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Financial risk manager

Occupation · ISCO 2412what the job is

Business Studies, Business Studies and Mathematics at GCSE, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 7

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 1 standard and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

3GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Business Studies is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

GCSE Business Studies1.00
A level Business Studies0.94
A level Mathematics0.52

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: competition, business decisions, business objectives, risk.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Business Studies1.00competition, business decisions, business objectives, risk, customer service
A level Business Studies0.94competition, quantitative method, risk, change management, leadership
A level Mathematics0.52derivative, accuracy
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

1Skills England standard match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Senior investment and commercial banking professionalLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · closest match · shares risk management, financial analysis, financial products, economics · ST0561
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Business Studies and Mathematics, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Harefield SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business StudiesQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsWilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics
More schools9
Wilmington Grammar School for BoysDartford, Kent · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsThe JCB AcademyRocester, Staffordshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsKendrick SchoolReading, Reading · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsArnold Lodge SchoolLeamington Spa, Warwickshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsDenstone CollegeUttoxeter, Staffordshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsThe King's School, GranthamGrantham, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics, A level Business StudiesWexham SchoolSlough, Slough · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsSalesian CollegeFarnborough, Hampshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level MathematicsManchester Mesivta SchoolPrestwich, Bury · GCSE Business Studies, A level Business Studies, A level Mathematics
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ESCO · 2412

What the job is

Financial risk managers identify and assess potential risk areas threatening the assets or capital of organisations and give advice on how to deal with them. They specialise in either credit, market, operational or regulatory risk analysis. They use statistical analysis to evaluate risk, make recommendations to reduce and control financial risk and review documentation for legal compliance.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.