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Financial advisers help people and organisations to choose investments, savings, pensions, mortgages and insurance products.
You could start by doing a degree in financial services, business management or accountancy. Once you finish your course you could apply to join a financial services company or bank as a trainee adviser.
You'll usually need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or the equivalent, for a degree.
You could do a financial adviser higher apprenticeship or a financial services professional Level 6 (degree) apprenticeship.
You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A-Levels, or equivalent, for a higher or Level 6 (degree) apprenticeship.
You'll need:
As part of your day-to-day tasks, you could:
If you work for a large financial organisation, you could specialise in one area of work like retirement planning. You could also move into management, recruiting and training new staff. With further specialised professional qualifications, you could become a director or partner in your firm. Another option is to move into compliance work, making sure your company is following industry guidelines.
Payroll managers manage the payroll department within an organisation.
Public finance accountants make sure money is spent properly in public sector organisations.
Tax inspectors make sure the correct amount of tax is paid and investigate cases of fraud.
Digital marketers promote brands, products and services through social media, websites and apps.
Insurance account managers develop business accounts and increase sales of their company's insurance products.
Chief executives lead their organisation and put plans and policies into place to help it be successful.
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