Hello all,
I am a Canadian student and I quiet often do have random thoughts flowing into me about what to do with my undergrad education. How much of accounting knowledge should someone have in order to get a job at IBD for M&A? If designation is needed... which one? (Btw I am at Canada and I also wanna goto U.S if possible) CA? CPA? CMA? CGA?
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Accounting knowledge is essential to IBD as well as other corporate finance roles. No designation needed in IBD, but definitely take at least a couple courses if you have the opportunity. It's the language of business.
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