Thinking of pivoting into a Data Analyst role. For reference- I’m currently a staff accountant on a team that handles the overall financial management- including financial statements, internal/external audits, and variance analysis and research for another government entity. Very research based and analytical.

Could data analysis be a reasonable career pivot?

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Do you have any programming or data visualization skills?

No, not as of yet. Most of my experience is financial analysis and management.

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