{"id":1892,"date":"2019-05-20T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn7w3i4565-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2020-04-03T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:22:16","slug":"career-paths-in-the-finance-sector-that-might-spark-your-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/career-paths-in-the-finance-sector-that-might-spark-your-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Career paths in the finance sector that might spark your interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a plethora of jobs available within the finance sector, and they range considerably with opportunities open to graduates and non-graduates alike. If you\u2019re considering a new career path within the sector and you\u2019re contemplating your options, here are some ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Jobs in the finance sector for non-graduates<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most common routes of entry into the world of finance for non-graduates is to work as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=bank%20teller&amp;w=South%20Africa\">bank teller<\/a>. After working as a cashier and gaining experience, you can take things up a notch by becoming a senior cashier and eventually, taking on the role as a bank manager.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you manage to obtain the role of a bank manager, you can apply for specialised roles like card services or operational manager before reaching the top of the banking ladder as a Vice President and then Chief Executive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can also head into the financial services side of things, starting out as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=financial%20advisor&amp;w=South%20Africa\">Financial Adviser<\/a>. Advisers have a lot of senior positions into which they can move. If you choose to start out as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=account%20clerk&amp;w=South%20Africa\">Account Clerk<\/a>, you might be able to qualify as an Accounting Technician before considering alternative career paths such as Internal Auditor, Finance Controller or Tax Analyst.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s one last popular choice for non-graduates, and that is the position of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=actuary&amp;w=South%20Africa\">Actuary<\/a>. After you\u2019ve completed your professional qualifications, you can progress to a managerial role relatively quickly where you\u2019ll be able to specialise in areas like life insurance healthcare, or risk management.<\/p>\n<h2>Jobs in the finance sector for graduates<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve graduated with a degree in finance, then you\u2019ll probably start off on a fast track training program that can take you into a managerial position. As a qualified bank manager, you can follow the specialist-to-vice-president career path.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Should you choose to become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=investment%20analyst&amp;w=South%20Africa\">investment analyst<\/a>, it only makes sense that you take the road that leads to becoming a fund manager before moving into an associate position.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a newly qualified accountant, you might find yourself moving into a senior accountant role or that of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=financial%20controller&amp;w=South%20Africa\">financial controller<\/a> or auditor before working towards your goal of becoming a chartered accountant.\u00a0 After becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=chartered%20accountant&amp;w=South%20Africa\">chartered accountant<\/a>, you\u2019ll have the opportunity of taking on a role as a finance director.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Where to now?<\/h2>\n<p>After reading through this information and learning more about what\u2019s available, you might be left wondering what to do now. The good news is that we have an abundance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/\">career advice articles<\/a> that can help you learn more about the finance sector and even help you find the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=finance&amp;w=South%20Africa\">jobs within the field of finance<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a plethora of jobs available within the finance sector, and they range considerably with opportunities open to graduates and non-graduates alike. If you\u2019re considering a new career path within the sector and you\u2019re contemplating your options, here are some ideas. &nbsp; Jobs in the finance sector for non-graduates One of the most common<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/career-paths-in-the-finance-sector-that-might-spark-your-interest\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-1892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}