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Careers in Business and Finance BUSINESS MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!


Are you a budding entrepreneur? Do you have the business acumen to turn a profit? If so, a career in Business Administration and Finance could be for you!


There are many job roles in Business and Finance; here are just some of them:


Investment Banker Entrepreneur


Bank Manager


Company Chief Executive Sales Director


Accountant Tax Consultant Financial Adviser Project Manager Market Statistics Analyst


n Starting salaries are between £25,000 and £31,000 a year.


Business makes the world go round. It creates wealth. Economies depend on it. And the profits that businesses make finance the public services. The UK in particular has a strong enterprise culture – and young people play a key role in this. Employers value self-motivated and flexible individuals who can communicate well and work effectively in a team. In return you could be offered exciting global opportunities and a rewarding career with a salary to match!


Build Essential Skills and Experience for a career in Business and Finance.


Studying Business and Finance will help to prepare you with the knowledge and skills to start a successful career in the sector:


l Learn how to cope with change in the market, how to remain competitive.


l Discover how new technologies, consumer trends or environmental issues can affect a business.


l Learn about innovation and creativity, marketing and promotion.


l Learn about the key roles in business, the concept of money and its functions.


l Learn how to develop a business and financial plan, and marketing strategy.


l Assess potential risks and rewards


l Learn about the regulatory frameworks within which UK businesses operate.


l Learn about the purposes and principals of financial accounting.


n Experienced management accountants usually earn between £32,000 and £50,000 a year.


n Finance managers and directors could earn between £50,000 and £100,000 a year, depending on the size of the company.


Management Accountant


Fully-qualified Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)


CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Professional Qualification including: 3 years accountancy related work experience: 3 exams at Operational level: 3 exams at Managerial level: 3 exams at Strategic level: a two-part Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting, based on practical experience and an exam.


CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Certificate in Business Accounting – an entry-level qualification with five exams.


GCSEs including Maths. Work experience at Pricewaterhouse Coopers


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After receiving a video camera for Christmas as a 15 year old, Jamal Edwards started to make short films of up and coming and talented music artists. Uploading his videos to YouTube, Jamal’s channel SBTV started to get hundreds, then thousands and now millions of hits, earning him advertising revenue.


BSc (Hons) Banking and International Finance – City University


BA (Hons) Business Studies with a Modern Language – Middlesex University


BSc (Hons) Psychology with Human Resource Management – University of East London (UEL)


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BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems – University of Greenwich


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