Too late for finance? Opinion much appreciated! 27 yrs old Consultant Big 4

Any and all advice is appreciated!

I am a consultant at a Big 4 in the IT / Strategy department (I have done everything from large scale implementations to more short-term IT strategy projects) I would consider myself a general management consultant. Most of my clients were finance-related (big banks or insurance companies etc.)

After several years and 2 promotions, I realized that I definitely don't want to stay in consulting. However, I have absolutely NO experience or knowledge about finance or modeling (studied civil engineering at top tier undergrad) so I am insecure if I can even make this change.

Would it be too late to transition to finance? What areas in finance do you think is doable to transition into? I was thinking studying for the SIE Exam - worth taking it?

 

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