Incoming Analyst for Corporate Rotational
Just finished masters in finance at non target and going into a finance rotational at a Forbes 200 company, total comp is 93k for first year.
Any tips for what to expect? Typical rotations are IR, FP&A, treasury, strategy, development. 2 year program so not sure what I should be looking to get out of it to prepare for re-signing after it’s done or exit to another field/company.
Thanks
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So first off, that is a great rotational program. All great opportunities to learn a ton. A couple questions for you:
In general though:
The HR/Leadership goal of a rotational program is to identify and train up the next generation of company leaders. No matter the area you are officially in, high level leadership positions are best held by people who understand the business first and then mold their function's role to fit the business need. So, by going through FP&A, treasury, Development, etc. you are able to get a wholistic view to guide your decisions come your exit.
Your goal should be to learn as much about the business as you can. Take as many opportunities for unique projects that you can (many time projects are given specifically to the rotational team to leverage their skills), learn about the role of the different functions and meet as many people as you can. You should also learn about what you live to do and voice it, if you get pulled into a strategy project and you love it, let your rotational program leader know. That could be critical to your in company exit as a strategy position likely goes to someone who showed interest and rotated through strategy (duh). That being said, I would suggest you do not enter this opportunity with the mindset of do I stay or do i go, let that decision come naturally following all your hard work.
I hope this helps. I did a rotational program fresh out of undergrad but it didnt have the strategy and development component so i probably didnt get as much value out of it as you will.
It’s 4 6month rotations (2 years total). I’m not sure how long they’ve had the program for but I’d assume it’s pretty established. I interned for their consolidation and reporting team which was a lot of accounting (not a fan) but was cool to work close with investment team. First rotation is random then you start to apply and match to a division for the later rotations. Any chance you could mention which rotations you did/if you liked it?
Yeah happy to give a bit of background.
My program was 1-year rotations for 4 years. I did Management Reporting, Enterprise Risk Management, Treasury and then i left toward the tail end of year 4 for a corp dev opportunity. I felt like i had a great opportunity to work with senior leaders across the business. I also made some great connections with my fellow rotational program members who I still talk with today. The most valuable take away is just the fact that i could point to being part of rotational program in early career interviews to prove that i am flexible and able to learn new things quickly.
Awesome, thanks for the input
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