A career leap of faith
Hello All,
I have wanted to pursue careers in forensic accounting, compliance, and financial crimes since college. I got my undergrad in Finance and a minor in criminal justice. Sadly, neither department at the college knew what to do with me to put me on the right track. I have been working at a bank in the commerical loan credit department as an analyst and I have enjoyed building my skills as an analyst and assessing financial documents but with 3 1/2 years in this role it has not given me the burning fulfillment of serving a purpose, I am grateful to have been here but it seems like the hiring in their BSA/AML department is very full and we also just had an acqusition so we operate under a new name. I feel like I have direction, but I don't. I am currently pursuing my master's in Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance Investigations at the University of New Haven, and I am also a member of IAFCI. I am planning on pursuing the CAFCA for ACAMS in the fall and maybe the full CAMS in the spring of next year. HOWEVER!! LOL, I would love to hear from the seasoned people in the field for some guidance because the job market is difficult without experience; all I will have is my education and a couple of certificates, hopefully.