Finance people exploring data analysis often get lost about where to start off with looking at so many options available.

When analyst initially started to analyze then it is difficult to decided that which tool to use, sense a feeling of been lost in the ocean. So it’s natural to feel that.

Here are 4 tips on what you should be doing to start off with:

1. Choose your domain. Decide what field of finance you are wish to make your career.
2. If you want to make your career in data heavy companies like Amazon, Google then learn SQL and any BI tool.
3. If you want to make your career in banking domain go with Tableau and Alteryx.
4. Those thinking to learn VBA, I would rather suggest learning Alteryx. Though learning VBA will always give you an edge but Alteryx is more simple and does the same work. So, if coding is something you are not comfortable with then instead of VBA go with Alteryx. The Alteryx Analytics Automation Platform delivers end-to-end automation of analytics, machine learning, and data science processes

Alteryx is in demand at even Big 4 companies.

The crux is no matter whatever you learn it will always give you an edge but choosing a domain and then working towards that direction will make learning curve smoother.