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TAS Senior leaving for a FP&A role at a bank in 2 weeks. Have my CPA, but honestly the people interviewing me didn't give a fuck about the CPA . EDs and VPs were all finance/econ majors or MBAs and only cared about financial modeling...
It's hard af but u can I just did the cpa didn't matter
Yep hard af
I'm in the same position and from what I've noticed if you don't have your CPA you at least need to be a CPA candidate with an MBA for any senior Finance position.
Why would anyone hire someone who can't pass their cpa exams for that role and salary when there are thousands of staff at B4 firms who could pass their exams and would kill for that role?
Depends on where you live. If it's the Bay Area, then yes.
Or you can become an enrolled agent (EA) and work at a smaller firm and make partner that way.
@TOM1 I rather not stay in PA.
Nah NYC I imagine I would be able to.
IT Audit staff in NYC, leaving to a senior analyst role. More of a mix of IT systems analysis + financial analysis. $72.5k + $5k signing bonus, + 10-20% bonus each year. $80k total comp is doable if you have the experience and relevant skill set, but most recruiters will view this as a career shift rather than a lateral move to something you know really well.
Thanks pdubs2 do you have a CPA?
No, I don't. I passed the CISA but my new employer couldn't give a shit - they're ex-B4 but they know the job responsibilities. My opinion is that if it truly requires a CPA, it's probably closer to an accounting or controls role rather than finance-finance, if you know what I mean. The CPA doesn't make you an expert at modeling.
There you go that's what I was thinking. Thanks a lot pdubs. 👍 I am a finance major too but I will have to check out financial modeling so I don't look dumb in an interview.
I'm a finance major too - I just took the B4 route for a bit to get the experience. Good luck!
The lack of a CPA exam is more a concern about your ability to learn and apply concepts.
Nope. Some people know the material backwards and forwards but suck at taking tests because the get too nervous.
Tests prove nothing except for the ability of someone to retain information for a short period of time.
So you don't think a financial analyst role would require someone to have the ability to retain information for a short period of time?
You proved my point about how they won't care about the cpa from the standpoint of accounting knowledge. They will care about someone's inability to pass it. Why do you think companies care about gpa?
What if you never even took it? Then what?
Then you'll probably have a fun conversation in your interview explaining why you didn't take it. Hoping they don't think you just couldn't pass it