Headed to Germany - MBA/CFA/CPA?

I am headed to Germany to work for a bank (Back office finance/accounting), but wanted to see what the overall advice would be with the options that I am considering. I am 26yo, have a few years of Controller experience under my belt (Graduated from a non-target with my Bach in Finance), but am pursuing some other options when I get settled in.

I was originally considering getting my Masters in Accounting, and then sitting for theCPA, but I do not want to continue on with my track in accounting quite honestly. I have worked my whole career thus far in accounting, and would love to move over to the finance side of things (probablyIBor AM). I was also considering getting myMBAfrom a University in Germany, but then heard from some people that MBA's don't really matter in Germany as they do in the US? Not sure if this is true.

And what I really was going to focus on would be sitting and obtaining myCFAcharter. No further school required, obviously a ton of studying and work to get there, but could be the best option?

What are your overall thoughts of maybe aMBA, or Masters in Finance maybe? Or should I just skip all of that, and get my CFA? (End goal is spend a bit of time in Germany, then come back to the States). I've seen that WHU or Mannheim would be my go to, or Frankfurt School of Finance (since I'll be living in Frankfurt).

Or, do an onlineMBA还是密歇根州罗斯,UNC教堂山或佛罗里达大学的金融大师?我看到他们在网上有前5名MBAprograms.

Like I said - I'll at least have my foot in the door with the job I am going into, hopefully making less painful to transition more-so into the deal side of things. I have heavy experience on the deal side of REPE as well.

Thanks!

Comments (3)

  • InterninIB - Gen
2021年2月27日 - 3:28 AM

MBAsare indeed completely irrelevant in Europe. Masters are much more common and valued

Feb 27, 2021 - 10:59am
Gcfl1208, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Would it be useful when I come back to the states though? Probably within 5 years.

I feel like on the flip side of that coin, I'd already be pretty deep in my career already so it wouldn't really make a difference (hence why the MSc in Fin would be better)

  • ProspectinIB - Gen
Feb 27, 2021 - 7:02am

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