Becoming a finance professional can be achieved at all major UK universities and even smaller institutions, with online finance courses, short finance training courses, and online accounting courses available for everyone at different stages of their professional development.
Put economic insights into action Businesses, research institutions and government agencies rely on professionals who can extract insights from financial data and make strategic decisions in a global economy. By studying the online MSc Applied Economic...
This training workshop is for anyone needing a basic understanding of business finance and insights into operational decision-making. It will: show operational staff the financial consequences of their activities. demonstrate the combination of KPIs an...
Are you ready to take your first step towards a successful career as a financial adviser? The Diploma for Financial Advisers (DipFA®) is a qualification awarded by The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF). As a Trusted Partner, you can stu...
This training workshop demonstrates the key elements of IFRS. It defines the scope of financial reporting and its relevance to stakeholders. By attending this training workshop, you will understand how implementing IFRS has an impact on all aspects of...
A career in Finance and Investment Management is both thrilling and rewarding. Master the art and science behind financial markets and develop a deep understanding of the wider financial world, with this fully online programme. Developed by leading aca...
Develop a variety of transferable and subject-specific skills on our 100% online and part-time MSc Business with Finance. This innovative programme encompasses a wide range of topics including financial decision-making, economics for managers, project...
This 100% online and part-time PG Dip Business with Finance will provide you with a thorough understanding of the practices and theories used in today’s business environments. Whether you want to work for a public, private or non-profit making company,...
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Get up to £75 off courses with code “COURSES75”! The Cert BA qualification is an ideal introduction to core business and finance skills for individuals with little or no previous accounting knowledge. With this qualification, students can w...
This training workshop shows why and how processes, process design and strategy should continuously be aligned. It demonstrates how innovation is a key factor in banking operations. This training workshop explains why banks have to adapt to the new wor...
This training workshop explains the drivers of excellence in delivering a banking service. It looks at banking operations from the customer’s standpoint. This training workshop demonstrates the importance of understanding the impact of internal culture...
This course is for anyone needing a basic understanding of business finance and insights into operational decision-making. It will: show operational staff the financial consequences of their activities. demonstrate the combination of KPIs and regular m...
By attending this training workshop, non-finance staff who need to extend their understanding of finance will learn how this could make a difference to their organisation’s financial management. You will understand: the role of finance in implementing...
This Online Course intends for participants to understand, starting from scratch, the typical accounting-financial information offered by public or private entities. It is about being able to interpret balance sheets and income statements. It is not an...
This training workshop will provide the knowledge and tools to understand the financial management of resources in the public sector. You will learn: The fundamentals of managing funds in the public interest. That budgetary control provides a formal ba...
This training workshop provides an understanding of the concepts and strategies relating to the effective management of public sector finances. You will learn: that Strategic financial planning assists organisations to achieve value for money. that Fin...
By attending this course, you will understand: The key financial institutions and their functions. How fixed income markets operate. How equity markets operate. The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action plann...
By attending this training workshop, you will understand: The key financial institutions and their functions. How fixed income markets operate. How equity markets operate....
By attending this training workshop, you will understand: The key financial institutions and their functions. How fixed income markets operate. How equity markets operate....
There is always a high demand (and high salary) for finance skills and after completing a finance course in the UK; the main graduate employers include Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.
There are many more other UK retail banks and building societies as well as companies dealing with investment banking and insurance banking that offer full-time and part-time employment for those with a finance degree.
Having a degree or educational history in finance fundamentals can lead to multiple types of careers within the business environment, in corporate finance and other financial services. Some of the most common career paths in finance you can choose from in the UK include:
Financial accounting looks at the financial activities and the accounting behind the organisation. A financial accountant looks at the economic stability of the company as well as providing financial information to all departments to help make decisions.
Completing a finance course in the UK will allow you to work in the banking sector and within other financial institutions, to help individuals and businesses manage money as well as access insurance, loans, mortgages etc. Other work within this sector includes advising customers with financial issues or queries, foreign currency exchange and recording transactions.
Becoming a Certified Financial Planner through a university or online finance course will allow you to work with both individuals and businesses to meet short-term and long-term goals. Working in financial management means a solid knowledge of investments and planning for things such as security, estate, tax, employee benefits, and insurance.
Working in business finance specialising in insurance will have you working to gather evidence and look at risk management, to resolve claims against insurance policies for your particular clients.
After completing a finance training course, you may decide to look at the financial analysis of investments and pensions. This type of work involves research the performance of funds as well as financial risks and liability of clients. As part of investment companies, your work would involve performance measurement, risk management and assessment as well as trading and stockbroking.
As part of working within financial markets, you would be advising individuals, organisations and beyond on tax payments, returns and help in the organisation of tax payment record.
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Whether you wish to complete a finance course in London or across the UK in the form of an undergraduate degree, postgraduate diploma or a professional qualification, there is a finance course for all types of subject areas and educational needs such as:
