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Financial advisers help people and organisations choose investments, savings, pensions, mortgages and insurance products.
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
As a financial adviser, you could:
You could work in an office, from home, at a client's home or in a contact centre.
You can get into this job through:
This role is open to graduates of most subjects.
Particularly relevant subjects include:
Once you finish your course, you could apply to join a finance company or a bank as a graduate trainee adviser.
You'll usually need:
You could do a Financial Adviser Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship or a Financial Services Professional Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a financial services administrator, pensions administrator or customer services adviser and work your way up.
To do this, you'll need to study for a level 4 qualification in financial advice recognised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
These include:
If you work in pensions, you could do qualifications offered by the Pensions Management Institute, while you move into an adviser role.
You'll need to:
You can find more information about working in financial services from The London Institute of Banking and Finance or Pension Careers.
With experience, you could:specialise in one area of work, like pensions; become a manager to recruit and train new staff; become a director or partner of your company; move into compliance, making sure companies follow guidelines and laws