Finance

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

  • A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. Find Colleges Offering Finance Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 506,347
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 570,362
      • Percent Job Growth: 12.64%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Category Flexibility
      • Mathematical Reasoning
    • Job Description
      Direct and coordinate financial activities of workers in a branch, office, or department of an establishment, such as branch bank, brokerage firm, risk and insurance department, or credit department.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 506,347
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 570,362
      • Percent Job Growth: 12.64%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Recognition
    • Job Description
      Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports for the purpose of maintaining expenditure controls.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 61,858
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 66,260
      • Percent Job Growth: 7.12%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Number Facility
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Analyze current credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with this credit information for use in decision-making.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 67,132
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 68,398
      • Percent Job Growth: 1.88%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Number Facility
    • Job Description
      Conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 220,568
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 295,157
      • Percent Job Growth: 33.82%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Advise clients on financial plans utilizing knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives to establish investment strategies.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 176,220
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 248,405
      • Percent Job Growth: 40.96%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Number Facility
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and methods of payments. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, and loan underwriters.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 372,544
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 415,225
      • Percent Job Growth: 11.46%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor relations, marketing, and operations research.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
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