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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.

Useful Subjects

Maths • English • ICT • Business Studies • Modern languages • Sociology • Psychology

Job Ideas for this Industry

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

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Accounts/Finance Assistant Apprenticeship - Portable Space Ltd
Closing Date:
28th November 2025
Salary:
£ 14722.5 per year
Location:
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Employer description Portable Space is a multi-award winning UK supplier of shipping containers & conversions, portable cabins, modular buildings & steel storage containers, available for purchase and hire. We are a medium sized business with approx. 30 office...
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Free 4 hour sskills and employability experience - online
Skills for Impact is a life skills and employability experience. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners have researched the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers are looking for.
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VACANCY SNAPSHOT – WK COMMENCING 08/09/2025
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Closing Date:
26th September 2025
Level 2 Construction Landscaping Apprentice - Level 2 Full Plastering Apprenticeship - Level 3 Finance Assistant Apprentice - Level 3 People & Operations Apprentice
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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT 01/09/2025
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Closing Date:
26th September 2025
Engineering Technician VAC1000338118 - Business Administrator VAC1000338693 - Early Years Educator VAC1000338305 - Customer Service Practitioner VAC1000340206 Mortgage Case Manager VAC1000338867 -
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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT 25/08/2025
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Closing Date:
19th September 2025
Accounts Assistant, Plasterer, Plumbing and Heating Technician, Commis Chef, Equine Groom
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APPRENTICESHIPS SPOTLIGHT
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Closing Date:
12th September 2025
Early Years Educator - Architectural Joiner - Equine Groom - Information Communications Technician - Accounts Assistant
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