| Nature Of Work of Finance Professionals | | | | development. The starting point would be |
| A career in finance involves a whole | | | | as tellers, after which people shift to |
| range of functions, such as determining | | | | other areas of banking services like |
| the impact of decisions that are made in | | | | credit card banking, trade credit, |
| nearly all functional areas on the | | | | leasing and international finance. |
| financial front. This includes | | | | Corporate Finance - This would involve |
| administering portfolios and formulating | | | | employment in a corporation, generally |
| personal financial plans for investors, | | | | as a finance officer. The main job |
| supervising banking operations, | | | | responsibilities would entail securing |
| evaluating and suggesting company's | | | | financial resources for developing the |
| capital budgets and strengthening bank | | | | business of the company. The money can |
| relationships. | | | | be utilized to make acquisitions to |
| Professionals engaged in the finance | | | | expand the company and secure its |
| industry deal with how individuals and | | | | future. |
| institutions handle their financial | | | | Financial Planning Consultancy - You may |
| resources, the methods they use to raise | | | | set up a financial planning consultancy |
| money, its allocation, and how they use | | | | of your own or seek employment in an |
| it. They also assess the risks these | | | | existing one. This work involves helping |
| activities involve, and recommend | | | | individuals in planning their finances |
| various ways of managing them. | | | | for their children's education, or their |
| Occupations in Finance | | | | retirement needs. It requires answering |
| The finance sector has a wide range of | | | | questions and educating clients about |
| occupations to choose from. You can | | | | risk factors, to help them to invest |
| become a portfolio or credit manager, | | | | their money wisely. Being employed in a |
| security analyst, opt for the insurance | | | | corporate setting is also an option, |
| sector, or become a corporate financial | | | | with a job profile related to future |
| officer, financial consultant or lending | | | | financial planning. It would require a |
| officer. Below are some of the | | | | firm understanding of investments, |
| additional roles that you can pursue: | | | | estate and tax planning. |
| - Bank Manager | | | | Investment Banking - Investment banking |
| - Financial Analyst | | | | pertains to helping investors in buying, |
| - Accountant And Auditor | | | | trading and managing financial assets. |
| - Appraiser and Assessor of Real Estate | | | | This field offers opportunities to work |
| - Budget Analyst | | | | in world-renowned investment banks like |
| - Claim Adjuster | | | | Salomon Smith Barney, Goldman Sachs and |
| - Examiner | | | | Merrill Lynch. |
| - Investigator | | | | Insurance - The insurance industry has |
| - Cost Estimator | | | | achieved revenues of over trillion |
| - Tax Examiner | | | | dollars. It is one field that has |
| - Revenue Agent | | | | tremendous scope of absorbing finance |
| Job Opportunities in Finance | | | | professionals. The work is mainly about |
| The job opportunities in the financial | | | | managing risks and identifying problem |
| sector are equally vast and varied, a | | | | areas. According to estimates, it |
| few of which are given here. All of them | | | | employed nearly two and a half million |
| offer a highly rewarding and satisfying | | | | people in the U.S. in the year 2005. One |
| career. | | | | could work as an underwriter, customer |
| Commercial Banking - The commercial | | | | service representative, actuary or an |
| banking sector employs a greater number | | | | asset manager, in this sector. |
| of finance professionals than any other | | | | A career in finance can be pursued in a |
| area of the financial services industry. | | | | wide variety of fields. The financial |
| Jobs in the banking industry have a | | | | sector offers opportunities that are |
| direct client interface with people from | | | | intellectually and financially |
| all sections of the society, which | | | | rewarding. |
| offers opportunities for clientele | | | | |