Help me find a job in corporate finance. I have a master's degree in accounting and have been working at one of the Big Four for about a year. I went into accounting because I liked working with numbers. But in my current job, I don't work with numbers at all. I'm in a group that audits controls over IT and business processes. I hate it. It bores me to tears. So I've been surfing around and corporate finance caught my eye. I would love a job where I play with spreadsheets all day to help a company make decisions. I have a very good sense of the time value of money (when I was choosing a lender with which to consolidate my student loans, I made a spreadsheet like you wouldn't believe). Also, while I was in grad school I earned a Microsoft certification as an expert in Excel. Several people have told me I should be working in finance. Finance classes were my favorite classes in grad school.

Given the following choices, which would you say is the one that takes the least effort & time to complete, but still has a significant benefit to someone looking for a job? I suppose that any of these would satisfy my curiosity, but I'm looking to satisfy the above requirements I've listed too. 1) CPA 2) CFA 3) MBA 4) JD 5) MA (assume a 36 credit program) 6) Certificate in "X" - examples Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Certificate in Financial Analysis Certificate in Accounting I feel that the most practical and effective way to learn is through experience. Although, having credibility is an essential ingredient when embarking on a career in finance. The socially accepted measurement of this is done via degree/certification level.

What are the peeves/dislikes/hates/sources of job dissatisfaction for people in finance related careers? Specifically, careers related to financial risk management, hedge funds, financial engineering/quantitative analysis, etc. I'm thinking about doing an MFin or an MA in Financial Risk Management and want to know the worst I could possibly expect (I guess I'm trying to manage my risk, heh) if I did that and started a career in the industry. Notes on me: I'm some math-oriented or have been in the past, but not at the level of hardcore quants; I've been working on and off in software for years but don't really like doing development -- I much prefer analysis.

What are the peeves/dislikes/hates/sources of job dissatisfaction for people in finance related careers? Specifically, careers related to financial risk management, hedge funds, financial engineering/quantitative analysis, etc. I'm thinking about doing an MFin or an MA in Financial Risk Management and want to know the worst I could possibly expect (I guess I'm trying to manage my risk, heh) if I did that and started a career in the industry. Notes on me: I'm some math-oriented or have been in the past, but not at the level of hardcore quants; I've been working on and off in software for years but don't really like doing development -- I much prefer analysis.

I want to quit my job and go to school. I make a high salary for someone my age, which allows me to pay rent, make payments on my new car, eat, and pay for 1 or 2 university classes each semester. But all I really want to do is quit my job and finish out my degree, and then maybe go on to grad school. So far, I have a high GPA which should net me some scholarship money. Even so, how would I pay my other bills? Do I have to take out a bunch of loans, sell my car and move in to a tiny, tiny apartment?

I want to quit my job and go to school. I make a high salary for someone my age, which allows me to pay rent, make payments on my new car, eat, and pay for 1 or 2 university classes each semester. But all I really want to do is quit my job and finish out my degree, and then maybe go on to grad school. So far, I have a high GPA which should net me some scholarship money. Even so, how would I pay my other bills? Do I have to take out a bunch of loans, sell my car and move in to a tiny, tiny apartment?