do i have to go uni if i want to become a bank accountant?
When I am older I would like to work in a bank as a Bank Accountant, the people that sit there and put money in the cashiers and things like that but i was wondering if i had to go university for that because i really do not want to waste 3 years in university. Please can you reply as soon as possible. Thanks
Higher Education (University +) - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I am not quite sure but like everything else there would probably be a way that you could start at the bottom and work your way up without the degree. Why not pop into your bank or arrange a meeting with someone from their HR department to chat about this?
Answer 2 :
I am not 100% sure but I have two friends training to be accountants, one is in a job and doing his Accountancy exams during that, you should see if the bank will do this, it means you have to work your way up, but you will be earning whilst doing this. My other friend is doing an accountancy and finace degree, you can get that job with that degree I think.
Answer 3 :
Why not go along to a Bank in your area and ask for an appointment with the manager? Explain that you're thinking about a career and ask him/her the best way to go about it. Nothing like getting the info. straight from the horses mouth!
Answer 4 :
No you don't need to go to University for that type of job. You need to have Maths and English as well as other certificates though. Just contact the Bank you fancy working for to see what vacancies they have. They will expect you to work in the bank though before they let you off out filling cash machines. You must also have squeaky clean references.
Answer 5 :
You mean a "bank teller", then? To be a bank teller you would need to be numerate but doubt you need to go to university. That said, it would probably do you well to find out about what banks do and what roles they have in them if you want to work in one, rather than merely a "they look like they have it cushy, I wanna do that" sort of attitude. As for university, if you think it is all about getting a job afterwards, then it is probably best that you don't go! It is about an awful lot more than sitting round for 3 years and merely getting the qualification at the end of it.
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