What It's Really Like to do Financial Managing After College in Albany, New York

I studied Economics as an undergrad where I acquired an accounting internship with the company whom eventually hired me full-time after graduating with my Bachelors. I then worked my way from essentially a bookkeeping position acquiring as much responsibility and duties as I could possibly handle which led to the position I hold today. The company is somewhat small and was fairly unorganized making this a lot easier to accomplish than an environment in the majority of other companies. After a few years of work I decided to return to school to pursue my MBA and acquire additional skills that would be beneficial to my skill set and job requirements, primarily focusing in Finance.

Clifton Park is a very suburban area with medium to high-income families for the majority of the population. There is nearly everything you need within a few minutes drive and if you want something more Albany or Saratoga are only 20 minutes away. There are only several businesses in the area outside of restaurants and retail stores but it is centrally located to a number of nearby cities/towns with plenty of job opportunities and schools. The area is very big on soccer and especially youth development of the sport and holds one of the most well-known public schools in the capital district, Shenendehowa. The people and environment are generally nice and enjoyable with a few outliers. There are a few nearby locations such as Schenectady and Troy that I typically avoid for any social activities but there are select areas within them that are fine. The weather is very seasonal in the northeast with warm summers and cold snowy winters.