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What do Finance Professionals need in order to be successful in the future?
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$800
top 50%
57
submissions
DONE
27 months ago

In the last couple of years, employees in finance roles (roles within a finance function at any company in any industry) have experienced rapid transformation in many areas. The pace of new technologies, digital solutions, and workplace trends has only increased during the pandemic as we have all had to adjust to a new "normal" brought on by Covid-19. 

For this challenge, we are specifically interested in learning from current and future workers in finance-related roles. We are looking for diverse perspectives, so we welcome inputs and voices from all industries as long as your current / future role is finance related!

Given all the change that has occurred in the last 18 months, we want to know how it has affected your preferences, expectations, hopes, and needs in the workplace. 

Deliverables

Please answer the following questions:

1) As a young professional or someone looking to become a professional, how do you feel about embarking on a career path in the finance function (i.e. accounting, financial planning, tax, etc.)?

2) What things are most important to you when selecting your next career role?

3) Given the changes from the past 18 months, what skills do you think you will need in order to remain competitive?

  • Are you confident in your current ability to adopt and master these new skills? Why/why not?


4) What do you need in your workplace to feel:

  • Successful
  • Satisfied
  • Motivated to stay in your current role
    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • 1-10 Scale
Reward Tiers
Top 10%
will share $500
Next 15%
will share $200
Next 25%
will share $100
Actual individual rewards will be based on the total number of eligible solutions.
Leaderboard
$83.30 Matthew Gaiser Queen's University
$83.30 Jennifer Miller Walden University
$83.30 Daniel Patterson Arizona State University
$83.30 Phillips Staninski University of Chicago
$83.30 Hannah Semmes University of Virginia
$83.30 SWATHI GANNE University of Texas at Arlington
$25.00 Ana Lucia Diaz Universidad de Nariño
$25.00 Jessie Jahns
$25.00 David Atsitso Xeflide University of Ghana
$25.00 Vartika Parekh
$25.00 Junye Ou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$25.00 Edilson Gomes de Lima Ibero American
$25.00 Shreyansh Sarkar Saint Xavier's College
$25.00 Mary Major
$6.70 Mm Flowers Tougaloo College
$6.70 Daniel Adeleke UoT
$6.70 Alessandro De Perzio London Metropolitan University
$6.70 Olivia Wendell Honolulu community college
$6.70 Dominic Mukuka University of KwaZulu-Natal
$6.70 Olivia Nguyen University of California at Davis
$6.70 Marvin Okafor Covenant University
$6.70 Taponitya Samantaray University of Hyderabad
$6.70 Andyfrank Odoemenam Igbinedion University.
$6.70 Geoffrey Mitchell
$6.70 DATAGNI Piou Alain
$6.70 Laura De Boer
$6.70 Mbali Ndazi Tshwane University Of Technology
$6.70 Jerry Norvorh University of Ghana
$6.70 Marcus Vinicius Cabral Alcantara
Submission questions


What is your age?

(Required)
18-22
23-27
28-32
33-37
38+

What is your current occupation?

(Required)
Student
Working in a finance role
Looking to switch to a finance career
Not looking for a career in finance related role

Do you have past experience working in a finance role?

(Required)
Yes
No

Which of the following finance roles are you currently working in or planning to work in?

(Required)
Accounting
Controllership
Treasury
Financial Planning & Analysis
Tax
Other

What is the highest level of degree or education that you have completed?

(Required)
Less than high school graduate
High school graduate
Some college , no degree
Associate degree
Four-year college graduate
Some graduate work , no degree
Graduate degree
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