I'm 4 years into my career, currently I work at one of the largest public advisory firms writing research and taking advisory calls with CIOs/CFOs on strategy around IT Cost Optimization, IT/technology finance, benchmarking, budgeting etc. I enjoy the role but fear not being able to do much with this experience. I fear this due to the fact that I simply talk strategy and roadmaps with no technical experience of having ever done these activities myself.

Does anyone know how to become an independent contractor?

Hi everyone! My names Diana & as a new account manager I’m having a hard time building up my clientele, it seems a lot of companies aren’t up for as much contract work as there used to be. Any tips or companies you may know that would be good to go after? I work for a technical recruiting company and we specialize in contract (otherwise things would be a lot easier) please reach out!

Currently applying to a government position for the army corps of engineering. Does anybody have experience working for the government?

Do PE funds have in house tech DD teams? Currently on a tech dd team that’s aligned to PE transactions and trying to figure out what exit opportunities there are. Thanks for your insights!

Hey fishies! Been a GVP consultant for 3.5 years now, hard work, tough “in trouble” clients, and just haven’t had the chance to work with a team long term! Been in the industry a while, current Head of DSPV and looking to jump back into FT work. Non-MD so it’s hard to find companies that will hire me even though I teach in grad school and headed for my PhD. Any thoughts? Openings?

Who can do a referral into Deloitte US? Please DM me and we can discuss

Hi fishes
Can anyone from Infosys comment on avg hike per year?
Role - lead consultant JL6
What is the max they can offer for this position as per your knowledge?

Advice on how to break into a sales position or the pharmaceutical industry? I have 1 year of experience in account management/customer service for a Biotech company, a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with research experience, plus the organizational and communication skills needed to succeed as a sales rep.

Open to chat— any insight or referrals are much appreciated!

14 YoE (12 in U.K. & Europe + 2 in KSA). All with ACN. Retail Banking Delivery E2E, Neo-Banks/Digital, M&A and Integrations. If anyone has suitable SM or above openings let me know, happy to share CV. In Riyadh but willing to relocate within KSA, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar etc.

Hey
If anyone wants referral for PWC AC Dm me :)
(Mostly wfh)

What would be the best method to transition from a financial advisory role to a more financial analyst focused position? Is this type of move unheard of/too difficult to do?

Started at the firm straight out of university. Currently an analyst approaching the 2 year mark and up for promo to consultant. I have a Program Manager offer at Shopify - should I make the jump?

How much does KPMG KGS offer for
Role: Consultant
Location: Pune
YOE: 9
Profile: BA, Financial Services Solutions

Amazon is hiring a lot of migration specialist ,could anyone refer me ? Also what is the package they offering

Hi all, require a referral for Wipro for a particular job id. Please DM or reply to connect. Thanks in advance!

I am currently working mostly in Data Analytics, but I want to transition into Data Engineering. I've applied to a couple Data engineer positions but it seems I don't have the qualifications for them. Should I maybe look for Jr. Data Engineer positions to get experience and try to move up from there? If so anybody know of any Jr. Data Engineer positions available?

AWS Engagement Managers (or even Senior EM) pay/benefits in Canada if possible (if not, US is fine with COL mention) ? Can anyone compare to Big4 ?

When do you think your offices will start expecting you to go back in? And do you think there will be some change in the FaceTime requirement? Or do you think things will go back to normal in terms of being expected to be in every day?

How are hours at Simpson Thacher LA?

It’s pretty boring. What’s the fun thing we can do in Bangalore for this weekend

Any recommendation on where to get skin firming facial/ treatment in Boston?

Curious, does anyone have perspective to share about CloudGaia? Good, bad, something else, etc?

I am currently in Healthcare space and looking to jump to Supply Chain Management. Any resource/study materials/courses recommendations? Want to understand basics of the industry with special focus on sustainable SC.

TIA

Democrats in 2000: Bush is Hitler
Democrats in 2004: Bush is still Hitler
Democrats in 2008: McCain is Hitler
Democrats in 2012: Romney is Hitler
Democrats in 2016– : Wow, now we love George W Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.

Interesting.

Two in one special:
1. What gets you most excited on a weekly basis?
2. One aspect of today's society you wish you could change?

Spending some time in Europe this Fall. Already going to Amsterdam and Paris, but we have time for one more city. Should we go to Brussels or somewhere in western Germany?

I know I'm in the minority here (and I swear this isn't a brag) but is anyone else less stressed this busy season working from home, and finding issues focusing because of it? My work is getting done, but just very very slowly. I'm able to sleep throughout the night and not wake up early (which is a huge negative right now) and literally feel no need to stay glued to my computer as in prior years. Am I broken?

Is the PGDM course from UpGrad good for moving forward in the data science domain. ? Please help me as I’m thinking of pursuing something alongside work as I cannot leave my work due to financial condition. I wanna excel forward in this domain. Currently having 2.5 YoE in data science and analytics.

I'm Becky and I teach in a play-based public school preschool in Minnesota. This is my 24th year, all in 0-5 and parent ed!

What would you do if your employer at a small private practice consistently demonstrated unethical supervision practices, specially of CFYs to the point where they’ve been sued twice in one year for it?

Are performance bonuses a thing in FP&A? It's not a norm for my company (although my old boss got me some after fighting hard for me. Unfortunately he also left the firm last year).

I work in FP&A consolidations at a large sell side bank. I moved internally after working in the planning group of a Working Capital Solutions business. I often feel like I would enjoy client facing or advisory work because it would help me build a skill that could translate to me potentially running my own advisory firm one day… I feel my role just looks at numbers on a page which doesn’t help me develop translatable subject matter skills or expertise. I don’t want to be a robot. Any advice?

Hi all,
I’ve 10+ years experience in accounting/data analysis/management reporting based in NYC. I’m good at wearing different hats, advanced Excel, efficient and organized. I’m also known to be a thorough and patient teacher. I’m looking to transition into a role doing more FP&A with good WLB. Any referrals offered greatly appreciated!

Looking to begin a career in Financial Analytics. I am an Economics major that graduated in Dec 2020. Since then I have been an Operations Analyst at a FinTech company. I also have some past experience as an analyst at a small business lending company in college. I have been applying for jobs for the past ~6 months. I have made it to the final round of a few interviews, but have not received any offers. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would greatly appreciate any insight.

Hi everyone, anyone know of opening at their company that will connect? I’ve been doing FP&A work in higher Education for about 6 years and would like to break into Tech/fintech. I have an MBA and all the relevant experience (KPIs, modeling, ad box analysis etc…)

Welcome to the FP&A Bowl. I came on this app looking for a place to connect with others working in corporate planning but saw that there was no Bowl for us, so I created it! Hope you’re all doing well

What would be a typical Sr Financial analyst salary in NYC?

Hi everyone, can anyone recommend a Senior Analyst role at a tech startup? I have just under 3 years experience as an Analyst and currently work at a SAAS company. Happy to connect for more info. Cheers!

I went through two rounds of interviews for
a job that the posting stated $36.66 per
hour (FP&A Analyst)…the company
recruiter had told me in the initial call the
pay could be 32-36 because of the other
benefits. If I do get a job offer what range
should I try for? I was really hoping to get
around the 36-40 but now I feel like they
may try to offer lower than what was
posted. Also there was no range but the
average for this position is upper 70s-90k.
Thanks for any help!

What is the best method to learn SAP finance? Do people have recommendations on a specific book, website, or other best practices to learn it?

Looking for junior FP&A roles at tech companies/startups/anywhere I could work remote at least 3/5 days of the week. 1 YOE in institutional asset management. Anyone know of any opportunities?

Hi fishes!
Just joined an FP&A team with no prior FP&A experience and suffering with a heavy impostor syndrome. Can you please help me with what makes a high performing FP&A analyst?

My background is in project management for finance, model governance and RRP; Business Admin Grad - Major in Finance.
Thanks!

How many hours a week do you actually work. Sitting in front of a screen working? Also. Are you remote, hybrid of 5 days a week in office. Just gauging other peoples lives ahaha

For those who have to report on financial performance regularly to either the CFO or related execs: how do you get past the nerves? Honestly my work culture is super chill but I still get anxiety.

Hi everyone, anyone has inputs on comp ranges? I am a senior making 105 base with 6% bonus and about 15k RSUs but I see seniors in other analysis based orgs such as go to market, sales ops, corp dev making 150k base salary + benefits. Is there a reason why and what skill sets would people need to be competitive?

Hey all,

I’m trying to switch over to an FP&A role from a wealth management analyst role. Has anyone had experience doing so, and does anyone have any referrals? Thank you!

Welcome friends! Feel free to share anything you would like!

Any tips/advise for a MBA grad that is looking at FP&A career?