’re looking for a role that will help you to boost a brand’s financial performance, then you may want to consider becoming an auditor. This involves analyzing finances, such as those of a business, municipal authority or an individual, to determine how accurate they are. You could work either on your own or as part of a company or government body, but you must have an eye for detail and good time-management skills.
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How embarrassing for those of us with real Purdue degrees. 3rd rate kaplan clowns will not try to pretend they have a real degree, when all they got for their diploma mill crap was student debt.
Mike — you know not what you speak of, my friend. Kaplan University has been the leader in online education and learning technology for a number of years. As with all learning institutions, there are some dark moments and therefor some disgruntled students – who follow a career path to only find out that they made poorly in formed choices. The degree is as REAL and as VAID as the one you received from Purdue. The Higher Learning Commission – the SAME one that accredits YOUR degree from Purdue University, would not give them accreditation if the school did not meet or exceed their standards. Purdue University Global will adhere to the same collegiate standards as Purdue University does and probably more – considering the wild criticism people like you impose they have to be.
Kaplan is and has been a school unrealistic expectations for students! Highly upset with Kaplan because my educational purposes were not in the best interest of the school! I have outstanding balance of 53,000 only to be unable to complete my degree and too, the admission department explained to me, the school woul give me a certificate! Wth! Personally I had “no idea,” the school degree plan in child and family welfare had changed to adolescent and youth administrative! That simply means I waste money and Kaplan stole money because I would have never attended Kaplan under those measurements! I’m contacting the educational department and explain to them, the classes Kaplan charged me for were a complete waste because I did not need the classes and to think my education has been placed on because of Kaplan University! I’m taking a stand because I was not an average student, above average while attending Kaplan! All that did read will read more about me in the near future because I am going to show this school up!