work exp rejected Corporate Financial Analyst experience, statements, interpret, reporting

king_kong

Just saw that my 3 year experience as a Corporate Financial Analyst was rejected, which is weird seeing that Financial Analyst is in the charter designation!

I wrote: General job function was gathering, compiling, and analyzing data from the general ledger, accounts payable, and financial reporting systems to reconcile and report on finances. Analyze financial statements to interpret activity, liquidity, solvency, profitability, and valuation ratios and make go-no go recommendations on projects.

Specific job duties:
Calculate net present value and payback period of financial projects.

Perform budget and cost analysis to analyze and forecast returns and constraints.

Account for assets using principles of revenue recognition an accrual accounting.

Perform audits of financial assets to determine compliance with GAAP standards and other regulations.

Researching accounting variances and making adjustments where possible and formulating recommendations based on financial trends to present to management.

As a Reporting Analyst, my recommendations on return measures and financial liquidity were used in formulating and maintaining cash management positions and using other investable assets for profitability.


Anyway, status says more detail needed. Anyone have their experience as a financial analyst approved? Mind sharing what you wrote or which LOS you tied it to? Thanks.

bkballa

Go on workopolis or other job board and type " Financial Analyst"

It is one of the most broadly used job titles. Every company has Financial Analysts. Would you take investment advise from a guy who was a financal analyst at Subway who determined the right pricing to use for the toppings ?

The designation should have been called CIA, chartered investment analyst. but I believe that abbreviation is already being used.

Based on your experience written above, I wouldnt approve you either. How were you involved in the actual investment process ? Nothing above shows that you added value in analyzing securities or making investing suggestions to investors.

You must use the L3 Los as a guide when creating your work experience.

mik82

IH8FSA Wrote:
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> Go on workopolis or other job board and type "
> Financial Analyst"
>
> It is one of the most broadly used job titles.
> Every company has Financial Analysts. Would you
> take investment advise from a guy who was a
> financal analyst at Subway who determined the
> right pricing to use for the toppings ?
>
> The designation should have been called CIA,
> chartered investment analyst. but I believe that
> abbreviation is already being used.
>
> Based on your experience written above, I wouldnt
> approve you either. How were you involved in the
> actual investment process ? Nothing above shows
> that you added value in analyzing securities or
> making investing suggestions to investors.
>
> You must use the L3 Los as a guide when creating
> your work experience.



+1, I am done with the CFA if we have "Financial Analysts" and "IT gurus" getting their work experience approved

mp3bu

I think it depends. Cos one of my experience is as auditor, which I did not expect them to approve it. They did approve 64 months (it surprised me). I have been waited for 2 months to get my recent jobs over 4 years.

I wrote:

'assigned as external auditor for financial institutions, including investment banks, insurance companies and commerical banks. Major activities including:
Onsite filed auditing financial statements and internal controls
participated IPO projects and provided corporate advisory service.
performed company valuations.

I always started from my role in the firm and then some relevant details.

hope that helps.

liangfeng

joehogue Wrote:
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> Just saw that my 3 year experience as a Corporate
> Financial Analyst was rejected, which is weird
> seeing that Financial Analyst is in the charter
> designation!



joehogue,

I work in corporate finance for a financial services company. It just so happens that one of my duties is external reporting (financial reporting analyst). All of my corporate finance experience was approved even though I felt I could have added more detail to my responsbilities.

I would be willing to help you offline via phone conversation in place of e-mail. If you're interested, respond back.

IAmNeil

Hey SouthFlorida,
Definately would like to hear your thoughts. Whenever your schedule permits. I am central time here in Iowa. Email me at jhogue99@hotmail.com (not sure if we can post emails here, hope so).

Thanks in advance.
Joe Hogue
Labor Market Economist
Iowa Workforce Development

Unforseen

Joe,

If you could forward along to me what southfloridaguy emailed to you, I would be interested in taking a look.

I emailed you last week about the work exp - I know you sent me over your details on the work experience, but seeing southfloridaguy write up could only help me.

If you need me to email you again, please let me know.

Iginla2011

opsspec Wrote:
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> Joe,
>
> If you could forward along to me what
> southfloridaguy emailed to you, I would be
> interested in taking a look.
>
> I emailed you last week about the work exp - I
> know you sent me over your details on the work
> experience, but seeing southfloridaguy write up
> could only help me.
>
> If you need me to email you again, please let me
> know.


o, i offered to help Joe over the phone; nothing specifically was sent via e-mail.

lcw77

Joe you have a good background and pay no heed the indignant comments from those self appointed studs that feel that only they have the right background!

I believe that "at least 50 percent of your work experience must be Directly involved in the investment decision-making process or engaged in responsibilities and/or producing a work product that informs or adds value to that process" and in your role as a Corporate Analysis there is a possibility that you have been in a position (depending on your particular company and job circrumstances) that you have informed and/or influenced the investment decision making process in a more material way than half the jokers that that find comfort in their cozy "stereotypical" place suckling at the largesse of wall street. There are plenty of boilerplate roles that directly support the investment process that would satisfy the requirements terminology (or even direct decision making roles that are very narrow) that frankly may not be any more relevant than yours!

But I agree the term financial analyst is tough to get a handle on and there are several things in your application job description that I suggest let to their judgement:
- gathering and compiling especially in the context of General Ledger wont get points at all
- performing audits and compliance with GAAP likewise along with application of accounting principles
- dont use the term reconciliation - not very sexy

It is interesting that even though these things account for a good portion of the testable material in the CFA level I and II exams these are not relevant in your experience but now GIPs reporting experience is another matter!

So developing and applying the investment decision models and the associated analysis around them really have to be the focal point in your experience summation - were you involved in acquisitions or divestiture analysis, and other corporate events that would
ring their chimes?

Anyway as I wrote this it occurs to me that our last market meltdown (the liquidity crisis) occured because the basic assumptions underlying the sorcery of these esteemed "required" investing activities (structured debt securities, underlying debt quality, risk, leverage, credit derivatives, transparency) were all toppled by the basic failure to ask the basic questions outside those contained in the financial models and so
dont ever underestimate the value of your reconciliation and audit and Corporate analytical work!

bodhisattva

Im into corporate finance as well, i.e project finance

May we all get together on one email thread and discuss how do we approach writing our description?