Looking for advice from those who transitioned from audit to financial analyst/fp&a. All interviewers ask about financial modeling projects which I don’t have, what other skills could combat this lack of experience?

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Auditing financial modelings?

Have you worked on projects that had investments, acquisitions, debt? what model did they use that you had to understand before you could perform testing?

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There are courses you can take on financial modeling. That sounds like the best bet

None. Learn it on your own time if you have to.

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