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Jie Luan

Jie Luan, MSc Finance and Investment (2017)

'My work provides me with a large platform on which I can get to know all the essential parts of the industry.'

Associate, Shanghai Stock Exchange

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What can I do with a degree in Finance & Accounting?

The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Finance & Accounting have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.

If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.

Careers with a degree in Finance & Accounting

Recent Exeter Finance & Accounting graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

  • Chartered and certified accountants
  • Taxation experts
  • Sales accounts and business development managers
  • Primary education teaching professionals
  • Management consultants and business analysts
  • Finance and investment analysts and advisers
  • Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
  • Cyber security professionals
  • Data analysts
  • Archivists and curators
  • Financial accounts managers
  • Importers and exporters
Remember…

Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).

Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Finance & Accounting

Recent Exeter Finance & Accounting graduates have joined a wide range of employers. Some recent example include*:

Other resources:

* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

Skills

An Exeter Finance & Accounting degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:

  • Manipulate financial and other numerical data and appreciate statistical concepts
  • Locate, extract and analyse data from multiple sources and be effective in ICT
  • Present quantitative and qualitative information, with analysis, argument and commentary
  • Analyse the contexts in which accounting operates
  • Interpret and use the current technical language and practices of accounting
  • Record and summarise transactions and other economic activities

 

Further Study

Around 67% of Exeter graduates in Finance & Accounting go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree, with almost half (48%) of these completing a Professional Qualification alongside work.  Some recent progression routes include:

  • MSc Accounting and Finance
  • MSc Business and Finance
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Finance and Management
  • MSc Finance and Marketing
  • MSc Finance and Investment
  • MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management
  • MSc International Business
  • MSc International Trade, Strategy and Operations

Some went on to study other degrees including:

  • Graduate Diploma in Law / Law Conversion

Useful resources:

* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.