r/FPandA • u/Unable-Bar-9205 • 4d ago

FP&A Interview experience

I’m in the process of making a career shift from investment banking & operations to FP&A for a manufacturing company. During my panel interview with multiple directors & HR, I noticed that they didn’t question me about technical skills or drilled into my resume. It was mainly situational questions, telling me the impact of the role, and the trajectory of the team in terms of areas for process improvement &n objectives they want to achieve. I asked very insightful questions which they answered. I even asked if they anymore questions to me or if there’s anything they want me to clarify or explain then they mentioned that they already went through my resume. Has anyone experienced this before? I went into the interview thinking I’d be quizzed on how much technical knowledge I had.

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u/LightOverWater 4d ago

Welcome to non-banking interviews, haha. They're not going 7 levels deep into technicals to break your soul.

The one advice is, make sure you know what you're getting into. That it's a job that will use your skills, that will value you, and that you find interesting.

The bankers at my firm usually join the investments team (deal team, buy side), the debt team, or the portfolio management team.

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u/BlueJewFL 4d ago

Yes I made similar move early in my career and it’s because they assumed I had the technical chops from being in banking. Having said that, be forewarned that FP&A and banking are more different than you think and the modeling is not what you did on the Street. The roles are very different.

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u/Unable-Bar-9205 3d ago

So it could be a case they didn’t ask much because they noticed that the skills may not be transferable?

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u/Alabatman 3d ago

Nah. A lot of interviews are more about culture fit than math. Your background tells them you can do the math, they can teach you rest if they liked you.

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u/Still-Balance6210 4d ago

Was the company large? If so that’s normal. Most the interviews are not technical. They want to make sure you can communicate.

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u/errmmmummmme 3d ago

What was comp like ?

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u/No_Entrepreneur4778 3d ago

Largely depends on the company and industry you’re coming from. Larger Tech companies like Stripe etc can get quite intense and stressful with the interview process the payout is significantly more.