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SA Offers Dilemma
Hey! I have a guaranteed job offer for a summer intern position in ( BO Fund Admin position), they have given me 2 days to accept the offer (I've already asked them to extend and the answer was no) and considering my class have not faired well this year with internships I'm very happy to have it. I...
Back Office
I'm looking to start in Big 4 tax after after getting my MAcc next year, because audit sounds painfully boring and generally awful. I'm worried about the lack of breadth in exit opps from tax though. I came across this old article, and it was interesting....
Why do you want to work in back office?
Have a interview coming up next week for a fund accountant position. Can't say I'm really excited about this one but in this economy and my compounding student loan , I'll take whatever I can get. So, how should I answer the "why do you want to work for this position" question?
HSBC Infrastructure vs Citi Finance Summer Analyst
From what I heard, it sounds like I'll have a better opportunity networking with front office people at HSBC . Thoughts?
Back Office (BO) Product Control Finance - Salary after X years? (long-term)
I am about to take a full time job working in product control (finance - back office ) at Goldman Sachs and I was wondering how the salary progression will be like several years down the road. Irrelevant, but I took this position instead of a full time Audit position with E&Y (I don't want to get my...
Getting pigion holed, need your advice
Been working for two and a half yrs in the back office and want to eventually work in the front in an investment capacity. The thing is, I do not want to get pigeon-holed into this kind of job, but at the same time, the economy is not doing well and there aren't that many jobs around. Do you guys...
Investment bank back office
Got an interview for the back office for a large investment bank Job description deals with -Monitoring independent view of P/L , liquidity, collateral and global trading activities of bank How should I prep for this with technical knowledge? What kinds of topics should I be focusing on?
Investment bank - Back office
Got an interview for the back office for a large investment bank - Summer Analyst Will be assigned in either Operations or Trading Risk Services Operations: Responsible for end to end transactional services by ensuring the appropriate controls are in place to manage risk. Trading Risk Services:...
Buyside Back Office Comp
At a large hedge fund, what is a standard offer for a back office role at the entry level? Any knowledge of progression from there would also be appreciated.
MO Co-Op
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Keep playing (one-sided) phone tag with MD
I graduated school last May and am currently stuck in a MO/ BO job at a BB (risk and trade clearing). I went to a non-target so it wasn't as if companies were banging on my door looking to hire me, but I managed to find a couple fixed-income trading MDs on the street who went to the same school I...
Ops at a commodity trading shop -- what's it like?
I currently live in London and manage a business intelligence platform for a major consumer internet company. I did a round one with one of the larger commodities trading firms in Europe a week ago and they have invited me to do a round two (I'm assuming it's final round) with them this coming week....
Do back office people know they are back office?
So there's this group called Securities and Fund Services at Citi . From reading the website it sounds like ops to me. Would this be BO /MO? http://www. Citigroup .com/transactionservices/home/securities_svcs/index.jsp Furthermore, do the people that work there know that? It seems like they strut...
Accounting at a Boutique
I'm coming to the end of my Sophomore year in college and I recently got an offer to do an accounting type job for a boutique nvestment banking firm with advisory, investment management, and minority broker/dealer businesses over the Summer. I don't have anything else lined up over the Summer except...
Operations/Back Office Advice
Hey guys, I am looking for some advice and insights on what I should regarding the question I am about to ask. I want to pursue a role in back office or operations, what would be the best possible way of obtaining one of these positions? I graduated from non target college last May and don’t have...
Received BB MO/BO job offer and need some advice!
Hi everyone, I would really appreciate your advice, as I'm trying to make tough decision. Just some background first: - Graduated from a non-target w/ economics - ended up with a 3.3 GPA total - Tried to break into IBD SA / FT but didnt work out.. - Decided to take the F500 corporate finance route...
Ops at large fund to TA role at smaller fund?
So there are obviously lots of fine details that would dictate the success of this move, but take it at face value if possible. Would it make sense at all for someone with one year in operations at a large fund (> $20 billion AUM) to take a role as a trading assistant at a smaller fund (~ $3.5...
Is this BO/MO tomfoolery?
I'm a clueless idiot trying to make my way into the street and was hoping someone could tell me whether the following position ( at a BB ) would be BO /MO and something I should avoid: Associate Business Manager M&A Group • Oversee performance reports focused on raising business and team...
Citco Toronto
Anyone heard of these guys? I have someone who can get me in for a BO position as a fund accountant but with my plan of going for a MSF this year and an endgoal of working either in S&T or IBD afterwards, is this even worth doing until August/September? GlassDoor reviews seem to indicate that the...
Back Office as a Sophomore
Hello Everyone, Would accepting a back office operations position at a BB firm for my sophomore summer hurt my ability to get a FO SA role junior year?. Is this better/worse than a local PWN internship? Are there any other areas you would recommend that I look this late in the recruitment process? I...
Back Office at Midsized or Research Analyst or ..
I'm a junior at ivy league school. 3.3 gpa. Engineering major. 2 major finance related summer internships in Asia. I got an offer from BB (but not GS or MS..slightly lower than those) and after finding out that I don't have a green card or citizenship, they declined the offer. (.....douchebags..) As...
Fund Accounting
This post is in response to a large amount of PMs I have received since commenting on this thread: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/new-and-nee… The info below is to the best of my knowledge - please correct anything you see that you disagree with, and salary data is about a year old. The...
Does this job description for JPM sound like Back Office?
Finance Summer Analyst Program Program Overview- Leadership Program that exposes you to the internal finance roles in virtually every aspect of JPM business. Have opportunity to work in lines such as ibanking and Asset Management
JPM Finance Associate Leadership Program
I am a 1st year MBA at top b-school in the EU. New to the on banking campus recruiting process as I worked at a F100 Biotech in FP&A. I have an opportunity to interview for JPM 's Finance Associate Leadership Program. From what I understand it's a backoffice corporate finance role. Does anyone have...
Back Office Jobs in PE
Hi, So just out of curiosity, I was wondering what back office is like at a PE firm in terms of lifestyle, compensation, how interesting the work is, etc. Although doing front office work would be ideal, I, unlike many people on this site, don't think I'd be totally opposed to being an accountant at...
Back Office to Buyside
Does anyone have solid advice on moving from the back office to a trading desk or other front office position and how realistic it is? I'm starting working in application development aka writing code for a BB bank in NYC this summer but don't see myself programming more than a year and a half or so....
How to Go From Back Office to Front Office
in a few months i will be starting an investment banking operations job with JP Morgan. this job is typically considered a back office job. however, it has been described to me by the employer as a middle office type of job, because of the direct and immediate exposure i will get to upper management...
Back Office Vs. Front Office Personas
Lets pretend that not necessarily everyone wants to achieve a front office position. I interned at the same prominent PE /Hedge Fund for 3 summers and experienced both the back and front offices. The people in the back were much more fun, they helped me when I needed it and were more laid back. The...
IT Manager Switching from Prop Trading Firm to BB / Boutiques
I know I am talking about back office here (not the mainstream discussions apparently), but I would really want to ask this question. My undergrad / master degree were non-finance related. I have worked for 10+ years, and am currently working in a prop trading firm as IT manager. Would like to learn...
DBGT vs BAML vs IBM
Hey everyone, I have internship offers from DBGT as a software developer (in their new office in RTP strictly for software), BAML as a program manager (Not definite, but the recruiter noted that it was my preference), and IBM Extreme Blue as a software developer. Coming from an engineering...
Goldman's First Year I-Bankers Moved To Back Office
Oh, major burn here for first year Goldman people. Last week GS let go 3,000 employees, but now it's 'say hello to the back office ' for first years. http://clusterstock.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/goldman-sachs-gs-moving-th… Can anyone confirm this? If it happened to you would you take your chances...
TA/Ops Analyst Role
Is this back office ? A friend of mine was offered a "hybrid" role, which combines trading assistant duties (trade execution) with operations analyst duties (trade reconciliation). Also, he would be programming to help out with trade automation and back testing of various trade strategies. Position...
BCG Back Office
Has anyone interviewed for a back office analyst role at BCG? Any idea on comp/hours? I'm not 100% sure of the group the position is in, but I know it's not the consultant/ FO role that most kids are chasing after. Just curious if they ask case study questions/etc - my background is 1st year M&A...
GS NYC - BO 2010 FT offers
Does anybody know whether they've already given out all the 2010 FT Analyst offers for back-office positions at GS' NYC office? Shoot a post out with your division/group if you have an offer. Congrats in advance!
applying for back offices but with an intern at front office
Hi, The question really bothers me for some days. I am now doing tons of the online applications. Definitely, I wanna get into a front office and I interned with asset management (hedge fund) of a local boutique firm this summer. But I have applied some operations and finance positions as my plan B....
From Backoffice to Mid
I am currently interning at a bank, as a project manager in operations. I have an interview at the end of the summer for any department i choose. I am intersted in what i do right now however i think i would like a middle office job a bit more. Should i try to interview for a department that was not...
What's the earning potential of BO in BB?
For both Ops and Tech (Tech as in developer, quant analyst supporting trading desk, not IT) say if I stay in the bank for those long term say 3 years down the line 5 years down the line 10 years down the line 20 years down the line what would be the all-in comp that you are looking at..what kind of...
Back Office - Product Control/Finance SA at BB
I'm new to the forum, and wanted to get your guys take on a back-office SA position in Finance/Product Control at a BB . I go to a NYC non-target school (think Pace, St. Johns, Fordham, Baruch, etc.), high gpa, and prior summer with Treasury at a finance related company. It was the best offer I...
From back office to deal team
Hello everybody here! I want to initiate a discussion on the back office -> deal team career path of private equity boutique shops. I wonder whether there is any overlap between these two distinct functionalities for some small shops. My shop runs a special internship program that promotes best guys...
Superday for back office position
I got an invite to attend Superday at Goldman next Friday for a SA position in ops. Should I expect a less extreme version of interviews, as opposed to an interview for IBD or ST? More fit than technical? I'm a college junior right now.
What is the point of "being in a revenue-generating position?"
After reading multiple threads on front office vs. back office, the phrase that I see often is "You always want to be in a revenue-generating position when you start your career." Just curious to see why this is so. Why is front office looked upon so much higher than mid/back office? Now if we are...
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