Graduate finance jobs

Financial services is one of the main drivers of the UK economy and employs over a million people, with accounting and finance graduate jobs available in a wide range of industries and sectors

Businesses in all sectors require people with finance skills. As accountancy, banking and finance is a vast field, there's plenty of overlap between the various roles and areas of work available. This is especially true in financial services and consultancy.

Accounting jobs

Vital to the running of any company, those involved in accountancy will analyse financial records and provide reliable information. Whether you'd like to work on the financial or management accounting side, there are a number of areas you can specialise in.

• Accounting technician
• Bookkeeper
• Chartered accountant
• Chartered certified accountant
• Chartered management accountant
• Chartered public finance accountant
• External auditor
• Forensic accountant
• Internal auditor

Discover the steps you need to take to become an accountant or consider accounting apprenticeships. You can also consider taking one of the many recognised accounting courses available.

Banking jobs

When it comes to graduate banking jobs, you could work in a front, middle or back-office role, providing products and services to a range of clients.

• Actuary
• Compliance officer
• Corporate investment banker
• Corporate treasurer
• Financial adviser
• Financial manager
• Financial risk analyst
• Financial trader
• Investment analyst
• Mortgage adviser
• Operational investment banker
• Retail banker
• Risk manager
• Stockbroker

Discover how to get into investment banking or explore the top UK banking apprenticeships.

Insurance jobs

As an insurance professional, you'll be looking after the potential financial risks posed to both companies and individuals. There are many insurance products and types of insurance, and so there are a variety of roles on offer.

• Actuarial analyst
• Chartered loss adjuster
• Insurance account manager
• Insurance broker
• Insurance claims handler
• Insurance risk surveyor
• Insurance underwriter

Pensions careers

The effective management of wealth, pensions and other financial products is imperative for those tasked with safeguarding the financial futures of their clients, employees and investors.

• Employee benefits consultant
• Pensions manager
• Pensions consultant
• Pensions technician

Tax jobs

Tax affects all individuals and businesses, and due to an endless stream of new legislation, it never stands still. It's therefore important to develop an in-depth knowledge of the subject when pursuing a tax career.

• Senior tax professional/tax inspector
• Tax accountant
• Tax adviser

Find out more

• Explore finance graduate schemes.
• Get an overview of the UK’s financial sector.
• Consider studying for finance qualifications.