Working in Financial Services

Financial services is a key sector for STEM students and graduates, offering a wealth of fantastic career opportunities. There’s much more to financial services than just investment banking, the sector can include anything that involves providing a service to the finance industry. We have run three hugely successful graduate careers events focused on roles in financial services, with more planned for the future. We also list lots of great roles and opportunities in this sector, from large investment banks to SME’s, and startups.

Upcoming events

Financial services is anything that involves providing a service to the finance industry. Jobs within this sector usually involve providing data, insight and news that financiers need to make investment and commercial decisions.

In-Person (London)

Women in Tech Networking Evening (1+ years work experience required)

Wednesday 26th April 2023
17:00 pm - 20:00 pm BST
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In-person (Dublin)

Dublin In-Person STEM Careers Event

Wednesday 7th June 2023
12:00 - 4:00 pm IST
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In-Person (London)

London In-Person Graduate STEM Careers Event

Wednesday 21st June 2023
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm GMT
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Financial Services job roles

Evolve graduates – engineering at AWE
United Kingdom

Evolve graduates – engineering at AWE

We are looking to attract, develop and retain the best talent and to support the critical skills we need now and in the future. You will bring the curiosity needed to help you steer and direct the course of your career, and the part you’ll play in keeping our country safe and secure.

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MSc Courses at the University of Bath Online - Various Industries
United Kingdom

MSc Courses at the University of Bath Online - Various Industries

The University of Bath’s online MSc courses will give you rigorous intellectual challenge and real-world experience, providing you with a gateway to ground-breaking research and sought-after careers.

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2023 Actuarial Insurance Consulting Graduate Programme, Property and Casualty – Cambridge
Cambridge - United Kingdom

2023 Actuarial Insurance Consulting Graduate Programme, Property and Casualty – Cambridge

A role in Insurance Consulting is stimulating, challenging, exciting and extremely rewarding. We require associates who are technically and mathematically minded, with the ability to solve complex and challenging commercial problems using innovative and proportionate approaches.

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Digital Audit Graduate Programme
United Kingdom

Digital Audit Graduate Programme

Our graduate training programme is underpinned by a development framework that broadens and deepens your knowledge.

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2023 Corporate Risk & Broking – Graduate Development Two Year Rotational Program
London - United Kingdom

2023 Corporate Risk & Broking – Graduate Development Two Year Rotational Program

At Willis Towers Watson, we believe that a culture of inclusion and diversity (I&D) is critical to our business. It’s not a separate initiative in its own silo. Rather, I&D is fundamental to everything we do.

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Quantitative Researcher
Jane Street - United Kingdom

Quantitative Researcher

We are looking for Quantitative Researchers to help us build models, strategies, and systems that price and trade a variety of financial instruments.

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Quantative Trader
Jane Street – United Kingdom

Quantative Trader

We are looking for Quantitative Traders to help us find and trade on price inefficiencies, develop models, manage risk, investigate new products, and push into new business areas.

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What type of roles are there in the Financial Services sector?

When you work in financial services, you could be involved in investing money, managing it, protecting it, working with individual customers, corporate clients, investors, shareholders and colleagues. Financial services can roughly be divided into accountancy, investment management, banking, insurance and the actuarial profession, but within each of these sectors there is a wide range of work for graduates.

Fast-paced

No two days are the same when you work in financial services.

Diversity focused recruiters

The growing skills gap has increased awareness of the imbalanced within the financial services, leading to a boost in diversity and inclusion in this sector.

Career progression

This sector offers great opportunities for promotions and progression.

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