I have just left Northern Trust, my employer of 3.5 years and two jobs, and am about to start a new role at StratEx HR as an FP&A manager.
A wonderful aspect of going to school with other part-time students is that it was a constant opportunity for self-reflection. When listening to others speak about their jobs, it gave me the chance to think about my career and what I wanted the next step to be. Taking so many quantitative and analytical classes made me realize that I missed being in that numbers mindset. I’m also taking my second entrepreneurship class, and love it - so I am excited to create my own models, and have the ownership I have been thinking about!
While the past several years in financial services have been a great source of learning for me, I believe that the financial services industry is quite troubled. Fees continue to come down to pennies or less, and it’s difficult to see where innovation comes from - there are already incredibly niche products within asset management. Wealth management isn’t safe from this, either -
I look forward to beginning this new role tomorrow. It will be challenging, and I think I will need to accelerate my learning process as much as possible. I am incredibly excited to have full ownership over some processes, and to be able to hire a few of my own down the road. I can’t wait to get started!