What Gen Z Wants in FP&A

What does Generation Z Want from FP&A?

 

Between them, college students Gabriel Valentin Navarro, Charlee Wambolt, and Derek Baker secured FP&A and finance internships at companies as diverse as Credit Suisse, Clark Construction, Amex, Expedia, Regeneron, and SavviLegal. In this special episode we explore the experiences of a Gen Z cohort experiencing work in FP&A for the first time. 

 

In this special episode we meet guests:

 

• Gabriel Valentin Navarro , Intern at American Express (University of Washington)
• Charlee Wambolt, Intern at Credit Suisse (Brigham Young University)
• Derek Baker, Financial Analyst at Clientbook (Brigham Young University)

 

They reveal:

• How to get an internship in FP&A and is it necessary?
• The best advice for people seeking their first FP&A role?
• Skills and tactics to maximize your internship experience?
• How to take ownership of your internship experience?
• What employers need to know about the approach of Gen Z in finance, and where employers  are failing.
• The university classes which most prepared them for a career in finance
• The values that Gen Z is looking for in their next finance role? 
• Their biggest advice and takeaways for other college students taking their first steps towards internships and jobs?
• Their favorite Excel function of the next generation!

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