Management
Financial manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.
Median pay
$166,570
Growth to 2035
+10%
faster than average
Openings a year
65,600
Time to qualify*
5 years
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Financial manager
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- 5 years or more
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Financial manager: 73% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Establish and maintain relationships with individual or business customers or provide assistance with problems these customers may encounter.
- Oversee the flow of cash or financial instruments.
- Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of workers in branches, offices, or departments of establishments, such as branch banks, brokerage firms, risk and insurance departments, or credit departments.
- Recruit staff members.
- Evaluate data pertaining to costs to plan budgets.
- Oversee training programs.
Also called: Accounting Supervisor · Banking Center Manager (BCM) · Branch Manager · Business Banking Manager · Credit Administration Manager · Credit Manager · Financial Center Manager · Financial Planning Manager
Outlook and AI
Financial managers held 879,700 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 964,600 by 2035 (+10%, faster than average; all jobs: +3.5%).
Demand change - share increases as several economic trends, including a greater emphasis on risk management and increases in corporate cash holdings, will increase demand for financial managers.
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