Financial Risk Specialists
Overview
SaveJob Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Experience
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Job Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Examples
Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.
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Detailed Work Activities
- Assess risks to business operations.
- Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
- Confer with others about financial matters.
- Update professional knowledge.
- Develop business or financial information systems.
- Analyze risks related to investments in green technology.
- Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies.
- Apply mathematical models of financial or business conditions.
- Develop financial analysis methods.
- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
- Create images of data, locations, or products.
- Determine the value of goods or services.
- Gather organizational performance information.
- Analyze business or financial data.
- Maintain data in information systems or databases.
- Educate clients on financial planning topics.
- Analyze industry trends.
- Develop financial or business plans.
- Present business-related information to audiences.
- Advise others on analytical techniques.
- Recommend investments to clients.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Prepare regulatory or compliance documentation.
- Monitor business indicators.
Interests
Conventional
77%
Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
Investigative
72%
Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
Enterprising
71%
Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
Social
36%
Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
Realistic
24%
Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
Artistic
19%
Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
Majors
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