Job Interview Tips for Accountants

Learn interview tips for accountants from a seasoned financial professional.

Introduction

1. What do you consider the essential skills of an accountant to add value to an organization?

2. How would you explain finance data or an accounting process to someone in a nonfinancial role?

3. When you buy equipment for a company, what is the impact on the three financial statements?

4. How would you evaluate whether to invest in a major piece of equipment?

5. For several months, the receivables turnover ratio has decreased. How would you resolve this?

6. A manager has been expensing transactions that you would have capitalized. Why is this relevant?

7. Evaluate a project that takes two years to complete and offers five to eight years of profits.

8. How would you help leaders evaluate an initiative to see if it can deliver positive results?

9. How do you define big data? Why is it important for accounting teams to have expertise in it?

10. Tell me about a time you made an accounting error. How did you handle it?

Ajay Pangarkar

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