I've spent the last 5 years in audit and I'm now trying to break into FP&A but every job posting says they want someone already in FP&A. How did anyone ever get their first role?? So I'm just trying to get some advice from people who made this jump successfully, thanks

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I made the jump after 3 years in audit go a senior analyst FP&A role. I feel like the market has changed from a few years ago. Maybe worth it to take a course or some kind of FPA certification so you can at least speak to it and show your efforts to gain that skillset. Also worth it to just apply even if they ask for at least 1 year of experience, you never know.

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Just apply.. most hiring managers will still accept audit experience and some even prefer it!

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