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The Best Starter Jobs in Finance: Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany

Finance is an extremely competitive and high-paying field to venture into. For comparison purposes, a junior accountant gets around 2,500 euros gross per month in Belgium – in The Netherlands that’s 2,900, and in Germany, 3,400 euros.

If you manage to climb the corporate ladder, salaries can be head-spinning. Statbel indicates Financial service activities (excluding insurance and pension funding) as the fourth highest paying sector with an average of 4,455 € gross per month. It’s not all about salary, though; future career prospects are of equal importance.

According to Investopedia, here are the best entry jobs in finance you might want to aim for:

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Financial Analyst

Organisations turn to Financial Analysts to analyse a company’s macro and microeconomic conditions and recommend the best financial course of action to help maximise their return.

Investment Banking Analyst

In this role, you will be tasked with interpreting the financial data and economic trends to recommend investments. It’s about determining whether or not actions are achievable for businesses, based on their fundamentals.

Junior Tax Associate

This job is valuable to build up relevant working experience alongside professional CPAs and to review a client’s internal fiscal reporting systems.

Financial Auditor

You review the financial statements for companies and keep their public reports accurate and in accordance with existing legislation.

Overall, jobs in finance have a high entry salary and offer a lot of opportunities to grow. Be smart about picking your first job – but don’t push your expectations too far. Each starter job is a stepping stone to either a great career in that position or a bridge to the next one. Take your time to do your research on your job and financial trends before venturing in the highly competitive financial world.

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