Finance and accountancy
Careers in finance and accountancy
There are lots of different roles in finance and accounting.
You could:
- prepare accounts for businesses
- help people with their finances
- write reports
- process payments and keep records up to date
There are roles at all levels with lots of routes in. You can find out about the different entry routes you can take on the job profiles.
Examples of careers in finance and accountancy
Within finance and accountancy, you'll find a range of career opportunities, from entry level to management.
We've selected a few examples to show the variety of roles, levels and training times. Training time is the amount of time it takes to learn and gain the experience needed to do the job well.
Click on any of the job profiles to view information on entry routes, salary and progressions opportunities, plus much more.
Pensions administrator
Pensions administrators handle the day-to-day running of pension schemes and life insurance policies.
Paraplanner
Paraplanners write technical reports for financial advisers by researching their clients’ financial situation and making recommendations to meet their needs.
Public finance accountant
Public finance accountants make sure money is spent properly in public sector organisations.
Example pay ranges in finance and accounting
Below are some examples of the pay you could earn from working in different jobs in this sub-sector.
If you’d like to see more salary information for more jobs in this sub-sector, you can view all careers in finance and accounting.
We estimate our salary ranges based on different sources. Find out more about the sources we use for salary information.
We'll put a salary as variable if reliable information is difficult to find. This might happen for jobs that are often freelance or have lots of self-employed workers.
| Job role | Starting pay | Pay with experience |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting technician | £24,000 | £35,000 |
| Actuary | £32,000 | £70,000 |
| Auditor | £28,000 | £70,000 |
| Bank manager | £32,000 | £80,000 |
| Bookkeeper | £24,000 | £35,000 |
| Company secretary | £28,000 | £95,000 |
| Court administrative assistant | £24,000 | £27,000 |
| Credit controller | £21,000 | £32,000 |
| Economist | £28,000 | £60,000 |
| Estimator | £22,000 | £40,000 |
| Farm secretary | £24,000 | £38,000 |
| Finance officer | £26,000 | £38,000 |
| Financial adviser | £27,000 | £67,000 |
| Financial services customer adviser | £25,000 | £31,000 |
| Insurance account manager | £30,000 | £75,000 |
| Insurance broker | £25,000 | £65,000 |
| Insurance claims handler | £23,000 | £40,000 |
| Insurance loss adjuster | £25,000 | £65,000 |
| Insurance risk surveyor | £28,000 | £70,000 |
| Insurance underwriter | £27,000 | £65,000 |
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