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Promotion in Corporate Finance
How often do analysts that start at F100 company move up the ladder and what positions are like? For example, in banking it's generally analyst, associate, VP, MD, etc. but how does it work in corporate finance ? It is different for every company?
Would this look bad on my Resume?
So I'm in need of a little adivce from some people who have been working full-time for a good amount of time. I graduated in May 2012 (BBA Finance) and took an offer from the RE investment firm I had interned at during my last semester of college. After realizing RE was not my cup of tea & wanting a...
Do corporate finance rotational programs only recruit recent graduates?
Hey guys, just wondering if corporate finance rotational programs only recruit recent graduates. I just graduated this January and was looking into this. I might start out small at a lower company since I'm way too late in the game. Also any general advice would help significantly, I'm going to...
In need of help and career advice. Corporate finance.
Dear WSO , I’m a long term lurker, first time posting. I’m really desperate for your help. I don’t know what direction to take and I know I’m going to get blasted by you guys for making a post like this, but I exhausted all methods and need some genuine advice. I came from a non/semi-target...
I'm in need of career advice, please read.
Dear WSO , I’m a long term lurker, first time posting. I’m really desperate for your help. I don’t know what direction to take and I know I’m going to get blasted by you guys for making a post like this, but I exhausted all methods and need some genuine advice. I came from a non/semi-target...
Future SA who hasn't taken corp fin or accounting. How fucked am I?
Somehow I got an SA position at a great bank in NYC , but I'm not taking either of the mentioned courses until next year (didn't realize importance until it was too late). Is the learning curve going to be impossibly steep? Or does most SA work entail being a bitch who doesn't do much modeling?
GE FMP vs. Corporate Banking Analyst
In terms of placing into a top MBA Program a couple of years down the road, just wondering which job sets me up better. Which job would provide better exit ops for switching into IB or Consulting?
Aspiring analyst asks audience for assistance - F500 financial analyst position
Please shred it. What is complete crap, what is fluff and can be trimmed, what is good and can be beefed up--be brutal. http://www.razume.com/documents/29913 Synopsis: I work as an investment analyst at a local/regional PWM firm, and I am applying for a F500 corporate financial analyst position....
MBA Programs for Southeast
Hi everyone, I was wondering if I am planning on staying in the southeast am I better off opting for regional MBA programs such as Duke, UVA, Emory, and UNC or would I still be best served by aiming for M7 + Tuck, Yale, NYU, Ross, and Cornell? Also I was wondering what is the value of an MBA in...
Houlihan Lokey vs. Jefferies vs. Terra Firma
Have offers from Houlihan Lokey, Jefferies, and Terra Firma (UK private equity company) - all for London office. Just wondering which do you think will be best for Silicon Valley VC? Edit: Regardless of which offer I take I imagine I will have to do a MBA in the US before moving into VC . Some...
IBM Financial Analyst Co-op
Hello, I'm a senior who goes to a non-target school, and I had one semester left before graduation. I somehow was able to land a IBM Financial Analyst Co-op offer and took it. I accepted the offer, and yesterday i received the offer letter stating my start and end date. Which is from 1/7/13 to...
Anyone ever heard of a F500 paying for the CFA® ?
I work in FP&A for a F500 and am planning to take level 1 of the CFA next June. I'm contemplating whether or not I should ask my boss if the company will cover the fees, because it may send a message that I'm planning to leave the company since the CFA isn't directly related to corporate finance...
Quick asset beta question..
How do you calculate asset beta? The question states: The Template Corporation has an equity beta of 1.2 and a debt of .8. The firm's market value debt to equity ratio is .6. Template has a zero tax rate. What is the asset beta? The answer is " .8(.6/1.6) +1.2(1/1.16)= 1.05 Where does the numerator...
GS Hong Kong Summer Analyst Internship
I got an invitation for a first round interview. What questions should I expect? I have one week or so. It says two bankers from IBD (corporate finance) will conduct 20-30 mins. phone interviews. I go to a target school and have not much finance background (econ major). Any advice would be...
Please Give Me some advice on Career Advancement
I am second year economics undergraduate whose main career goal is to be a corporate finance investment bank, I have tried (minimal number of applications) to get internship and I was recommended by SEO London (an organisation that helps ethnic minorities get internships). I was told that based on...
Boss' condescending email...What do?
WSO , So I recently put in my resignation letter and giving my 2 weeks notice. The boss, at the time, seemed upset but not overly dramatic about it. Then, yesterday I exchanged emails giving my official date and for whatever reason, he was not pleased. Thereafter, he started attacking me personally,...
Big 4 TAS or Top Bank Rotational Program
I need help choosing between 2 offers (both in NYC). First offer: BIG 4 TAS/Audit rotation. For first 2-3 years spend 9 months in audit and 3 months in TAS. After that is over go full time to TAS with rotations throughout the different service lines. Pay is in higher 50's to start with the CPA...
Corporate finance out of undergrad or as lateral hire?
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In-house Banking
Hi Guys, I'm looking into a rotational program that guarantee's you four rotations. One of the rotations is treasury. The description is as follows: Team supports assignments in cash management and corporate treasury. Areas may include cash positioning/forecasting, investment portfolio management...
Plan B - Boutiques and MM banks
Hey, Recruiting is pretty much wrapped up everywhere now including boutiques and middle market banks. So the rest of us are done for. But its time to either find a job in finance what other jobs in finance are there? Do interviewing for Asset Management or corporate finance rotational programs wrap...
Corporate Treasury VP taking questions
Hi WSO , In case anyone is interested in learning more about the Corporate Treasury function of large banks (i.e. nature of work, recruitment process, exit opps, comp etc.), I'm here to take some questions.
Genworth Financial Finance Development
I know that Genworth doesn't exactly have the best reputation, but does anybody know much about their finance development program . It looks like you can get a rotation with the investments/ trading group in Stamford, CT which could be interesting. Any info on exit opps, earnings potential, b-school...
Corporate Finance to Asset Management?
Undergrad in Finance and just finished MBA non-target. 5 years of experience (rotational program at a F500, a couple accounting roles, most recently FP&A). I’d like to move out of the corporate finance world and into investment management, even if it would mean starting from the bottom or with a...
Corporate FP&A vs. Division FP&A
I've got two job offers in hand. 1. Mid-sized pharma firm (growth history), product development (division) FP&A team. 2. Fortune 50 tech (mature), Corporate FP&A. I have 1 year of accounting/finance experience. Offer is low 60s+bonus for both. My big question: What are some of the major differences...
Project vs. Corporate Financial Modeling
I'm looking into a position that is based off financial modeling for a project. I'm familiar with corporate financial modeling/valuation, however I'm wondering if someone here has experience in project financial modeling. How does project and corporate financial modeling differ? I've heard that...
Non-Target, No Contracts, Where to Begin?
Hi all, I'm a recent grad from a non-target and I am currently working in corporate finance at a super small company. I really dislike the work that I am currently doing and since the company is really small (almost no chance to do anything more interesting) and there are no coworkers my age, I'm...
Government and corporate finance
So I found a job posting for a Government and corporate finance fixed income analyst position. The job description gives very little information. Have you had any experience with this type of job? If so, what is it exactly? What do you do?
Best Preparation For CF Career
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F&PA - trade floor
Hello all, I've been working for a fortune 5 oil company for the past 17 months or so (started right out of college). I have worked in Treasury the entire time as a commercial credit analyst, supporting our NGL commercial group. I will soon start an F&PA Fuel Oil Analyst role on the trade floor in a...
Corporate Finance vs. Investment Banking differences there?
What is the difference between corporate finance and Investment Banking?
Corporate Development - Currently interning at F1000 company
Hey all, I'm currently interning at a F1000 company with there corporate development team. I really like the work, position, and group I work with. Unfortunately, it is very unlikely that I get a full time offer due to the small size of the group and no job openings. I'm not really looking to go...
Information on Transitioning from CF to IB etc?
Hi all, Currently I have a role with IBM Finance as an Analyst (think Treasury/Global Financing). I was wondering does anyone know of or has had any experience with such a change? I used IBD as the target but this really could be anything like HF or PE . The positive coming from CF I think is you...
Deloitte Fast Track Decision
Hey guys, I'm in quite a favourable situation and I thought I'd ask for some advice. Last summer I applied for a few consulting internships and unfortunately didn't get any, Deloitte however emailed a coupe of months ago inviting me to a 'Top Talent' event which in a nutshell consists of the best of...
Corporate Finance or Corporate Strategy?
Which would you rather take post undergrad? What if it was MM ibd and corp. strategy? BB ? Curious about opinions and/or anecdotes.
Credentials on the Way Up?
Was curious what everyone's take was on certain certifications, degrees and such to best move up the ladder. Lets assume you are in corporate finance as a financial analyst! You want to move up the ladder to sooner or later the VP of Finance or a very Senior Director, possibly even CFO. How...
CORPORATE FINANCE and EXCEL??
Which functions in Excel do people in corporate finance use most often? How can someone best prepare themselves in Excel for a corporate finance role?
Goldman Sachs list of target schools
I'm hoping to get into Goldman Sachs for Investment banking for a summer internship and possibly a few years in their CF department before going on to doing my PG which requires about 5 years of job experience . I was wondering if anyone knows what are the latest target schools for Goldman Sachs ?
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Internal corporate finance after MBA
Hey guys, The short version of my question is as follows: is it possible to go into internal corporate finance at a F500 company after an MBA , with no prior experience in corporate finance (background in sales, marketing, or something else)? If so, what kind of starting position is typical? I'm...
2yrs in Corp Fin + 2yrs IB + MBA = Sweet PE postion?
I'm about 1.5 years into my corp fin gig out of undergrad and now I'm pondering whether I should jump to IB (atleast try to jump) after 6 months or so. I'm switching to a new role right now and would like to get this experience for atleast 6 more months. I work for one of the major oil companies...
F100 Corporate Finance Summer Analyst Pay
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Consulting or Corporate Finance: When to make the switch?
I graduated from a non-target with a strong GPA and have been working for a private dairy manufacturer for the past two years as a financial analyst. The company is a great company for people who are looking to settle down and retire, but is not that innovative and is not that well known by the...
Verizon FLDP (internship) Upcoming Interview
Does anyone have any experience with Verizon's FLDP summer internship recruitment? I have a phone interview (30 mins) upcoming in a couple days, and I have been assuming it would be majority fit-oriented. However, this is my first real interview for any business position (I'm a sophomore) so I...
Tech Corp Finance vs. P-Banking Analyst
After graduation, I have an opportunity to work at a top tech company (think Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon ) in a financial analyst role. I also have to opportunity to work as a Private Banking analyst for a BB . My goal is to get into a top 10 MBA . Ceteris paribus, what role would be more impressive...
Books on oil and gas investment banking
Hi all, are there any great books for oil & gas investment banking or corporate finance ? I am starting an internship at a BB this summer and wanted to prepare for the role. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Who has the rundown on these F500 CF Programs?
Can anyone provide specifics on the following F500 finance/rotational/leadership programs (culture, compensation, rotational departments, internal options after completion, etc.)? Verizon - Finance Leadership Development Program Johnson & Johnson - Finance Leadership Development Program Lockheed...
Research in motion (RIM) corp fin. first round
Got a first round with RIM corp dev. I've only ever done IBD / S&T interviews and don't know exactly what to expect. What should I prepare and do?
F500 Corporate Finance Leadership Programs
Where do Financial Leadership Analyst/Rotational programs typically lead? For example, I currently have applications in for internships at F500's like Verizon, Lockheed Martin , and AmerisourceBergen that would give me an opportunity (if I'm good) to work FT out of undergrad in leadership/rotational...
Private Equity or Corporate Finance/Development EXIT
I'm still in college but my plan is to work at an Investment Bank after undergrad then going for my MBA . I'm really interested in the media industry and would like to work deals with-in that specific sector working in Corporate development(M&A)/Corporate Strategy. I'm not sure what would be a...
International Work Experience worth it?
Hi, I need advice on what to do once I graduate. I have a bachelor degree in Economics, I have 2 internships under my belt, one in corporate finance sort of investment appraisal etc for a logistics firm, and one in financial accounting for a small consulting firm. These were done during my Bachelor,...
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