accountancy & finance jobs
There are many different career paths to choose from in accountancy in finance. And a very wide range of job titles to aim for, including:
| credit control clerk |
credit controller |
| accounts assistant |
compliance manager |
| finance assistant |
senior underwriter |
| finance clerk |
financial controller |
| purchase ledger clerk |
bank cashier |
| accounts clerk |
bank manager |
| independent financial advisor (IFA) |
finance director |
| project accountant |
chartered accountant |
| certified accountant |
mortgage advisor |
| financial advisor |
finance manager |
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If you are looking at a career in accountancy & finance, you will find the following skills and attributes particularly useful:
- being well organised
- possess excellent attention to detail
- having good communication skills
- good computer skills (data entry, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook)
- a professional telephone manner
Some of the typical tasks and activities you may be called upon to undertake working in this sector include:
- data entry of orders
- dealing with queries from other employees, departments, external suppliers and clients
- processing invoices
- checking complex reports and spreadsheets for errors
- producing financial management information for senior managers
- handling inbound & making outbound telephone calls
- maintaining accurate records
- reconciliation of bank statements