Accountancy & Finance
Your Careers Adviser
The Careers Advisers with responsibility for the School of Management and Languages are:
Lorraine Chambers (Room SR 1.09) and Elaine Lynch (Room SR 1.05)
Book an appointment if you want to speak to Lorraine or Elaine about your future career plans.
The resources on this web page have been selected to provide you with the best tools to help you with your career planning as well as the application process.
Job Profiles
To help you make an informed career choice Prospects have compiled comprehensive profiles on jobs and occupations throughout most sectors of industry and commerce. Each profile includes the following information:
- Job Description and Typical Role Activities
- Salary and Conditions
- Entry Requirements
- Further Training or Professional Study Required
- Career Development Paths and Opportunities
- Typical Employers and Vacancy Sources
- Related Jobs
- Graduate Case Studies
- Useful Contacts and Further Resources
- View Financial Management and Accountancy Job Profiles
Heriot-Watt Graduate Video
Hear from a recent graduate about how they used their time at university to develop employability skills, their experiences and tips for job hunting, their career path, professional development & networks.
Career Options
Discover career options relevant to your degree subject on the Prospects website. Don't forget - a wide variety of career options are open to students with 'any degree' subject!
Find out:
- What skills you have developed by studying your particular subject area
- What your job options are with your degree
- Which career areas do most graduates with your degree go into
- What further study options are open to you
- Useful contacts and further resources
- View Career Options with Accountancy and Finance Degrees
Graduate Job Sites
AgencyCentral - Access to recruitment agencies for graduates in Accountancy and Finance.
ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants.
AccountancyAgeJobs.com - UK Financial & Accounting job opportunities ranging from Graduate and
Trainee to Finance Director vacancies. Free registration, job alerts by
email and an unique CareerPath service.
Banking
Jobs UK - Latest Banking & Finance
Jobs in the UK for those just starting out on the career
ladder and experienced professionals.
CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
CIPFA - Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy.
City
Jobs UK - Jobs in Banking, Accounting,
Insurance & Financial Services.
eFinancialCareers - Jobs in the Financial Markets,
Banking & Finance.
Financial Times - Appointments in the Financial Times.
Financial Skills Partnership- A careers resource for anyone interested in working in the financial sector in Scotland. Contains graduate vacancy listings and useful career advice.
GAAP
Web - Accounting & Finance Jobs in the UK.
HAT Group - HAT Group of Accountants provides recruitment services to small and medium sized firms of accountants nationwide.
ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants of England
& Wales.
ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Inside Careers - Whether you've already decided on a career or you're just looking for more information before you make your mind up, Inside Careers has in-depth and structured information and advice.
Quant Finance Jobs - A job board for quantative finance, financial engineering and risk management.
Reed - Graduate trainee listing.
Scottish
Investment Operations - Promoting careers in Investment Operations.
TARGETjobs - Finance graduate jobs, internships and careers advice including banking, investment, accountancy and financial .
Totally Financial - Financial recruitment site.