The Equity Research team provides stock recommendations and investment views (buy-hold-sell) to the bank's client base on a daily basis. The nature of the work is very unpredictable and requires a strong ability to pitch ideas and be appealing to clients. Find out more about Equity Research and learn how to start a career in this field

Economists are typically employed in the banking industry as well as in large multinational corporations. Their main responsibility is to forecast what is going to happen to the economy and in particular to the financial markets - are the interest rates going to go up? Is the exchange rate going to fall? Mark explains that, to develop a career in this field, you need a deep knowledge of macroeconomics together with an ability to apply theory to 'real w...

The Financial Controller and his team are responsible for making sure that the company's transactions are properly recorded and that financial statements are generated on a regular basis. Working in a Controller function provides a close view on how the company is run and a deep understanding of the business. Find out more about the day-to-day realities of this function and - in the last part of the interview - the interesting elements of the shipping i...

Shared Services is about standardising processes and putting them in one place (offshore location). There are tangible benefits for doing this and an increasing number of companies are going down this route. Helen Cain - Head of Shared Service at Serco - illustrates the kind of projects that you can expect to undertake as part of your day-to-day role a in Shared Services department.

The Treasury department is responsible for making sure that the company has the right amount of cash, in the right currency, in the right place, at the right time. The nature of the role involves maintaining strong relationships with banks and debt investors so interpersonal skills are essential as well as a solid knowledge of financial markets. In the last part, Nick Taylor explains how the "alternative investment" industry compares to traditional asse...

The Tax department is involved in different streams of activities, from optimizing the company's tax posture to liaising directly with Tax authorities in different countries. Find out why this function is so important for a multinational company. What are the day-to-day realities of a career in Tax? What skills does it require? In the second part of the interview we asked Ian to describe the specifities of the pharmaceutical industry. Find out how the b...

Douwe Cosjin - Head of Investor Relations at 3i Group - illustrates what it is like to be part of an Investor Relations team and the kind of projects that you can expect to undertake as part of your day-to-day role. This interview will also enable you to discover more about the private equity sector.