What Finance Job is for You? Explanation of 14 Finance Roles (Udemy.com)
By an Award Winning MBA Prof, IVY League MBA, former Goldman Employee with Hedge Fund & Venture Capital Experience
Created by: Chris Haroun
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- Learn about 14 different Financial Analyst jobs and how they overlap and work together (including Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Private Wealth Management etc.).
- Investment Banking: Understand from a high level perspective what an Investment Bank is as well as what the role/job is of an Investment Banking Financial Analyst, including the pros and cons.
- Venture Capital: Understand from a high level perspective what a Venture Capital firm is as well as what the role/job is of a Venture Capital Financial Analyst, including the pros and cons.
- Private Equity: Understand from a high level perspective what a Private Equity firm is as well as what the role/job is of a Private Equity Financial Analyst, including the pros and cons.
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
- Reviews399#721 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length3.9 hourslonger than 62% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 96% of them
Course Description
** Chris is the author of the #1 best selling business course on Udemy called "An Entire MBA in 1 Course." **
** ACCORDING TO BUSINESS INSIDER: "Haroun is one of the highest rated professors on Udemy, so you can expect to be in good hands through the course of your education." **
This course will help you understand and choose the finance career that you are most passionate about pursuing. The course gives an explanation of 14 different finance analyst roles, including:
- Investment Banking Financial Analyst Role
- Venture Capital Financial Analyst Role
- Hedge Fund Financial Analyst Role
- Mutual Fund Financial Analyst Role
- Private Equity Financial Analyst Role
- Private Wealth Management Financial Analyst Role
- Sell Side Research Analyst Financial Analyst Role
- Sales Trader Financial Analyst Role
- Buy Side Trader Financial Analyst Role
- Sell Side Trader Financial Analyst Role
- Large Non Finance Company Finance Analyst Role
- Equity Capital Markets Financial Analyst Role
- Equity Sales Financial Analyst Role
- Tech / Artificial Intelligence Financial Analyst Role
Professor Chris Haroun has been profiled in Forbes Magazine and Business Insider and has raised and managed over $1bn in his finance career. He loves teaching students about real world practical concepts with no theory.
Professor Haroun has 20 years of finance analyst experience in several different finance sectors, including 5 years at Goldman Sachs, 8 years in the hedge fund industry at firms that include hedge fund giant Citadel and his own firm, 7 years in the venture capital industry (a venture firm he started had a private investment years ago in Facebook) and 4 years in the finance/tech industry at Accenture where he worked on the merger of Bank of America and Nations Bank as well as setting up an offshore bank for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. His finance work experience has been all over the world in countries that include the United States, England, Scotland, Canada, Japan, China, India and France. He has taught students in more that 160 countries and he is a well known business author of many books. His popular business book: '101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School' was written up in Forbes Magazine as "1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs need to read right now." He also has his own column in Inc. Magazine. He has met with many finance icons in his career and he profiles many of these executives in this course so you can learn and use their winning career tips/advice.
Professor Haroun also has an MBA from Columbia University where he majored in Finance.
After taking this course, students should be able to understand how many different finance roles work and have a good idea what finance role they are most passionate about.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
399 Reviews
Chris Haroun
Award Winning Professor Featured in Forbes, NBC, Business Insider, CNN & Entrepreneur
Please join me for my weekly Office Hours Q&A on my YouTube channel every Thursday from 8am until 10am Pacific time. Here is my bio thanks:
Chris Haroun is the founder & CEO of the 300+ hour online Haroun MBA Degree Program®, an award winning business school professor, MBA graduate from Columbia University & former Goldman Sachs employee. He has raised/managed over $1bn in his career.
He also has work experience at hedge fund giant Citadel, consulting firm Accenture & several firms that he has started, including an investment firm that had a venture capital investment in Facebook several years before the Facebook IPO.
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Reviews
By Anjie Cai on 2/9/2018
This course has very thorough information on different finance jobs available. I enjoyed the quick diagnostic for which role fits best, and learned bit about each of the 14 roles. I learned a great deal about how the different roles fit together in the real world but there was some lingo I did not understand. I still have many questions about each of the roles, but this is an amazing introductory course to help you get a big picture understanding of the finance industry.
By Jenny Y. Liu on 8/18/2017
Chris Haroun shares his road map to help you effectively plan your career in Finance with an overview of how the 14 analyst roles work together. I wish I had Chris Haroun's courses when I was in college for instilling the courage to explore the world of Finance because his quick 10 question assessment would have saved me what took me 18 years to discover on my own!
By Susan Lage on 6/12/2017
This gives some very good insights to someone that is already a bit familiar with financial analysis of what the various analysts' roles are. I would recommend this course if you are interested in learning more. The instructor is very clear with his methods to present the material.
By Phillip Kim on 6/4/2017
I like that the instructor shows his face throughout the course (huge plus). Some videos feel like they drag but I'll admit I'm impatient. Chris shares info that I feel only an insider can know and that I value as an outsider. I like that Chris stresses relationships over product knowledge, and never fails to mention compliance. I enjoyed the piece on technicals.
By Andy Bedard on 3/3/2017
Although interesting I'm not learning anything concrète yet. Thèse are jobs I am not interested in.
By Brenda Ibanescu on 2/17/2017
Great overview of personal/professional lifestyle, skills required and developed, and career descriptions for each of the different financial analyst roles. Awesome course for anyone who wants to go into finance but is not sure what position or where to start -- huge resource for getting a sense of which type of analyst your skills, lifestyle, and goals align with.
By Stephen Loke on 1/15/2017
Thank you Prof Chris for sharing your experience and insights in the hedge fund, vc industry. It always is good to listen from someones experience, real life experience. Thanks for being so accessible and friendly as well. Love your courses. I actually went back and edited my review before it went public. Now I give Prof Chris course a 5 star instead of the 4.5. Im now a big fan of Prof Chris!!!
By Leung Ming on 7/7/2016
This course is a great primer to understanding the spectrum of roles a Financial Analyst may perform, and how they may interplay with each other. Having only worked in the engineering field for the past 10 years, I learnt a lot about what Financial Analysts actually do day to day. Loved the quiz in Section 2: "what financial role is right for you". I have a much better idea of what I would enjoy doing (e.g. Sell Side Trader, a Plan-B I am currently pursuing part-time) and what I would probably not consider doing (e.g. Investment Banking FA). Recommended for non-Finance folks who are exploring / curious about this profession !
By Sotir Koev on 6/9/2016
Another amazing course from Chris. After taking this course, I can intelligently talk about basic roles in the financial industry and how it all ties back to the big picture. I am getting ready for a big finance networking conference where I will be meeting with senior banking executives. Completing this course has given me the confidence I need to have a better idea of what role would be the best fit for me and the financial institution. Anybody going into finance should take this course, it is a wealth of knowledge, well done and easy to follow.
By Antionette Cronje on 5/7/2016
Audio is very good. Graphic slides are well thought out and attractive. The presentation is engaging and Prof Haroun comes across as affable. A must course for every student studying studying commerce or wishes to pursue a specialised career in the Finance Industry.
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