Last updated on December 5th, 2023 at 07:22 am
Career Progression Opportunities In Finance: 2022 Edition
People do not understand the value of knowing Finance, the basic essential of our day-to-day life. Whether you see your bank statements or your income tax return, the smallest management of cash expenses comes under the field of finance.
Thus, learning finance as something essential will not only benefit you in life but will also help you make better decisions and do your own financial planning for better investments. Having a career in finance will not only be rewarding but will also be something that covers a wide array of finance jobs such as accounts, taxations, economic, strategic analyst, banking and insurance sector, economist, business growth and development, chartered accountant, income tax officer.
First and foremost, in India, to enter the field of finance, you need to have a commerce background in bachelor’s and 12th standard, which ingrains the core concepts of finance such as golden accounting rules, basic financial statements, ledgers, aspect of accounts such as Debit entries and Credit entries and other such core concepts which will make it easier for you to understand the advanced complex versions.
Doing an internship after your bachelor’s or 12th is an additional advantage as you get the hands-on training in the industry which will help you further choose a specific branch of finance that you want to pursue depending on your interest and understanding of concepts.
Having a bachelor’s and master’s in finance with good job experience or an internship will improve your chances of getting a good job in the finance sector, which is booming exponentially. One can choose these branches of finance as per their subject choice, such as -
Stream - Accounts
Subjects - Audit, Financial Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Financial Management, Cost accounting.
Positions - Auditor, Forensic Accountant, Senior Financial Analyst, Controller, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Information and Technology Accountant, Managerial Accountant.
Stream - Corporate and Institutional Banking
Subjects - Mergers and acquisitions, capital market access, trade finance, supply chain finance, liquidity management, hedging, and risk management
Positions - Financial Risk Manager, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Investment Banker, Equity Analyst.
Stream - Capital Markets
Subjects - Trading stocks, bonds, currencies, and other financial assets
Positions - Stockbroker, Investment Advisor/Financial Advisor, Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Management
Stream - Mergers & Acquisitions
Subjects - Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) International M&A, Corporate Finance Institute M&A Modelling, CIMA Mergers and Acquisitions Masters, Stanford Business Mergers and Acquisitions.
Positions - Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions manager
Stream - Restructuring
Subjects - Corporate Restructuring, Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliance, Merger strategy, Fast track merger, financial synergy, Diversification, Deal Valuation and Evaluation, Valuation for slump sale, swap ratio determination, Impact on shareholders’ Wealth
Positions - Restructuring Advisory, Financial Advisory International, GDS SaT_Turnaround Restructuring Strategy, Analyst, Restructuring
Stream - Portfolio/ Asset Management
Subjects - Active Portfolio Management, Passive Portfolio Management, Discretionary Portfolio Management, Non-discretionary Portfolio Management.
Positions - Portfolio Manager, Senior Portfolio Manager, Business Banking Portfolio Manager, Portfolio/Fund Manager-Wealth Manager
Thus various streams in finance that provide different jobs in different sections can be pursued in 2022 with training courses such as tax planning training, banking, and finance, and accounts training. Different online institutions like Imarticus Learning provide all the courses online with placement support.
To understand more, you can go to Imarticus Learning webpage and learn about their programs. You can contact them through chat support or drive to our training centers in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurgaon, or Ahmedabad.
Getting to know the overall finance will not only help you understand the details of the program but simultaneously will also clear your remaining doubts regarding which booming sector of finance you should pursue, what are the details of the same like program fees, duration of the program, recruiters in the field and the career scope of the same. You can understand the stream which you want to pursue, find the exact course you need to do, and get a degree in the same.
