Career Opportunities for Majors in Finance

Introduction

Finance focuses on all aspects of money management, such as investment, collection, disbursement, borrowing, and fund-raising. These individuals prepare financial reports needed to conduct operations and to satisfy tax and regulatory requirements. Finance graduates also oversee the flow of cash and investments and develop information to assess the present and future financial status of an organization.

Regardless of your career aspirations, increase your marketability to employers through internships, solid work experience, good grades, advanced coursework, and involvement in campus activities. Many careers do not require a specific major, but rather a wide range of demonstrated skills, accomplishments, and work experience while in school.

A Sample of Related Occupations

Accountant	Educator	Materials Manager
Actuary	Financial Analyst	Operations Manager
Appraiser	Financial Planner	Payroll Manager
Auditor	Info Systems Specialist	Pension Fund Manager
Bank Officer	Insurance Adjuster	Purchasing Agent
Bond Broker	Insurance Agent	Research Analyst
Budget Accountant	Internal Auditor	Risk Manager
Chief Financial Officer	Internal Revenue Agent	Securities Broker
Commodities Trader	Internal Trade Specialist	Stock Broker
Consultant	Inventory Control Specialist	Treasurer
Controller	Investment Banker	Treasury Mgmt. Specialist
Credit Manager	Loan Officer	Underwriter
Data Processing Auditor	Management Accountant	Venture Capitalist
Economist	Management Consultant

Types of Employers

Private & Nonprofit Organizations
Banks	Credit Unions	Insurance Companies
Brokerage Houses	Engineering Firms	Pharmaceutical Companies
Chemical Manufacturers	Finance Companies	Private Accounting Firms
Colleges/Universities	Food Manufacturers	Public Accounting Firms
Construction Firms	High Technology Firms	Transportation Companies
Consulting Firms	Hospitals	Wholesale/Retail Operations

Government Agencies
Army Finance and Accounting Center	Export-Import Bank of the U.S.	Int'l. Trade Administration
Bureau of Economic Analysis	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	National Credit Union Administration
Bureau of the Public Debt	Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Federal Trade Commission	NJ Department of Banking and Insurance
Export Bank of the U.S.	Financial Management Service	NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau	General Accounting Office	Office of the State Auditor
Defense Finance and Accounting Service	Health Care Financing Administration	Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of the Treasury	Internal Revenue Service	Small Business Administration

Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates

First Jobs of Recent Graduates
Auditor, Ernst & Young	Financial Analyst, Merrill Lynch
Analyst, Goldman Sachs	Financial Associate, JP Morgan Chase
Associate Analyst, Johnson & Johnson	Financial Associate, Prudential Financial
Business Valuation, Ernst & Young	Financial Leadership Development Program, Johnson & Johnson
Cash Analyst, American Express	Internal Auditor, Procter & Gamble
Consulting Analyst, Accenture	Operations Analyst, Deutsche Bank
Equity Research Associate, Deutsche Bank	Program Analyst, Department of Defense
Financial Analyst, CitiGroup	Underwriter, Chubb & Son

Jobs of Experienced Alumni
Analyst, Johnson & Johnson	Investment Analyst, Prudential
Assistant Vice President, CitiGroup	Investment Banking Associate, Jefferies & Co.
Associate, Morgan Stanley	Manager, Financial Accounting, Siemens Inc.
Associate Analyst, Johnson & Johnson	Managing Director & Treasurer, Citigroup (MBA)
Associate Financial Manager, AT&T	Partner, Tunlaw Partners, LLC (MBA)
Associate Manager, Prudential	Personnel Manager, Coopers & Lybrand (MBA)
Branch Manager, JP Morgan Chase & Co.	Product Manager, American Cyanamid (MBA)
Business Systems Consultant, Trecom	Retirement Account Rep, Morgan Stanley
Business Systems Consultant, Notch Partners	Securities Lending Trader, The Vanguard Group
Division Manager, Waddell & Reed (MBA)	Senior Auditor, Pfizer
Exec. Dir., Electronic Options Trading, Morgan Stanley	Senior Financial Analyst, Bristol-Myers Squibb (MBA)
Executive Director, Goldman Sachs (MBA)	Sr. VP, Treasury & Securities, JPMorgan Chase (MBA)
Finance Staff Manager, AT&T (MBA)	Technical Support Specialist, Princeton University
Financial Analyst, L’oreal	Treasury Analyst, NASDAQ
Financial Analyst, Merck & Co. (MBA)	Vice President, Abry Partners, LLC
Financial Analyst, Merrill Lynch	Vice President, Deutsche Bank (MBA)
Hedging Executive, Chase Manhattan Bank (MBA)	Vice President, Home Finance, JPMorgan Chase (MBA)
International Manager, Sprint	Vice President, JP Morgan Chase & Co

Graduate Schools Attended

Boston University, JD, Law	NJIT, MS, Information Technology
Columbia Business School, MBA	NYU, MS, Real Estate
Fairleigh Dickinson University, MBA, Finance	NYU, MA, Latin American Studies
Fordham University, MBA	NYU Stern School of Business, MBA
Georgetown University, MBA, Finance	Rutgers University-Newark, MBA, Finance
Harvard Business School, MBA	Seattle University, MBA, Finance
London School of Economics, MA, International Studies	St. Peter’s College, MS, Accounting
M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, MBA	University of Notre Dame, MS, Accountancy

Additionally, you may:

Explore the career paths of RU Alumni Career Network mentors.
Go to the Rutgers Online Career Planning Site to explore your interests, skills and values. Use the program for either: High School Students | College Students.
Explore Rutgers University academic department information related to this major.
See the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional career information.
Pick up your "Career Opportunities" handouts at any New Brunswick Career Services office.

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