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Financial and Accounting Technicians

Financial and accounting technicians work alongside accountants and other financial professionals in managing the financial affairs of organisations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£19,633
£43,427
£87,069

New workers start around £19,633. Normal pay is £43,427 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £87,069.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 26,005 vacancies for this type of job

5.36%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Monitors accounting systems to determine accounts are being maintained effectively and provides information on accounting practices to auditors.

  • Ensures invoices and payments are correct and sent out on time.

  • Liaises with clients to ensure that payments are made on time and credit limits are not exceeded.

  • Produces, collates and reports financial information for managers.

  • Maintains profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts and other accounting records.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Finance

  • Accounting

  • Mortgage Loans

  • Financial Statements

  • Auditing

  • Internal Controls

  • Financial Controls

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Balance Sheet

  • Invoicing

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Customer Service

  • Sales

  • Forecasting

  • Detail Oriented

  • Budgeting

  • Operations

  • Leadership

  • Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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Accounting

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Elgin · 09/2024

Tariff points: 42/48

Accounting and Finance

University of Bradford

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bradford · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Economics with Foundation Year

Sheffield Hallam University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Sheffield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Economics

Goldsmiths, University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Economics

University of Westminster, London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Professional Accounting (HND)

Coventry University

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Economics

Birmingham City University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Politics with Foundation Year

Birkbeck, University of London

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · London · 10/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Economics

Northeastern University London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 02/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Economics

Cardiff Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cardiff · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Economics (MEcon)

University of Southampton

MEcon · 4 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Accounting & Finance

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Economics

University of Bath

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bath · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Economics (BA)

SOAS University of London

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Economics

De Montfort University

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Accounting and Finance

University of Chester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Accounting and Finance

Robert Gordon University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Aberdeen · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Accounting and Finance

University of East London

MAFHMAFH · 4 Years · Full-time · Stratford · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Economics (with Foundation Year)

Bournemouth University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Poole · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/72

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