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Financial Managers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

What you’d do

  • Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
  • Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
  • Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
  • Recruit staff members.
  • Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.
  • Oversee training programs.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Monitoring
  • Writing

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Banking Center Manager (BCM)
  • Branch Manager
  • Credit Administration Manager
  • Financial Center Manager
  • Accounting Supervisor
  • Business Banking Manager

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