Hedge Fund Accounting?

Hi Guys,

A little bit about me. I graduated with a Masters in Mathematics from a non-target public university in 2012 (GPA: 3.25-3.49, this is my undergrad GPA as well). Following graduation I had some personal struggles and effectively did not work for 2 years (this was a very deep hole I had to dig myself out from). In early 2014 I started my first job out of school at a start-up where I effectively just processed legal paper. I did this for 8 months or so until I landed a contract role with a fortune 500 consumer products company. I liked this job much better and was able to pick up some technical skills (vba). Fast forward 5 months later and...

I recently accepted an offer with a prestigious Asset Management firm (in par with Evercore Partners) as a hedge fund accountant. Though this is a step in the right direction (I think), I do wish to find myself working in a middle or front office role. My worry is, even though hedge fund accounting exposes me to the hedge fund world, it seems like this position is a dead end for most careers in finance.

This is where I seek your wisdom and advise. What should my next steps be if I want to land a middle/front office position? How do I improve my chances? I was thinking to complete CFA level 1. Networking - how do I effectively network in the finance world? If you've realized, I have yet to have worked at a firm for more than 1 year - how difficult will this make things? How long should I work at my current position before I start the job hunt?

Thank you all in advance.

-whatthewall

 

you hear a lot of people jumping from big cpa firms to hedge funds? where?!? i want to know since i am at a relatively big cpa firm whose clients are mainly hedge funds...

do you mean back office work or do you want to manage assets?

 

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