Accountancy & Actuarial
Accountancy is a great route to self-employment. You may start out in industry, commerce or the public sector but, with determination and experience, setting up a private practice is always a possibility. Starting salaries vary hugely depending on which firm you work for, what qualifications you have etc. Trainee Chartered Accountants can expect a starting salary between £19,000 and £25,000.
Possible jobs in this sector include:-
- Actuaries: Making long-term financial forecasts for companies and industry based on statistical and mathematical knowledge
- Chartered Certified Accountants: developing and maintaining financial systems, auditing and investigating anomalies
- Chartered Accountants: financial reporting, taxation, auditing etc.
- Accounting Technician: assisting accountants by researching and examining financial information
Editorials
Editorial - Ernst & Young
Emma Morgan graduated from Warwick
University with a degree in Chemistry.
She joined Ernst & Young in 2006 on the
Business Advisor Programme.
My background
I chose a career in Financial...
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Editorial - Towers Perrin
Name: Kathryn Davies
Employer: Towers Perrin
Job Title: Associate
University: Warwick
Subject: BA History
I graduated from Warwick University in
2002 with a BA in History. After...
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Editorial - Towers Perrin: 2
Name: Matthew Wood
Employer: Towers Perrin
Job title: Actuarial Analyst
University: University of Southampton
Subject: BSc Mathematics with Actuarial
Studies
I studied Maths with...
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