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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 - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Name: Katie Business Area: Corporate Finance University: Liverpool John Moores Degree: BSc Science (Physiology) Why did I apply to PricewaterhouseCoopers? PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP...
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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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  Editorial - Maersk Oil

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Charlie Hamilton, a 23-year-old associate geoscientist with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited in Aberdeen was inspired to take up a career in oil and gas from an unlikely source.

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