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Pathways to Relevance

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Career Paths

Career Paths
Career Paths Identified

Eleven paths have been identified, which include nine career paths and two industry focus areas; banking and the public sector.

These career paths cater for finance and accounting specialists and other business experts that work within and outside the finance function. Each career path has been defined by a current and future view to the roles and competencies that enable performance.

Career Paths

Find below the career paths with examples of current and future roles.

1. INVESTMENT MANAGER

Carbon credit trader ** Digital currency trader** Financial advisory, investment analysis Financial planning and decision-making Merger and acquisitions Portfolio / fund management / trading

2. FINANCIAL MANAGER

Accounting and tax Compliance (tax), environmental and social impact accounting ** Corporate finance Financial management Management accounting Statutory accounting Tax consulting

3. AUDITING AND ASSURANCE

Audit and assurance External audit Internal audit Public sector auditor Risk management Compliance (legal) Artificial intelligence Risk manager **, environmental and social impact auditor ** Artificial intelligence auditor ** Algorithm bias auditor **

4. CONSULTING SERVICES

Artificial intelligence and robotics impact analyst ** Artificial intelligence personality designer ** Business analyst Consulting Environmental consultants Executive coach Management consulting Project manager Strategic consulting Tax practitioner

5. ACADEMIA

Academic Education of artificial intelligence solutions ** Education Professor

6. INNOVATING (ENTREPRENEUR)

Artificial intelligence and robotics solution designer ** Entrepreneur Founder Product innovation Research and development SME CFO Start-up incubator

7. TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL ENABLER

Cyber calamity forecaster ** Data scientist Database management Information management Machine learning data tagging analyst **

8. GENERAL MANAGER

Agile workforce manager ** Chief purpose planner ** Head of business behaviour* Head of diversity and inclusiveness ** Operational management Virtual team manager**

9. BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBER / EXTERNAL GOVERNANCE

Board advisor Chairman Diversity and inclusivity committee member ** Environmental and social impact committee member ** Executive coach Governance committee member Interim executive ** Non-executive director

Industry Focus

The below table sets out the industry focus areas with examples of current and future roles.

1. BANKING

Blockchain Developer ** Carbon Credit Emissions Analyst ** Credit Validations Officer Cryptocurrency Analyst ** Head of Macro Research Head of Structured Trading Investment Banker Private Banker Real Estate Banker Transaction Manager Wealth Banker

2. PUBLIC SECTOR

Budget Manager Customs Officer Head of Economic Policy Head of Liability Management Intergovernmental Relations Tax Compliance Officer