Finance & Accounting interview questions
Questions finance & accounting employers ask, and how to answer them well. Practise by recording your answers: you can re-record as often as you like, and share them with any employer.
- 1Tell us about a time you found and fixed an error in the numbers.
- 2How do you meet tight month-end or tax deadlines?
- 3Explain a financial report to someone without a finance background.
- 4Which accounting software have you used?
- 5How do you keep sensitive financial information secure?
How to give a strong video answer
- Say your main point in the first sentence, then back it up with one real example.
- Use the STAR method: the Situation, your Task, the Action you took, and the Result.
- Aim for 60 to 120 seconds, look at the camera, and finish by linking your answer to the job.
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