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List of Employers and Job Titles Developed from Jobs Posted in Handshake for Finance Majors
Finance majors may find employment in a variety of areas depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships or career-related part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation.
The following list of employers and job titles was derived from the University Career Center's database where the employer specifically requested finance majors. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for finance majors. This list does not reflect current openings.
- AT&T Wireless Services — Finance Pricing Analyst
- AXA Financial Protection — Finance Intern
- Banfield, The Pet Hospital — Senior Tax & Licensing Specialist
- Bates Private Capital, Inc. — Financial Analyst
- Benton County — Health Finance and Operations Officer
- Boeing Company, The — Various Business Positions
- Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) — Financial Analyst
- City of Beaverton — Budget Coordinator
- City of Eugene — Grant Management Analyst I/II
- City of Hillsboro — Management Analyst
- City of Portland — Finance Summer Intern
- City of Vancouver — Financial Analyst
- Columbia Sportswear Company — Investor Relations Manager, Director of Credit, Internal Auditor, Financial Analyst, Business Analyst
- Corillian Corporation — Financial Analyst
- Credence Systems Corporation — Financial Analyst II or III
- CTC Consulting, Inc. — Performance Analyst
- Death With Dignity National Center — Operations & Accounts Manager
- Dean Specialty Foods Group — Cost/Financial Analyst
- DePaul Treatment Centers, Inc. — Finance Director
- Dr. Martens AirWair USA — Controller
- Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) — Tax Specialist
- Ethos Group — Business & Finance Manager
- Farmers Insurance Group — Financial Services Intern
- First Independent Bank — Senior Commercial Credit Analyst
- Fred Meyer, Inc./The Kroger Company — Fixed Assets/Capital Budgeting Intern (summer), Logistics or Operations Research Summer Intern
- Human Services Council — Fiscal Services Manager
- John Hancock Financial Network — Financial Sales Associate
- InFocus Corporation — Financial Analyst
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Internal Revenue Officer, Tax Specialist
- Intel Corporation — Finance Analyst
- Lake Oswego School District — Accounts Payable Clerk - Bond Projects
- Lane Education Service District — Director of Business Services
- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation — Stock Option Administrator
- Legislative Administration — Senior Budget Analyst
- Levi Strauss & Company — Finance Rotation/Development Program
- MercyCorps — Assistant Subgrants Manager, Assistant Finance Officer
- Merrill Lynch — BFS Finance Sales Associate
- Metro/MERC — Financial Planning Manager, Budget Analyst
- Moss Adams, LLP — Financial Analyst
- Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) — Financial Aid Coordinator
- Multnomah County — Finance Specialist
- Multnomah County Sheriff's Office — Finance Manager
- NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. —
- Nike, Inc. — Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Auditor, Senior Credit and Collection Specialist, Collection Specialist
- Northwest Corporate Federal Credit Union — Financial Analyst
- Northwestern Mutual Financial Network — Financial Representative
- One Economy Corporation — Business Infrastructure Intern
- Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc. — Financial Analyst
- Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) — Financial Analyst
- Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) — Retirement Counselor, Fiscal Policy Analyst
- Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) — Utility Analyst 1 and 2
- Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division — Audit Administrator
- Oregon State Bar — Accounting Supervisor
- PacifiCorp — Professional Development Program, Regulatory Analyst, Business Systems Analyst
- Pacific Fishery Management Council — Fiscal Specialist
- Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC) — Real-Time Power Scheduler
- Pacific Star Communications — Finance Manager
- PCC Structurals, Inc. — Financial/Cost Accountant I
- Port of Portland — Engineering Finance Intern, Internal Auditor
- Portland Development Commission (PDC) — Economic Development Director, Senior Project/Program Manager
- Portland General Electric (PGE) — Business Decision Support Analyst II/III, Financial Analyst
- Portland Public Schools — Compensation and Benefits Manager
- Prudential Financial, Inc. — Financial Services Associate
- R.V. Kuhns & Associates — Junior Analyst
- Saif Corporation — Claims Adjuster
- Seattle-Northwest Securities — Public Finance Associate
- Statesman Journal — Credit & Collections Manager
- Sun Microsystems — Finance Intern
- Target Stores — DC Operations Team Leader
- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. — Treasury Analyst
- TriMet — Claims Supervisor III, Internal Auditor
- University of Oregon (O of U) — Financial Analyst
- US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) — NCIS Student Intern Program
- VTech AAT — Financial Analyst
- Waddell & Reed — Financial Services Intern
- Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) — Financial Examiner Assistant
- Weiden + Kennedy — Manager of Finance (Tokyo)
- Wells Fargo Bank — Mortgage Underwriter, Financial Analysts/Advisers
- West Coast Bank — Accounts Receivable Line Officer, Loan Officer 3
- Xerox Corporation — Financial Analyst
- YWCA of Greater Portland — Director of Finance
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Resources with Descriptions of Typical Finance-Related Roles
Occupational Outlook Handbook: From the US Department of Labor
The Occupational Outlook Handbook describes careers and includes information on educational requirements, earnings, and job outlook.
Occupation and Wage Information from the Oregon Employment Department
Occupation Profiles includes current openings, wage ranges, employment outlook and projections.
Government Classification Specifications
Classification Specifications are generic descriptions of jobs in government agencies. This is not a list of current openings. Generally, classification specifications provide an overview of the job and describe essential duties and responsibilities as well as requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and educational requirements. Salary information may also be included.
City Positions
City of Beaverton Class Specifications with salary information
City of Gresham Class Specifications with salary information
City of Tigard Job Classifications with salary information
City of Wilsonville Class Specifications with salary information
County Positions
Multnomah County Job Profiles/Class Specifications with salary information
Washington County Classification Specifications with salary information
State Positions
Oregon Job Profiles with salary information
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Professional Associations
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