Finance is a broad field with a wide variety of tasks and functions involving the analysis, planning, implementation, and control of financial aspects of corporations and corporate programs of all sizes.
Finance represents the core discipline in banks and other financial institutions.
In addition fee-based financial planning and asset management are rapidly expanding areas of specialization. Advantages and opportunities Opportunities in the field of finance are numerous. Finance is viewed as the training ground for top management in the modern corporation. Studies have shown that most top executives have come from the finance area. Beginning salaries usually rank only slightly below those for engineering and chemistry and are comparable to other business disciplines.