As a student of the MSc in Finance, you will benefit from a dedicated career track which will include workshops, expert panels, fairs, events, company visits, etc.

The Careers Services Department provides all students with continual support in identifying career goals and developing action plans. Program-specific careers services include:

• Workshops: Careers workshops help you prepare for your internship search and future career. Self-assessment tools and individual coaching provide you with the opportunity to prepare your next move.
• Tools: our wide range of career tools help you find out more information on partner companies and sector specific resources, including databases with internship and job offers
• Events: Over 200 companies visit emlyon business school campuses each year and provide students with continuous access to the business community. (Events include company visits,, conferences and expert panels , finance careers days, vocation days, jobs to change the world...)

Graduate employment results*

• 90% employment rate within 6 months after the end of the program with + 50 % before graduation
• Gross salary: 77 881 US$ (masters in Finance Financial Times 2017 ranking).
• Job location: mostly France with 60 % Paris IDF and 22 % international

Log into your emlyon business school personal space to access the graduate employment results for the MSc in Finance.

*Survey carried out in 2017. Concerns class of 2017.

Jobs after the MSc in Finance

Of courses, job profiles and positions depend on your background and specialization choice (refer to program section). Major firms in finance in France or abroad recruiting our graduates include:

• Banks

BNP- Paribas, Calyon,  Société Générale, Natixis, Crédit Mutuel, UBS, Crédit Suisse, HSBC, Barclays, Dresdner Bank, City Bank, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, CIBC, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank. ABN Amro UK, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, Calyon, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, Fortis Banque, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING Barings, ING Real Estate, JP Morgan Asset Management, KBC Bank, Natixis,The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc, UBS Global Asset Management, CA Cheuvreux, Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance, Lazard Frères, Neuflize Obc, Société Generale Cib, Sodica... ABN Amro UK, Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, Calyon, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, Fortis Banque, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING Barings, ING Real Estate, JP Morgan Asset Management, KBC Bank, Natixis,The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc, UBS Global Asset Management, CA Cheuvreux, Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance, Lazard Frères, Neuflize Obc, Société Generale Cib, Sodica...

• Insurance companies

Axa, Allianz, Generali, Général Ré, Münich Ré, Swiss Ré, Scor.

•  Investments funds

3i Gestion, Activa Capital, AGF Private Equity, Axa Private Equity, Barclays Capital SA, BNP Paribas Développement, Butler Capital Partners, Capital Invest, Carvest, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Initiative & Finance, MBO Partenaires, Naxicap Partners, Ofi Private Equity, Siparex...

• Financial institutions

Arkeon Finance, Asian Mezzanine, Infrastructure Fund, Atis Real Auguste Thouard, Avenir Finance, Axa SA, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation, Coface, CIT Structured Finance, GE Corporate Finance Bank, Swicorp, General Electric Commercial Finance Sers...

• Consulting firms

Deloitte, EY, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG.

• Financial computing companies

Murex, Cazenove, Close Brothers, Aforge Finance, Boston Consulting Group, Capgemini Consulting, Deloitte Finance, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, Kpmg Corporate Finance, Mazars Corporate Finance, Oddo & Cie, PwC Corporate Finance, Secafi Alpha, Societex…

• Industrial groups

Air France, Alcatel Lucent France, Areva, Bouygues SA, EDF, France Telecom, General Electric, Orange Business Service, PSA, Sncf Participations, Suez, Thales, Veolia Water, Vivarte, Vivendi Universal…

“Every year, we look for young talents to join our risk and markets division especially. These positions require rigor, excellence, and autonomy. They also call for the mathematical, computer, and financial skills that the Specialised graduate programme in Quantitative Finance will bring its students. We are therefore very pleased to be able to associate ourselves with the creation of this master at emlyon business school. This training is oriented towards an immediately operational command of financial markets.“

Armelle Sciberras, Recruitment Manager, CA Lyon

“In a self-financing and globalising economy, Asset Management like Finance in general offers growth prospects and job creation. A profound, intellectual training course together with practical company experience as offered by the specialised graduate programme in Quantitative Finance, represent the best assets to succeed in getting into this still young but very demanding industry.“

Christian RABEAU - Administration Manager -Axa Investment Manager

Some partner companies in finance of emlyon business school:

Alumni network

As future graduate of emlyon business school, you will hold lifelong membership of emlyon business schoolforever alumni network, a network of near to 31,000 alumni covering more than 121 countries.

You will benefit from all services it offers, including the online assessment modules for example. Its members will help you further develop your career regardless of which stage you are at, by providing you with career development information, exchange business information with you and share their experience for you to build on.

Find out more at https://www.emlyonforever.com/