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Fund Accountant

You calculate what an investment fund is worth each day and keep its books accurate.

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Typical pay: €30k–€58k
Usual education: Degree or accounting apprenticeship
Outlook: Steady, with hubs in Dublin, Luxembourg and Madrid.

A day in the life

Pricing holdings, reconciling trades, closing the daily valuation before a deadline.

Ways in

Fund services graduate programme
Accounting apprenticeship then fund administration
Accountancy qualifications while working in operations

What to study at 16

The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.

Spain

Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

Portugal

Ciências Socioeconómicas

France

Bac général — spécialités

Germany

Oberstufe — Leistungskurse

Netherlands

Profiel Economie & Maatschappij

Poland

Liceum — rozszerzenia

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Skills that matter

Digital Literacy Financial Literacy Time Management

Best courses to take

The study routes that lead most directly into this career.

Professional qualification

Accounting (ACCA/ACA route)

Chartered accountancy training you can start after school or after a degree.

The standard qualification route.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Accounting

Degree

BSc Finance & Investment

Valuation, markets and corporate finance — the standard route into banking and investing.

Helps you understand what you are valuing.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics