Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance

Welcome to the Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance Connections Community!

These areas are unique and some take a specialized skill set or particular mindset that can be obtained during your time at Villanova. Some common threads running through them include an interest in working in the fast-paced environment of the private sector, while thinking, solving problems and communicating with internal and external clients. No matter which path you take, your work will be varied. Many organizations have an “all hands on deck” mentality, which means you may be involved in several aspects of the business and your role can morph and change very rapidly.

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Alumni Connections

  • Charlotte, NC
  • Controller Bourne Partners
  • Montpelier, VT
  • Principal Consultant Dellipriscoli Consulting
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Director, Capital Raising Benedict Canyon Equities
  • New York, NY
  • SVP, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis Rockefeller Capital Management
  • Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Assistant Director of Campus Safety Harcum College
  • Maple Shade, NJ
  • Preservation Patrick A. Neely, LLC
  • Ridgewood, NJ
  • Manager KPMG US
  • New York, NY
  • Assistant Project Manager Hunter Roberts Construction Group
  • Boston, MA
  • New York, NY
  • Management Trainee L'Oréal
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Manager KPMG
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Money Movement Specialist Asset Preservation Tax & Retirement Services

Featured Resources

An Introduction to Back Office

The Career Center has Industry Advisors for students interested in Financial Services. They work directly with employers in the Financial …

Life in the Back Office

Pros and Cons: Major pros include challenging work that is the backbone of the entire firm. The processes and systems …

The Back Office Recruiting Process & Next Steps

The Recruiting Process

The Interview Process

Fit and Experiential Interviews

Technical Interviews

An Introduction to Middle Office

The Career Center has Industry Advisors for students interested in Financial Services. They work directly with employers in the Financial …

Life in the Middle Office

Pros and Cons: Major pros include challenging work that is key to the success of any organization. Salaries are typically …

The Middle Office Recruiting Process & Next Steps

The Recruiting Process

The Interview Process

Fit and Experiential Interviews

Technical Interviews

Skill Building Courses

Financial Accounting Part 1

Earl Stice
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive,…

Managerial Economics

Stefan Michel
Managers can use economics to strategize and solve a variety of business problems, from the mundane to the mission critical.…

Excel for Corporate Finance Professionals

Michael McDonald
Discover how to use Microsoft Excel for the bread-and-butter tasks required by corporate finance and financial planning and analysis (FP&A)…

Financial Basics Everyone Should Know

Michael McDonald
How do banks work? Are you saving enough for retirement? Considering the answers to these questions and understanding financial basics…

Economics for Business Leaders

Jason Schenker
Learn how business leaders and executives use the most important economic data and reports when making strategic decisions. In this…

Accounting Foundations: Internal Controls

Earl Stice
Knowingly—or unknowingly—reporting fraudulent information in your financial statements can lead to catastrophic consequences for your business. To prevent fraud, you…

Measuring the Value of Customer Service

Brad Cleveland
Understanding the value of customer service, and being able to measure that value, will empower you to demonstrate return on…

Financial Accounting Foundations

Earl Stice
Businesses can’t operate unless they know if they’re in the red or black. Without an accurate financial picture, you can’t…

Reading Corporate Financial Statements

Denise Probert
Even for nonprofit organizations or charities, a careful accounting of the money that’s coming in and going out needs to…

The 4-Hour Workweek (Blinkist Summary)

Blinkist
We all want more time to give to the people and causes we care about, as well as the money…

Excel: Financial Functions in Depth (2019)

Curt Frye
Analyzing financial data can seem intimidating, but Microsoft Excel has a wide range of functions to perform these calculations quickly…

Corporate Finance: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Earl Stice
Corporations conduct business activities that have an impact on the environment, peoples’ lives, and on notions of ethics and transparency.…

Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy: Case Studies

Haiyan Wang
You’ve learned the basics of how AI tools can help your company, but how do you go from abstract concepts…

Financial Forecasting with Big Data

Michael McDonald
Big data is transforming the world of business. Yet many people don’t understand what big data and business intelligence are,…

Ethereum: Building Blockchain Decentralized Apps (DApps)

Drew Falkman
Are you interested in writing blockchain apps or integrating cryptocurrency into your existing apps? In this project-based course, Drew Falkman…

Freelancing Tips

Jay Clouse
As a freelancer, while doing great work is important, it isn’t enough. You’ve also got to focus on building your…

Building an Ethereum Blockchain App: 2 Introduction to Ethereum

Michael Solomon
Have you wondered how blockchain can help you create applications that offer greater transparency, traceability, efficiency, and resilience while lowering…

Freelancing Foundations

Jay Clouse
Successful freelancing requires more than great work. Join Jay Clouse, creator of Freelancing School, as he teaches the essential skills…

Content Marketing: ROI

Velera Wilson
Today, it’s widely understood that content marketing is incredibly valuable—but the challenge is often figuring out if your content marketing…

Master Your Cash Flow

WealthFit
Whether you’re dealing with an individual budget, a family budget, or a business budget, this course offers tips that can…

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