<human>: I graduated in 2014 with my BS in Finance.  Worked for the federal government as a budget analyst for about a year.  Couldn't stand the job for many reasons, most of which are classically associated with the federal bureaucracy.  Left that job for one with a well-established government contractor, which I'm still at now.  This position is more program management focused.  Daily duties include generating reports, providing cost estimates, tracking financials for individual offices, etc.  Realistically, it is not very interesting and shouldn't actually require a degree.

 

Today I learned I was being promoted; however, the salary increase that they gave me was in the "slap to the face" range.  I plan on discussing it with management tomorrow, though I know there's little chance of anything changing.  Even if it did, I am still taking the advice of others to begin looking for a new position.

 

The problem is that I don't really know where to look next.  I live in the MD/DC area, so there are plenty of jobs around.  But I don't want another number-crunching 9-5.  While program management was more interesting, it still doesn't feel right.  My original interest in finance was more of the corporate finance that they teach you in college.  But short of somehow getting a job with some prestigious company, I don't really see that playing out.

 

So I guess my question is: what kind of finance jobs/titles should I be looking for?  I think data analysis/modeling would fit me well, as well as more strategic "here's the situation, now what do we do?" work.  I'm very familiar with Excel/VBA and have learned/am learning Python and HTML/CSS, FWIW.

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<bot>: Looking for a new job in finance that will provide more opportunity for innovation and impact.  What skills do I need and what should I look for?