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Financial and accounting technicians
£51,480

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

37

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

1.71%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Financial and accounting technicians work alongside accountants and other financial professionals in managing the financial affairs of organisations.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic requirements. Professional qualifications are available from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians. These qualifications can be linked to NVQs/SVQs in Accounting at Levels 2, 3 and 4. Exemptions to professional examinations may be granted to those with certain academic qualifications.

Typical tasks

  • maintains profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts and other accounting records;
  • produces, collates and reports financial information for managers;
  • liaises with clients to ensure that payments are made on time and credit limits are not exceeded;
  • ensures invoices and payments are correct and sent out on time;
  • monitors accounting systems to determine accounts are being maintained effectively and provides information on accounting practices to auditors.

Common job titles

Officer, trust
Senior, trust
Technician, accounting
Clerk, managing (accountancy)
Technician, account
Administrator, fund
Controller (banking)
Controller, financial
Technician (accountancy)
Technician, audit
Associate, business (banking)
Senior, audit
Administrator, trust (banking)
Administrator, insolvency

Education background

Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.

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Ranked 42nd out of 355 careers for highest average pay.

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180/355
Ranked 180th out of 355 careers for the longest hours.

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258/355
Ranked 258th out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.

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Top industries: Financial and accounting technicians

Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£950

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£1020

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

262/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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Average weekly pay by age and gender: Financial and accounting technicians

Pay change between years

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