Considering a Master's Degree in Accounting? Check out these Top 17 Master Accounting Programs Online or Campus-Based. Check out this list of 17 accredited online masters degree in accounting programs and on-ground programs. Not all masters degree in accounting programs are the same. See below to learn more about what differentiates these programs to find the [...]
Working Professionals May Sidestep the GMAT It’s no secret that earning an MBA degree increases financial career options. An understanding of accounting, finance, economics and statistics is essential in today’s financial environment. This knowledge is especially helpful for candidates with a liberal arts or non-business background. But let’s face it-most professionals pursue an MBA to [...]
If the idea of working in an exotic locale like Sydney, Dubai, or Sao Paulo sounds appealing, consider a financial career abroad. The multi-cultural learning experience and enhanced perspective are highly valued by U.S. financial companies. Today, it’s easier than ever to land overseas finance jobs. There are staffing agencies all over the world (and [...]
Considering a Masters Degree in Risk Management? Learn more about the top 15 masters in risk management degree programs. These schools have accredited degree programs and have many finance specializations. These schools and their respective programs would be perfect for someone considering getting a masters in risk management degree. You have the ability to choose between [...]
Brighter Job Prospects for College Graduates 2017 is shaping up to be a very good year for those looking for new finance graduate jobs. With the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 getting smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror, companies are increasingly confident about their future. One way they are expressing this is through [...]
Innovation creates exciting new business opportunities around the world. But the confluence of technologies also brings new threats-costly ones. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, ACFE, a staggering $3.5 trillion is lost globally due to economic and financial crime.1 The evolving nature of attacks requires new strategies and tools to defend against. If [...]
The newest member of our Women in Finance Series is Helen Riley, the Chief Financial Officer of Google ‘X’ one of the ‘emerging business’ divisions at Alphabet, the name for Google’s parent company. Alphabet’s other Emerging Business areas include Life Sciences and Robotics. ‘X’ is where many of the company’s famous (and sometimes infamous) “Moonshot” [...]
Despite just a 4.4% unemployment rate, finance jobs remain some of the toughest to obtain. The chance to earn outsized compensation draws the best and brightest from not only the top U.S. schools, but also around the world. Consequently, you may need to begin your financial career at the bottom-with a finance internship. Interns are basically [...]
There is one day a year that strikes fear in grown men and women across the globe. No, it’s not Halloween, Friday the 13th or even The Mexican Day of the Dead -- it's June 3rd, CFA Exam day! The Chartered Financial Analyst exams are an academic marathon, putting candidates through a full day of [...]
There are more financial career options than ever for aspiring professionals. While the more traditional positions still dominate the finance industry (wealth managers, traders, bankers, analysts, compliance specialists, etc.) there are an increasing number of computer programmer jobs for technology professionals to switch industries. One of the hottest new destinations for computer programmers (a.k.a. ‘coders’) [...]
