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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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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:
23rd June 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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Finance/Accounts Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
28th March 2025
Salary:
£17,654
Location:
Norfolk, VAC1000308660
St Nicholas Priory Primary School (Norfolk)
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Audit and Accounts Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
4th April 2025
Salary:
£17,000
Location:
Ipswich, VAC1000308782
Affinia (Ipswich)
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Audit and Accounts Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
4th April 2025
Salary:
£22,000
Location:
Ipswich, VAC1000308783
Affinia (Ipswich)
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Accountancy Apprenticeship
Closing Date:
31st March 2025
Salary:
£20,000
Location:
SUDBURY, VAC1000308592
Moore Green Chartered Accountants (SUDBURY)
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