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How to become a Finance Manager
From financial analyst: every step, how long it takes, and the credential it earns.
- Time to get there
- 3–6 years
- Typical pay
- $95k–$140k
- Starting from
- Financial analyst
Pay is an estimate of typical US entry-level pay for this role and varies by state, employer and shift. The timeline assumes you are starting from financial analyst and includes any licence or programme legally required, not just course length.
See finance manager jobs open nowThe route
Build analyst experience
Three or four years of FP&A or accounting is the usual entry price.
Course that covers thisLearn Business and Financial ModelingUdemy · around $19.99Own the budget cycle
Building it, defending it, and explaining the variances afterwards.
Learn to manage and present
The step up is from producing the numbers to standing behind them in a room.
Consider CPA, CMA or an MBA
One of the three is common at director level and above.
CPA, CMA or MBA
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Destination
Finance Manager
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