Corporate FP&A vs. BB Operations
Offered a FP&A Analyst role in F500 IT Services and Operations Analyst at BB. Which serves my career goals best? Please be brutally honest
Interests: BB IBanking, strategy consulting or corporate strategy
Positions: FP&A role is heavily analytical and job posting required 3-4 years experience. Organization is going through changes driven by FP&A to standardize reporting and improve sales performance. If successful, I see this as an excellent opportunity to become a 'change leader' and offers a lot of interview value down the road. Lots of exposure to C-Suite and VP’s in every division. Salary is 55-65k and interviewer specifically said it would take 3-4 years to advance to senior. Starts immediately (before graduating)
Operations Analyst role is run of the mill back office. Mostly processing and process improvement duties. Has much better corporate culture and brand name recognition. Would require moving to a non-target market. Opportunities for mobility strongly depend on BU you’re placed in. Salary is 45K+bonus, 3.5 years to associate, starts after graduation
Personal Background: junior undergraduate, 6 internships, accounting major w/ 3.0 GPA. Plan on sitting for CFA soon after graduating.
I'd shoot myself if I was MO. Be careful considering a role just for the name sake if you plan on being there longer than a year.
I'm in MO now and completely agree: it is the bane of my existence.
Take the FP&A gig and don't look back.
I'm BO. do anything in the world, but don't go to ops/BO. It sucks. You'll have to look for opportunities to apply your brain and even if you get the chance, it won't be remotely associated with finance, let alone IBD.
FP&A for you.
I work at a BB ops BO. You'll start hating the BB because of BO work. Avoid the trap. Go any other way.
You seem to be more excited about the FP&A role. Back office in a non-target market making 45k/yr...kill me
FP&A all the way.
Go with FP&A. This is coming from someone who's worked in the BB Ops role you described.
Go FP&A. Was decent experience that helped me get to BB IBD.
What was your path to IBD? Also, what skills/experiences translated over?
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