Top in-demand finance jobs to watch in 2025
From the advent of fintech and AI to post-pandemic, post-Brexit impacts, the UK’s finance sector continues to undergo rapid evolution. 2024 has also seen the finance world held to greater regulatory standards—which we’ll go into in more detail further on in this post.
With that in mind, the finance world needs skilled professionals more than ever to help institutions remain competitive, stay relevant, and navigate the ever-changing landscape.
Though job entry requirements vary from position to position, the demand for qualified financial professionals is steady.
Join us as we take a look at some of the most in-demand finance jobs in the sector in 2025—many of which Marks Sattin recruits for.
In-demand finance jobs in 2025
Management Accountant
- Overview of responsibilities: A management accountant primarily works to create budgets, conduct cost analyses, and carry out financial forecasts for their organisation.
- Why it’s in demand: With today’s complex business landscape requiring greater efficiency and reflexivity than ever before, companies are looking for professionals who can bridge financial data with business strategy to make informed decisions.
Finance Manager
- Role summary: The role of a financial manager involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and providing strategic insights for their organisation.
- Demand drivers: As companies grow, finance managers are critical for maintaining strong financial health and compliance.
Remember the increase in regulations we mentioned earlier on? It’s institutions such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that are enhancing their oversights and creating more stringent compliance frameworks for financial organisations.
As far as in-demand finance jobs go in 2025, it’s finance managers who are playing a big part in helping businesses ensure compliance.
Financial Controller
- Responsibilities: Financial controllers are responsible for leading financial reporting, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing accounting teams.
Be it compiling vital financial reports or conducting accurate audits, the work of a financial controller plays a huge part in the overall success of a business. - In-demand skills: Skilled and experienced financial controllers blend their expertise in compliance with strong leadership, both of which can help steer companies through complex financial environments.
Much like a finance manager, organisations rely on financial controllers to successfully steer them through regulations. Considering the circumstances in 2024, it makes sense that financial controllers constitute one of the more in-demand finance jobs.
Finance Analyst
- Role overview: Financial analysts are professionals who are responsible—as the name suggests—for analysing financial data, identifying trends, and providing actionable insights for decision-making.
In reality, this is just the tip of the iceberg; skilled financial analysts can be responsible for a wide spectrum of tasks, from day-to-day activities to forward-looking strategising. - Why it’s hot: Businesses need data-driven analysis to optimise performance and drive growth in a competitive market.
Data serves as the building blocks of any solid business strategy; without it, any business plan is bound to fall to pieces. If you’ve been asking yourself, “What are the fastest growing jobs in 2024?”, Forbes Advisor answered just that—stating that data scientists are top contenders.
Financial analysts are one of the most in-demand finance jobs for high-level organisations in 2024, thanks to their essential function in interpreting data to identify opportunities and adapt to changing conditions. And this trend is set to continue into 2025.
Assistant Accountant
- Responsibilities: Supporting senior finance staff, preparing reports, and managing accounts are all within an assistant accountant’s wheelhouse.
- Rising demand: As businesses expand, they need efficient assistants to ensure the smooth running of daily accounting tasks—such as managing matters of compliance, conducting financial reports, and bookkeeping.
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