Corporations and important financial institutions lend numerous employment opportunities to degree holders. Corporate houses need analysts for strategic decision-taking and accountants for budgeting. While financial institutions and insurance companies also recruit accounting personnel in the form of underwriter, or stock manager.

Skills Needed in finance and accounting:

* Personal skills such as professionalism, project management skills, initiatives, analytical ability, organizational capability, decisiveness, interpersonal and communication skills and enthusiasm are required.
* Accounting skills such as budgeting, researching, strategy, the ability to manage finances, quantitative and qualitative skills.
* Must also have the basic knowledge of how the industry and the market work. Additional knowledge of the law will also help.

Careers in finance and accounting:

Public Accounting for business and industry and Governmental sectors
It involves auditing, forecasting, financial analysis, budgeting, doing tax research and planning, preparing tax returns, besides offering advice to businesses. Also provides job options as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. One can also apply for the exams of Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
Careers in finance and accounting also requires one to gather and analyze various financial and economic information and forward a list of suggestions to their client. They also assess the economic performance of companies on various grounds and with the help of their findings, advise investors with a range of suggestions as to where they shloud invest their money.

Teaching Accounting:
As teachers and professors, accountants help train students the various methods of accounting and financing. Besides classroom education, teachers and professors also conduct researches and provide voluntary assistance to their educational institutions and the society as a whole.