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Finance & Insurance

General Resources

Look at the AGCAS booklets Financial Services and City Markets, which have useful information, links and an overview of the sectors . You can view or download them from the Prospects website. The Sector area for Banking and Finance has jobs, course advice and information.

Prospects website also has an ‘explore types of job’ section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, contacts and resources.

Jobs Practice Test - Find out how the financial services market is divided up with this jigsaw puzzle from Top Employers.co.uk

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These books and journals are on reference in the careers service at Newton Park

  • ICAEW Directory of Firms (South West)
  • ACA career handbook: The Definitive Guide to Banking (Morgan McKinley)
  • ACCA Graduate Guide
  • CIMA Get into Financial Management
  • AGCAS Careers in Financial Markets
  • Hobsons Finance Casebook 2007
  • Finance in the City (London Guildhall)
  • Focus on City and FInance
  • Careers in Pensions
  • Becoming A Chartered Accountant
  • Training with medium-sized firms of Chartered Accountants
  • Directory of Actuarial Employers - UK and Ireland

The Occupational files Finance/ Accountancy, and Finance/Banking, and Insurance give an overview of these sectors, including job roles and profiles, entry and training, career development and professional bodies.

Where To Look for Jobs and Work Placements

Accountancy Age job search

Independent Insurance job search

City Jobs financial jobs site

Careers in Insurance - finance and insurance industry news and events; browse for job opportunities. Entry requirements on key job roles across the insurance sector including Accountancy, Actuarial, HR, Marketing and IT

eFinancial Careers a financial jobs' marketplace with it's own dedicated Student section...

Kelly Insurance jobs

Lloyd's of London information, links and employment

Reed recruitment site covering finance and insurance

Jobs.guardian.co.uk finance job search

Finance.monster.co.uk/ information and advice for graduates

www.insurancejobsboard.com Insurance and financial services opportunities

Charity People - features Finance jobs within the charity sector

Financial Times, Independent, Wednesday

Financial Times, Times, Thursday

Check our Jobs site, linked in to the gradsouthwest website, for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further advice on finding a work placements and to download our information sheet, please see Work Placement pages of this website.

Useful web links

Uk-finance- directory of finance companies

PASS magazine for accountancy students

Accountancy Age news and links

Insurance Window portal for insurance industry

Lloyd's of London information, links

Professional Broking magazine for insurance brokers

Finance.monster.co.uk information and advice for graduates

Morgan McKinley
Advice to student graduates looking at becoming qualified accountants.

Professional organisations

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
ACCA Connect
64 Finnieston Square
Glasgow G3 8D
Tel: 0141 582 2000
www.accaglobal.com

Association of Practising Accountants
Devonshire House
60 Goswell Road
London. EC1M 7AD
Tel: 01727 896000
www.apa-uk.co.uk

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
26 Chapter St, London SW1P 4NP
Tel: 020 78849 2251
www.cimaglobal.com

Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA)
3 Robert St, London WC2N 6RL
Tel: 020 7543 5600
www.cipfa.org.uk

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Chartered Accountants' Hall, PO Box 433, Moorgate Place, London EC2P 2BJ
Tel: 020 7920 8100
www.icaew.co.uk

Institute of Credit Management
The Water Mill
Station Road
South Luffenham
Oakham
Leicestershire
LE15 8NB
Tel: 01780 722900
www.icm.org.uk

The Institue of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland
13 Abbeville Mews
88 Clapham Park Road
London
SW4 7BX
Tel: 020 7978 2492
www.iia.org.uk

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
154 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AD
Tel: 020 7837 8600
www.aat.co.uk

Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA)
Austin Friars House, 2-6 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HD
Tel: 020 7628 1287
www.aifa.net

British Bankers Association (BBA)
Pinners Hall, 105-108 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1EX
Tel: 020 7216 8800
www.bba.org.uk

Building Societies Association
3 Savile Row, London W1S 3PB
Tel: 020 7437 0655
www.bsa.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB)
IFS House, 4-9 Burgate Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2XJ
Tel: 01227 762600
www.ifslearning.com

Finance and Leasing Association (FLA)
2nd Floor, Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UN
Tel: 020 7836 6511
www.fla.org.uk

The Financial Services Authority (FSA)
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7066 1000
www.fsa.gov.uk

Institute of Financial Services (IFS)
IFS House, 4-9 Burgate Lane, Canterbury CT1 2XJ
Tel: 01227 762 600
www.ifslearning.com

The Association of British Insurers (ABI)
51 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HQ
Tel: 020 7600 3333
www.abi.org.uk

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA)
14 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7NT
Tel: 0870 950 1790
www.biba.org.uk

Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
Training Advisory Service, 42-48 High Road, South Woodford, London E18 2JP
Tel: +44 (0)20 8989 8464
www.cii.co.uk/

The International Underwriting Association of London (IUA)
London Underwriting Centre, 3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7DD
Tel: +44 (0)20 7617 4444
www.iua.co.uk/

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the ‘What’s On’ section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

www.exhibitions.co.uk lists trade fairs, exhibitions and events throughout the UK. The database searches by subject, location or date.

Further Training and Development

Most professional bodies and associations run training courses for continuing professional development. Check the list above and the pages on this website further training and postgraduate study

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