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A career in corporate finance means you would work for a company to help it find money to run the business, grow the business, make acquistions, plan for its financial future and manage any cash on hand. You might work for a large multinational company or a smaller player with high growth prospects. Responsibility can come fast and your problem-solving skills will get put to work quickly in corporate finance jobs.

The job of the financial officer is to create value for a company. For example, the finance group at American Electric Power

of Columbus, Ohio has four main areas of concentration: liquidity, flexibility, compliance with laws and regulatory support. AEP’s Finance Department carries out four main activities to meet its objectives: 1) designing, implementing and monitoring financial policies, 2) planning and executing the financing program, 3) managing cash resources, and 4) interfacing with the financial community and investors.

Jobs in corporate finance are also relatively stable. Performance in these jobs counts, but your job is not going to depend on whether you’re selling enough this week or getting good deals finished this quarter. Rather the key to performing well in corporate finance is to work with a long view of what going to make your company successful. Many would argue that corporate finance jobs are the most desirable in the entire field of finance.

Some of the benefits of working in corporate finance are:

1. You generally work in teams which help you work with people
2. It’s alot of fun to tackle business problems that really matter
3. You’ll have many opportunities to travel and meet people and
4. The pay in corporate finance is generally quite good.