A large numbers of accountants are employed in this sector by the coporates, as financial accountants, management accountants and controllers. Strictly speaking, financial accountants work on and present figures for external consumption by analysts, the markets or shareholders. Management accountants help drive the strategy of the business by focusing on providing figures for internal communication. The lines of demarcation between the two roles become more blurred the smaller the company. The leading management accounting qualification is run by CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.Financial accountants are more likely to have a Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, or an ACCA.

This sector also covers business development and strategy roles in industry and commerce which often require financial services experience. For example, many large industrial companies will operate their own in-house corporate finance or M&A teams to help them identify target companies for acquisitions, or potential purchasers for disposals. Working as part of an M&A team within in an investment bank is frequently viewed as less interesting than working as part of an in-house M&A team on the grounds that team members feel more 'ownership' of the deals they work on.

Individuals with financial services expertise are also sought for corporate strategy and business jobs or corporate development. An ability to design and implement a business plan, plus financial modelling experience is required for both corporate strategy and business jobs as well as in-house M&A advisors. Candidates often have an investment banking or strategy consulting background.

In a bid to help manage their cashflow, corporates also recruit finance professionals to work as treasurers. An in-house venture capital fund is maintained by some companies to invest in interesting propositions that may contribute to the future development of their business (known as 'corporate venturing'). Individuals with venture capital, private equity and accounting experience are also needed to staff these funds.

Finally, there is typically significant movement between the non-customer facing areas of financial services companies and companies in other industries. There are many possible roles for financial careers in industry and commerce as all organisations need IT staff, HR staff, business analysts and project managers. Jobs in industrial non-financial services companies may also be found in this section.