Consultant (Finance) - Richard Cameron

This episode features Senior Consultant – Richard Cameron, who specialises in valuation modelling and economics at a big 4 firm. From an early age, Richard has been deeply interested in numbers and financial analysis. He recalls the sacrifices he made early in his career to achieve the life he lives today. Top questions asked by students for a career in Finance:00:00 – Intro01:19 – What were your interests in highschool? Were you always into finance?02:41 – Did anyone influence you for your chosen career path?03:56 – Why did you decide to pursuit studying finance? 04:47 – What career options did you have after completing your finance studies in university?07:15 – Was it difficult to find a job after university?11:14 – What is your favourite part of the job? 14:21 – What is the culture like in your company?16:11 – Are you able to sustain a good work-life balance?17:32 – How much of a difference is work-life in the big firms in comparison to smaller firms?18:14 – What do you do personally to manage a very busy workweek?20:44 – Is the pay what you expected in this role? And how far can it go?21:39 – Did you have any back-up options?22:26 – What is the most challenging aspect of your job?24:33 – If you had a change to go back to high-school, would you do anything differently?