How much does having a finance degree matter?

I majored in liberal arts in undergrad. Didn’t think much of it at the time, as I was planning on going to law school.

I stumbled into finance as a junior to meet some GE requirements, and ended up liking it enough to give IB a shot. Lucked my way into a MM shop and later lateraled to a BB. 5 years in, I’m contemplating next steps in my career and I’m wondering how much my government degree is going to handicap me. I don’t really want to take the MBA route, but is a company going to hire a finance manager with a liberal arts degree? Would love to hear from others who have similar backgrounds (or who know of others with similar backgrounds). Thanks!

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Not sure tbh still trying to figure that out. Along those lines, I’m trying to figure out which jobs will be open to me, given my background.

 

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