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How much experience do you have / how old are you? Assuming you have at least 1-2 years experience, I would just apply to MBA as soon as possible, your pre-MBA role is already finance so you don't need to waste time trying to optimize on various largely unrelated roles.
Treasury is a little closer than back office so if it's not a difficult internal move, go for it - on the flip side if your team would be good for rec letters / is chill 9-5, that gives you time to work on apps. The RIA sounds like would be a ton of work, which isn't ideal if you're grinding out MBA apps as your main priority.
I’m 24 — graduated 2024 and started my current role almost immediately, so I’m about a year and a half into my first full-time role. That’s why I’m thinking MBA is still a few years out for me. The RIA opportunity I mentioned would start with helping build out operations, but I’d also get exposure to things like market research, financial modeling, construction portfolios, and investment analysis over time. It would likely be more intense than my current 9–5, but my thinking is it could give me more analytical reps while I continue building experience before an eventual MBA.
I don't think you're that far out. If you take the GMAT/get app going in the next 12 months and then apply next fall, you'll have 4 years of experience at matriculation which is the sweet spot. And that's already class of 2030 believe it or not. So having a role you're good at / not grinding too hard on will be helpful if you're trying to do the GMAT and work on apps.
I wouldn't hang out too long in roles that are ultimately irrelevant in your long-term planning. Get a promotion and get out if you're doing MBA. Ideally you want to get your ASO years started before 30.
The RIA thing sounds cool long term, but it just depends if you want that or IB/ER. I would also be a little wary of verbal promises like "ops but transitioning to investing" as if you build ops they will likely want you to stay doing that. Maybe you stick with the RIA and plan to be there long-term, take GMAT and build an MBA app casually as an out, but I would get it in writing that you transition to an investing seat upon the later of X and Y happening or 2027/2028/2029, whatever it is.
I actually did already get the promotion. The RIA role would have me working directly under the Director of Investments. Where it would start more ops focused but transition to supporting them with investment analysis as the firm grows. Definitely trying to avoid the ops to investing transition risk you mentioned
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