The finance industry is growing at a very high rate and along with the trend comes new career opportunities in the business and labour market. We have prepared a detailed guide in this article to help you launch your career in finance almost immediately.

Finance as a Career

The history of finance and finance services dates back to the beginning of civilization when man began to grow wealth. Over the past decades and years, the finance industry has grown and is now the largest industry in the world totalling a worth of USD109 trillion.

Finance has been an integral part of every industry and finance bodies like the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) was set up to certify finance professionals before they start their career in finance.

Scope and Careers in Finance

The high-paying nature of financial services has made many want to pursue a career in finance. According to a 2022 study by Glassdoor on financial services, it was stated that the average salary of a finance professional was $62,653 per year in the U.S. and N200,000 per month in Nigeria.

Financial institutions which include central banks, retail and commercial banks, internet banks, credit unions, savings, and loans associations, investment banks, investment companies, brokerage firms, insurance companies, and mortgage companies which render financial services to billions of people in the world with the assistance of tech and finance professionals from different areas who understands how finance works.

Examples of careers in Finance include:

• Investment banker.
• Information technology auditor.
• Compliance analyst.
• Financial advisor.
• Insurance advisor.
• Financial analyst.
• Senior accountant.
• Hedge fund manager and many more.

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