Hello everyone. For an entry level Financial Analyst role, would the CFA be a qualification? I recently graduated and am looking at entry level roles, including FA. A lot of them list CPA candidate as a requirement, and only a few have CFA listed as a qualification.
Financial Analyst is too broad to know which designation would be right for you.
By Financial Analyst:
If you are referring to Financial Reporting (external and internal), Internal Controls, Tax and etc… CPA is probably best.
If you are referringing to Corporate Finance, Treasury, FP&A and etc, CFA would likely be better than CPA, although you can still get into these roles as a CPA.
More roles ask for CPA in Canada, but there are more CPAs in Canada than there are CFA charterholders world wide.
Agree. Too general a job title