Investment Banking
Investment banking is an exciting and dynamic sector for newly qualified accountants to go into covering a range of activities including trading jobs, corporate finance jobs, private equity jobs and mergers & acquisitions jobs.
Success is well rewarded and career progression is fast tracked. With basic salaries and bonuses at peak levels, investment banking offers remuneration packages above the industry norm. It is an environment where work-life balance assumes an ever increasing importance. Internal mobility is excellent and employers often offer opportunities to work overseas.
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Investment Management
Investment management companies are either independents or subsidiaries of financial services institutions and are at the hub of business fortunes. Investment management often appeals to newly qualified accountants who have the desire to be seen as an expert within a specific industry sector such as retail or leisure.
Managing funds for clients/investors requires newly qualified accountants with strong analytical and communication skills. Competition is tough and only candidates with relevant experience and excellent academics succeed.
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Insurance
Often mistakenly overlooked for the seemingly more glamorous world of investment banking, insurance offers City career prospects within a less pressurised atmosphere. Renowned for its close-knit community, insurance is a real career alternative for today's newly qualified accountant.
Insurance firms are amongst some of the largest global businesses in the world, offering opportunities to work in Continental Europe, USA, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. Due to new FSA rules and regulations it is an interesting time in the insurance industry and newly qualified accountants have the chance to make a tangible difference.