accountancy&finance
In order to become a qualified accountant you will need to obtain a professional accountancy qualification. Professional accountancy qualifications are increasingly in demand. There may therefore be opportunities for you to work overseas once you have gained enough relevant experience. A knowledge of finance or accounting and the relevant skills which you have developed are also useful in a huge range of other careers, such as law, journalism, advertising, marketing, public relations, sales and IT.
It is very important to remember that your degree in accountancy and finance has provided you with a range of skills and experience that will make you suitable for a wide variety of graduate level jobs. There are several different types of accountant:
Chartered accountant - provides services such as audit/assurance, accountancy, tax and other management services to a wide range of fee-paying clients, from the private individual to large, commercial and public sector organisations.
Chartered certified accountant - employed within private practice, industry, commerce and the public sector delivering services such as taxation, insolvency and corporate finance to an internationally recognised standard.
Chartered management accountant - provides the financial information necessary for the planning and control of organisations and commercial companies.
Chartered public finance accountant - handles financial management, audit and investment in local and central government, the NHS, higher education and other publicly funded organisations.
Jobs where your degree would be usefulInvestment analyst - undertakes research to provide ideas and information for fund managers in order to enable them to make decisions related to the investment portfolios they manage.
Financial trader - buys and sells securities, making market prices and executing trades, whilst working closely with both sales and research staff in order to understand market and investment sentiment.
Actuarial consultant or Actuary - problem-solver who analyses and interprets data and creates models of the future to assess risks and estimate outcomes.
Banker - works within a banking environment providing financial services to individuals and businesses, with responsibility for customer relations and creating new business and possible involvement in branch management bank strategy.
Credit analyst - manages the relationship between frontline managers and the public to ensure that the latter receive a quality service and quick response to requests for credit.
Management consultant - independent consultant with the ability to provide a wider expertise than is available with a single organisation, e.g. in managing change. Management consultants usually work for consultancies, many of them offering specialist services to particular industries or specialising in particular areas of management development and change.
Tax adviser - uses knowledge of changing tax legislation to provide professional advisory and consultancy services to clients. A tax adviser explains complicated legislation, and its implications for their clients, in simple terms.
In order to become a qualified accountant you will need to obtain a professional accountancy qualification. Professional accountancy qualifications are increasingly in demand. There may therefore be opportunities for you to work overseas once you have gained enough relevant experience. A knowledge of finance or accounting and the relevant skills which you have developed are also useful in a huge range of other careers, such as law, journalism, advertising, marketing, public relations, sales and IT.
It is very important to remember that your degree in accountancy and finance has provided you with a range of skills and experience that will make you suitable for a wide variety of graduate level jobs. There are several different types of accountant:
Chartered accountant - provides services such as audit/assurance, accountancy, tax and other management services to a wide range of fee-paying clients, from the private individual to large, commercial and public sector organisations.
Chartered certified accountant - employed within private practice, industry, commerce and the public sector delivering services such as taxation, insolvency and corporate finance to an internationally recognised standard.
Chartered management accountant - provides the financial information necessary for the planning and control of organisations and commercial companies.
Chartered public finance accountant - handles financial management, audit and investment in local and central government, the NHS, higher education and other publicly funded organisations.
Jobs where your degree would be usefulInvestment analyst - undertakes research to provide ideas and information for fund managers in order to enable them to make decisions related to the investment portfolios they manage.
Financial trader - buys and sells securities, making market prices and executing trades, whilst working closely with both sales and research staff in order to understand market and investment sentiment.
Actuarial consultant or Actuary - problem-solver who analyses and interprets data and creates models of the future to assess risks and estimate outcomes.
Banker - works within a banking environment providing financial services to individuals and businesses, with responsibility for customer relations and creating new business and possible involvement in branch management bank strategy.
Credit analyst - manages the relationship between frontline managers and the public to ensure that the latter receive a quality service and quick response to requests for credit.
Management consultant - independent consultant with the ability to provide a wider expertise than is available with a single organisation, e.g. in managing change. Management consultants usually work for consultancies, many of them offering specialist services to particular industries or specialising in particular areas of management development and change.
Tax adviser - uses knowledge of changing tax legislation to provide professional advisory and consultancy services to clients. A tax adviser explains complicated legislation, and its implications for their clients, in simple terms.
The Subject Centre for Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance (BMAF) is one of 24 Subject Centres funded within the Higher Education Academy to promote high quality learning and teaching in UK Higher Education (HE) by providing subject-based support for sharing innovations and good practices.[1] BMAF is based at Oxford Brookes University.
BMAF was formerly known as the Business Education Support Team (BEST), part of the former Learning and Teaching Support Network
National Conference - BMAF organises an annual conference at locations across the UK including Oxford, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle. This offers an often international forum for well over 100 delegates to contribute to 60-80 papers and workshops, in addition to keynote speakers and the essential opportunities to informally network with colleagues.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - BMAF has established a number of SIGs to offer more specific opportunities for sharing and discussion. Some are with subject associations, e.g. British Accounting and Finance Association, University Forum for HRD, Academy of Marketing, and others are around themes and topics, e.g. internationalisation, employability, project management, entrepreneurial learning, technology-enhanced learning. SIGs provide workshops and other events, contribute to the BMAF conference, publications and other resources.
Key Contacts - BMAF supports a network of Key Contacts at higher institutions throughout the UK. These contacts distribute information relevant to the BMAF subject areas, highlight local issues and provide feedback about current national issues. BMAF organises twice yearly meetings for Key Contacts to share experiences and discuss current issues.
Funding - BMAF coordinates funding for a number of teaching research and development projects to encourage and support academics across the educational community.
International Journal of Management Education - Since November 2000 BMAF has published this journal 2-3 times a year. The contents of this journal is freely available from the journals website.
Enhancing Series - in partnership with Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network (HLST), BMAF has commissioned the 'Enhancing' series of books consisting of case studies around themes of interest to educators, written by staff from the business, management, hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism communities. There are now four titles published through UK publisher Threshold Press - 'Enhancing Graduate Employability', 'Enhancing the International Learning Experience', Enhancing Student Centred Learning', and in 2010 'Enhancing Learning Through Assessment'.
Other Resources - The BMAF website provides free access to all the educational and teaching resources it produces as part of its funded projects.
External Examiners Register - BMAF's External Examiners Register allows academics to locate and contact examiners in the areas of business, management, accountacy and finance
BMAF Magazine - Published 3 times a year since 2007 as a printed magazine and as a free download, the BMAF Magazine shares new ideas, new approaches and new work, and to inform about the BMAF's work.
BMAF was formerly known as the Business Education Support Team (BEST), part of the former Learning and Teaching Support Network
Activities
Workshops - BMAF supports up to 20 workshops each year in locations across the UK and addressing a range of topics - in most cases these are free to attend and can be booked through the BMAF website. In some instances these are organised by the Special Interest Groups, in others these are in response to a topic or need identified by academics and often hosted in their institutions.National Conference - BMAF organises an annual conference at locations across the UK including Oxford, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle. This offers an often international forum for well over 100 delegates to contribute to 60-80 papers and workshops, in addition to keynote speakers and the essential opportunities to informally network with colleagues.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - BMAF has established a number of SIGs to offer more specific opportunities for sharing and discussion. Some are with subject associations, e.g. British Accounting and Finance Association, University Forum for HRD, Academy of Marketing, and others are around themes and topics, e.g. internationalisation, employability, project management, entrepreneurial learning, technology-enhanced learning. SIGs provide workshops and other events, contribute to the BMAF conference, publications and other resources.
Key Contacts - BMAF supports a network of Key Contacts at higher institutions throughout the UK. These contacts distribute information relevant to the BMAF subject areas, highlight local issues and provide feedback about current national issues. BMAF organises twice yearly meetings for Key Contacts to share experiences and discuss current issues.
Funding - BMAF coordinates funding for a number of teaching research and development projects to encourage and support academics across the educational community.
International Journal of Management Education - Since November 2000 BMAF has published this journal 2-3 times a year. The contents of this journal is freely available from the journals website.
Enhancing Series - in partnership with Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network (HLST), BMAF has commissioned the 'Enhancing' series of books consisting of case studies around themes of interest to educators, written by staff from the business, management, hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism communities. There are now four titles published through UK publisher Threshold Press - 'Enhancing Graduate Employability', 'Enhancing the International Learning Experience', Enhancing Student Centred Learning', and in 2010 'Enhancing Learning Through Assessment'.
Other Resources - The BMAF website provides free access to all the educational and teaching resources it produces as part of its funded projects.
External Examiners Register - BMAF's External Examiners Register allows academics to locate and contact examiners in the areas of business, management, accountacy and finance
BMAF Magazine - Published 3 times a year since 2007 as a printed magazine and as a free download, the BMAF Magazine shares new ideas, new approaches and new work, and to inform about the BMAF's work.
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