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Financial Managers

Also called: Banking Center Manager (BCM), Branch Manager, Credit Administration Manager, Financial Center Manager

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Leadership
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Workday software

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Yardi software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $139,790

Education

Bachelor's degree or certificate after college is usually needed.