Seems like the “Financial Analyst” role is just a new title for Accountant. I’m on my third interview for a Senior Financial Analyst position but the job description seems to be a mixture of both general accounting activities but also financial statement analysis. Is this a trap? Or is it truly a hybrid finance/accounting role?

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It’s usually a trap. What’s the job description?

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I don’t mind doing a hybrid as accounting is where my skill set is (bachelors and masters in accounting). However, I don’t want the job to be 100% accounting I want to perform analysis and forecasting as well.

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I have been on so many “Financial Analyst” interviews and they were ALL accounting. Freaking trap.

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I’ve found that “financial reporting analyst” is the one you’re going to want to avoid if you’re looking to do something finance heavy

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