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 | I'm interested in doing something along the lines of F500 finance or FP&A.
I was accepted into Michigan State and UMich. I couldn't go to an out-of-state college due to my low socioeconomic status.
If I go to Michigan State: major in Finance and minor in Econ
If I go to... Which college major/pathway should I do? | 0 | 10 min 12 sec ago by mike50 | n/a |
| Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knows how possible it is to move from audit at Big 4 in a major city to an FP&A or "strategic finance" type of job within a company after working 4-5 years and getting a manager's designation. When I say strategic finance, I'm not just... Big 4 => Strategic Finance/FP&A Role Possible? | 12 | 4 days 1 hour ago by Lester Freamon | 2 hours 4 min ago by romborama |
| Im currently six months in a division/sector fldp. A role has opened up within corporate for financial reporting (think quarterly 10-qs, annual 10-k construction). I want to end up in corp fp&a not necessarily division fp&a. Should I make the jump to corporate? Is this financial reporting... Division/sector fldp to corporate? Opinions? | 1 | 10 hours 45 min ago by thetakeover | 10 hours 31 min ago by Aspirant21 |
| Thank you in advance to those who respond. Ill keep this short - I have two paths I can take: i) stay at my current job in middle market leveraged lending (think NXT, CIT, GE Capital; our products are cash flow loans and revolvers) at a small firm as a generalist looking at every type of business... Please help me decide which offer to take! | 7 | 1 week 2 hours ago by TheKid1998 | 10 hours 32 min ago by TheKid1998 |
| I go to a top 30 undergrad. I'm interested in working at a F500 company doing finance. What minor would be valuable with my Accounting major? I've been told to stay away from a Computer Science minor. Despite being familiar with the C++, Java, Python, etc. languages, I'm a bit... What minor would be valuable with an Accounting major? | 6 | 2 days 9 hours ago by mike50 | 1 day 3 hours ago by DotteringandSpl... |
| I am ultimately interested in corporate development but I don't currently have a background to be competitive for a corporate development analyst position. I understand that corporate development and business development are very different more often than not.
I am thinking about taking a... Moving From Business Development To Corporate Development | 3 | 3 days 8 hours ago by jimjon | 1 day 10 hours ago by peinvestor2012 |
| Very interesting post. Here’s a quick excerpt;
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| Is there a difference in the difficulty of acquiring a F500 finance analyst position compared to... Are F500 finance jobs less selective to get compared to IB jobs? | 3 | 2 days 9 hours ago by mike50 | 2 days 8 hours ago by accountingbyday |
 | I have an upcoming interview with Capital One for their Business Analyst Program.
I come from a non target school. Very excited for this opportunity. It took a lot of determination to even be considered to apply for the program. I cold emailed and someone got through. I passed the online exam and... Capital One Business Analyst upcoming Interview | 31 | 1 year 29 weeks ago by KNICKS020 | 2 days 12 hours ago by zoomie |
| I know about some of the interviews out there, but I wanted to make a thread that might answer some lingering questions about the F500 recruiting process (namely strategy and finance roles, but since a lot of roles' names are interchangeable, F500 in general).
<strong>For strategy... F500 Strategy Recruiting | 3 | 1 week 13 hours ago by helpinghand | 4 days 8 hours ago by KoalaBears |
| Hey everyone,
I am currently an Accounting major interested in entering the Big 4 audit sector. Most of you probably know that many individuals leave Big 4 either to move on to other industries or because clients pick them up to work for them. I would eventually like to transition into a... Which Big 4 Accounting Firms have the best tech clients? | 7 | 4 days 21 hours ago by artfuldodger23 | 4 days 10 hours ago by Accrual Dictator |
| Alright folks, I decided on the final version of this list. You can view it here: http://careers.cellardoar.com/db/
Search: select the column you want to search by and use search by keyword, that's the best search option I've got.
--If you're searching for rotations, select the... Final version: LDPs/rotations list | 13 | 3 weeks 1 day ago by D M | 5 days 8 hours ago by Cmoss |
| I have a friend who has an upcoming business analyst interview at capital one. On glass door, the feedback states that for the onsite final round interview there are 3 interviews (case and behavioral) and an optional 4th one after lunch for select students. The consensus is that if you are invited... Capital one business analyst interview | 13 | 1 week 5 days ago by blackpanther01 | 5 days 10 hours ago by D M |
| I consider myself to be extremely fortunate as I've managed to land a corporate development gig at a multinational energy company straight out of university, never having gained investment banking or strategy consulting experience prior to starting. I genuinely can't believe my luck at... Energy Corp Dev exit ops | 5 | 2 weeks 5 hours ago by Ironuts | 5 days 15 hours ago by Gulf Coast Finance |
| I am in my early 20's have two options: 1) Work in middle market structured finance at a small shop giving senior debt (Revolvers and Term Loans) cash flow and asset-based (typically $100 million transactions), to PE firms for LBOs across all industries OR 2) Work in the Natural Resources... Early 20's - Generalist Vs. Natural Resources Group | 1 | 6 days 1 hour ago by TheKid1998 | 6 days 38 min ago by limlimlim |
| Anyone heard about this group? Was curious what salary/exit ops would be. ... Corporate Strategy - Alcoa? | 3 | 8 weeks 6 days ago by FunkMonkey12 | 1 week 2 days ago by MickDonald |
| I'm curious about the different groups you might find: financial planning & analysis, development, etc. I'm also curious as to what it's actually called: finance department, corporate finance, etc.
It's for a little project I'm working on, any help would be much... CorpFin structure? | 7 | 1 week 6 days ago by D M | 1 week 3 days ago by ARMMonkey |
| Hey guys,
I am trying to decide between a double major in economics and either finance or accounting(Have to choose one of them). I eventually want to end up in corporate finance at a f500 company.
Appreciate any... Best major for f500 finance route | 52 | 10 weeks 6 days ago by betapan | 1 week 4 days ago by AsianMonky |
| Given the multiple requests I got in another thread I've decided to follow in 10xleverage's footsteps.
To give you some background, I graduated from Harvard undergrad in 2008. After graduation I moved to the bay area to join the 2 year finance leadership analyst program at a F500 tech... The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions | 273 | 50 weeks 2 days ago by harvardgrad08 | 1 week 5 days ago by RSLA |
| Due to extenuating circumstances I left a role in IB and am currently working for a multinational conglomerate in their corporate strategy / business development team projects are extremely varied from valuation / financial modeling to preparing presentation materials on emerging trends in... From Corporate Strategy / Business Development back to IB | 11 | 4 weeks 1 day ago by KJB12345 | 1 week 6 days ago by ElRusoAdomaitis |
| Taking my first crack at doing a model from the inside, and I've already been tasked with coming up with the best practices for my finance department.
Any general rec's from someone who has been doing this for a while (especially compared to a buy/sell-side background)? Specifically,... Corp Dev Modeling Best Practices | 12 | 6 weeks 1 day ago by freemarketeer | 1 week 6 days ago by KlydeKeen |
| How common is it to move up the ladder at a big 4 accounting firm? I understand most people leave after 2 years or so but if you stick it out and actually enjoy it is it common to be promoted? (assuming you have your CPA license) Is promotion performance based or just political?
Thank... Chances of moving up the ladder at a big 4 | 25 | 7 weeks 2 days ago by Mps721 | 2 weeks 23 hours ago by Art.Vandelay |
| Hey Guys,
I have been slowly making my way from a BO position at a bulge bracket job to a FO position. Here's my story:
- Graduated from a semi target state school with average grades.
- I spent 3 years in BO (funds accounting) for a bulge bracket bank
- Spent the past 2 years working... BO To Corporate Development | 0 | 2 weeks 1 day ago by BankerC159 | n/a |
| I'm off to business school soon and I will have 2 desirable options upon leaving: (1) consulting at MBB (assuming I study enough) and (2) work at huge F500 Aerospace/automotive
I currently work for this F500 and my most prominent mentor is an exec director (level below VP). He has told me... What Would You Do? Established Mentors at F500 or MBB? | 19 | 2 weeks 6 days ago by AnalyzeThat | 2 weeks 5 days ago by D M |
| What are some of the reasons people would want to work in this F500 function? From my reading on here, some people claim its a good alternative to IB given the fewer amount of hours worked..
Is Corp. Strategy something consultants would prefer and ex-bankers would opt for Corp. Dev? Can someone... Why Corporate Strategy? | 6 | 3 weeks 6 days ago by JSonDx | 3 weeks 1 hour ago by JSonDx |
