What is Accounting

Accounting is an art of
recording, classifying,
summarizing the financial
transactions and event
which are of financial
character and interpreting
the results thereof.
Accounting process
Careers in Finance
 What is Finance?
• Finance involves the selling or buying of
investment instruments on behalf of
either oneself or customers
• Aspects of finance includes (but is not
limited to)
– Interest rate analysis
– Credit analysis
– Risk management
– Portfolio theory and application
– Financial engineering
– Psychology
 Jobs in the Field of
Accounts and Finance
1. Accounting Jobs
2. Investment Banking Jobs
3. Money or Portfolio Management
Jobs
4. Insurance Jobs
5. Corporate Finance Jobs
6. Banking Jobs
 Accounting Jobs

• Charted Accountants
• Auditing
• Budget Analyst
• Management Accounting
• Tax Accounting
 Investment Banking Jobs

• Equity / Credit Research

• Trading
• Analyst
• Finance Structuring
• Project Finance
• Credit Rating Analyst
• Broker
• Institutional Sales
 Portfolio Management
Jobs
• Portfolio Management
• Fund Marketing
• Investment Advisory
• Fund Analyst
 Insurance
• Actuary
• Agent /Broker
• Claims Adjuster
• Loss Controller
 Corporate Finance Jobs
• Treasurer
• Financial Analyst
• Credit Manager
• Cash Management
• Investor Relations
• Transfer Pricing
 Banking Jobs
• Credit Analyst
• Loan Officer
• Branch Manager
• Mortgage Banker
• Loan Servicing