Anyone here went to FP&A (preferrably at big tech) from FDD? How difficult is it to land the job? Is it better in terms of hour, pay, wlb, etc.? TIA!

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I know more who actually got FAANG FP&A directly from audit. Seems to be standard industry hours and wlb, 9-5 or later if busier. Pay is not as good as FDD. I had an FP&A offer from Amazon and it was like 100k base plus 20k/year rsus. A friend went from audit to google and the offer was 110k plus 30k/yr in rsus. They mostly dm’d people on linkedin for referral.

Seniors in FDD including bonus already at 130k before bonus… more likely than not your getting a pay cut. And if markets keep falling into recession, rsus will keep dropping. FDD managers will probably breach 200k after bonus in these times.

I got an offer for Amazon senior FP&A and all in the comp came out to be ~$185k which I understand is top of the band for senior level. I am M2 and the comp is comparable though I understand at Amazon I won’t be expecting any raises unless I get promoted since I’m already at top of the band. At the end of the day I would think about this question with less focus on comp and more on long term career plans. If you don’t leave FDD by manager you’ll probably take a pay cut anywhere you go and as an SM in FDD your best bet are roles in M&A. If that’s the area you want to stay in then cool, but it is niche and it’s better to move earlier if you feel it’s not a long term career for you.

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