Financial Services Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Financial Services Manager manages an organization's financial or insurance services. Supervises other financial services professionals. Coordinates with sales and marketing on financial services placement to customers.
Job Outlook
There were 156 Financial Services Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 3506 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Financial Manager industry, which includes the Financial Services Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Financial Services Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $169,854.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $171,645.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Financial Services Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $144,267.
Education and Experience
Posted Financial Services Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 64.32% |
| Master's Degree | 24.61% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.94% |
| Other | 7.62% |
Posted Financial Services Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 8.73% |
| 3 to 5 years | 56.19% |
| 6 to 8 years | 20.99% |
| 9+ years | 14.09% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Financial Services Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (49.32%)
- Communication (47.38%)
- Leadership (37.82%)
- Operations (32.09%)
- Sales (29.04%)
- Customer Service (24.99%)
- Problem Solving (23.1%)
- Consulting (22.73%)
- Innovation (18.71%)
- Presentations (17.66%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Accounting (33.43%)
- Financial Services (86.95%)
- Finance (36.83%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Workflow Management (12.17%)
- Data Analysis (10.95%)
- Thought Leadership (8.95%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (3.09%)
- Marketing (13.08%)
- Financial Analysis (8.01%)
- Risk Management (6.67%)
- Technology Solutions (7.55%)
- Internal Auditing (4.04%)
- Billing (14.14%)
- Amazon Web Services (9.28%)
- Auditing (19.57%)
- Accounts Receivable (8.16%)
- Banking (3.43%)
- Business Development (18.08%)
- Investments (6.61%)
- Business Process (9.1%)
- Sales Process (3.67%)
- Selling Techniques (9.98%)
- Financial Statements (13.83%)
- Loans (4.1%)
- Sales Prospecting (5.79%)
- Project Management (22%)
- Process Improvement (8.74%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Financial Services (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Financial Services Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Patient Financial Services Manager
- Data Analytics Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Financial Services Project Manager
- Regulatory Advisor
- Financial Services Account Manager
- Technology Consulting Manager
- Financial Services Director
- Industry Principal
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Vice President (General)
- Financial Manager (General)
- Financial Operations Specialist
- Business / Management Consultant
- Financial Services Product Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Financial Services Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Ernst & Young (267)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (253)
- Amazon (107)
- Lenovo (103)
- Accenture (92)
- Baker Tilly (62)
- SS&C Technologies (53)
- SunPower Corp. (53)
- Ensono (48)
- Moss Adams (45)
North Carolina
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (11)
- Lenovo (11)
- GPAC (11)
- Ernst & Young (10)
- Equitable (5)
- Accenture (5)
- Atrium Health Floyd (4)
- Atrium Health (4)
- MorganFranklin Consulting (4)
- Volvo (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.