{"id":524,"date":"2015-12-09T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=524"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:57:46","slug":"inspireme-finance-management-grad-scheme-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2015\/12\/09\/inspireme-finance-management-grad-scheme-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"#Inspireme: Finance & Management Grad Scheme in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUEST BLOG:<\/strong> Ellie Smith, Finance Trainee at Imperial College London.
\nFinance is a popular field for many Bath students and graduates, there are opportunities in a wide range of sectors including Higher Education. We are thrilled to share Ellie's journey with you and hope\u00a0you are inspired to apply!<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u00a0managed to get a graduate job at Imperial College London straight after completing my degree in Economics and International Development in 2013. My degree included an industrial placement year, in which I worked for 14 months at UBS Global Asset Management, in the Global Real Estate Multi-Managers and Securities team. While I enjoyed my time at UBS, I decided a career in asset management wasn\u2019t for me, and focussed on pursuing my interests in accounting and finance. The Higher Education sector was particularly appealing to me, offering a unique and stimulating work setting.<\/p>\n

I decided to apply for Imperial\u2019s Graduate Finance Training Scheme as Imperial has a strong culture of personal and professional development, and offers a support package to complete the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) qualification. Further to this, the university has a wonderful working culture and there are plenty of opportunities for support services staff to get involved with sports, music, take short courses (like learning a foreign language).<\/p>\n

I was also keen to experience first-hand how the college responds to the changing political environment whilst maintaining its position as a top international education and research institution. Completing a variety of placements across the entire Finance division seemed an excellent way to link my interest in the sector with my goal of becoming a qualified accountant.<\/p>\n

In one of my placements within the Management Accounting team, I acted as central finance support to over 20 different Support and Academic Services departments at College, including the Library, Careers Service, Research Strategy and Safety Department. As a result, I had the opportunity to work with a variety of senior personnel across College and gained considerable insight into how each department contributes to Imperial\u2019s academic mission.<\/p>\n

Having had very little accounting experience prior to joining Imperial, I had to learn basic accounting principles in a very short space of time, whilst also getting to grips with Imperial\u2019s finance systems and adjusting to my new responsibilities. While it was a steep learning curve, the practical experience at Imperial has allowed me to build up a strong knowledge and skill base and progress quickly through my accountancy exams.\u00a0I am now in my third and final year, and am looking forwards to whatever comes next!<\/p>\n

Imperial runs both a Finance Graduate Training Scheme and Graduate Management Training Scheme for recent graduates, offering a very competitive starting salary and excellent non-financial benefits. So if, like me, you are keen to start work at a Higher Education Institution, whether in a finance or non-finance related career, please check out our website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Good luck with the rest of your studies and hope to see you at Imperial!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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