Those working as a manager have an increased level of job responsibility and are expected to help an organisation accomplish objectives and goals through the effective and efficient use of available resources. Persons in managerial positions often report to department heads or those in executive/senior-level positions and may oversee anything from a few, to several hundred other employees
These individuals are often assigned to a specific company function or department such as finance, sales, production, contracts, products, marketing and numerous other areas, and there are also those known as a general manager (GM), who oversee company operations as a whole
Salaries for managerial positions in the United Kingdom are dependant on the industry and specific post. GMs have an average figure of £33,000 per annum, though figures can be higher than £60,000 and as low as £25,000 per annum. Retail management personnel average around £25,000 per annum. Individuals managing sales departments see an average of just under £50,000, whilst for finance the figure is closer to £60,000.

1. Supervisory experience, from working with teams and/or projects
2. Knowledge of administrative functions and processes
3. Willingness to work beyond the prescribed hours
4.  Excellent communication - both written and verbal - and listening skills
5. The ability to manage a company’s assets and/or funds
6. Strong leadership skills
7. Be efficient, dependable, and disciplined.
8.  Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop superior working relationships
9.  Fundamental reading, arithmetic and writing
10. The capacity to examine, understand and perform fiscal tasks and calculations

Administrators are integral to the success of any company. Not everyone, who qualifies as a manager, is employed in this position after leaving school. Employers tend to require prior working experience. Instead, they are hire individuals as entry-level supervisors and then elevate them to higher management positions. There are three different ways graduates enter into management positions.
i.    After completing departmental training such as sales or marketing.
ii.    Also, by working in an administrative function and working up the ladder.
iii.    As well as applying in the final year through a training program at the graduate level.
There are various management qualifications. They include and are not limited to: Masters of Business (MBA), Bachelors degree, Diploma in Management, Professional Qualification, Post graduate degree, Executive diploma in management, many years of working experience at a particular company or extensive knowledge on various business processes.