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Norfolk and Suffolk are home to one of the largest financial services and insurance clusters in Europe with hundreds of businesses offering a variety of roles.

The great thing is, there are many different career options and various routes into the industry, with many of the larger organisations offering apprenticeships and graduate training schemes.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you. 

  • Norwich has been a base for the financial industries for over 200 years and boasts a highly-skilled workforce recruited from local colleges and universities as well as the very first National Skills Academy in the UK for Financial services.
  • Suffolk also boasts an impressive financial sector with the addition of niche markets around marine insurance linked to the county’s ports, farm and crop insurance as well as thatched property insurance in rural areas.
  • Technology is constantly changing and areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber security and big data management are growing fast in the industry.

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Job Ideas for this Industry

Auditor • Tax Adviser • Accountant • Mortgage Adviser • Personal Banker • Financial Fraud Investigator • Actuary • Underwriter

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Did You Know?
Businesses in the UK could benefit by around £100m over the next 10 years due to a recent update to insurance rules that were over 100 years old!

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Apprentice Accountant - GASCOYNES LTD
Closing Date:
31st January 2025
Salary:
£15,000 a year
Location:
Fornham All Saints, BSE, Suffolk
Employer description Gascoynes Accountants provide expert accountancy advice to businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk; with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Wymondham, Ipswich and Stowmarket. We provide day to day advice on clients Tax Returns or accounts package a...
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Accounts or Finance Assistant Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
30th December 2024
Salary:
£15,367
Location:
Norwich, VAC1000291478
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST (Norwich)
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Accounts Apprentice COSTELLO MEDICAL CONSULTING LIMITED
Closing Date:
31st December 2024
Salary:
£22,500 a year
Location:
Cambridge, Cambs
Employer description Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access and health economic and outcomes research. We work with a wide range of clients, including the industry’s most successful....
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Assistant Accountant Advanced Level Apprenticeship
Applications for this role are now closed
Closing Date:
11th December 2024
Salary:
£17,850
Location:
Cambridge, VAC1000289560
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED (Cambridge)
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Assistant Accountant Advanced Level Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
31st December 2024
Salary:
£17,850
Location:
Cambridge, VAC1000288417
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED (Cambridge)
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Product Development Apprentice
Closing Date:
10th January 2025
Salary:
£21,000
Location:
Ipswich, VAC1000288033
Suffolk Building Society (Ipswich)
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