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What Work Leicestershire
BUSINESS, FINANCE AND
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Companies in this sector welcome young people with high motivation and
enthusiasm. Some jobs within finance and business demand commitment, long
hours and hard work but the effort can be rewarding. Other roles require a high
level of customer service and sometimes shift work. Employing 36,200 people
locally, the sector covers a wide range of organisations, from core financial and
legal services, through to technical services such as architecture, and scientific
research, to creative and support roles such as business administration and
customer services.
What is happening?
Skills & qualities
• Several major employers have a base here, including
Santander, Mattioli Woods and Hastings Direct, with
training and development across many roles for all ages.
• Brewin Dolphin have offices here as well as legal
business like Gateley, Freeths, Howes Percival and
Shakespeare Martineau. The area also hosts regional
offices for accountancy firms like KPMG, PWC and Grant
Thornton as well as main offices for Newby Castleman,
Mazars and PKF Cooper Parry.
What could you earn?
Financial director £50K-£80K
Human resources officer £22K-£35K
Chartered accountant £30K-£50K
Business research professional £22K-£45K
Insurance account manager £20K-£75K
Office manager £22K-£45K
The sector will: Contact centre worker £14K-£22K
• Become more global, aiming to win bigger shares of
established and emerging markets in different countries;
modern languages are in demand. Useful subjects
• The Leicester Client Innovation Centre is IBM’s first in
the UK, with exciting opportunities for young people.
• There are several major business parks in the area
including Grove Park and Meridian Business Park at the
edge of the city of Leicester, plus Pegasus Business Park.
• Offer increasing numbers of higher apprenticeships as
well as graduate opportunities.
• Use ICT to transform business processes
• Offer roles in areas such as cyber security, risk
management, intellectual property protection and
flexible working solutions.
• The area hosts the annual Leicester Business Festival.
On the web
www.cipd.co.uk
www.icaew.com
www.leicesterbusinessfestival.com
www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Local employers include
• Santander
• Mattioli Woods
• PFK Cooper
Parry
• Hastings Direct • BHIB
• Berkeley
• IBM
Insurance
• Global Payments
• RBS
UK (HSBC)
• KPMG
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