Business, Finance & Accounting interviews. Scored the way the field scores.
81 job titles across 6 specialisms. Pick yours to see what interviewers score, the questions they ask, and where candidates lose it, then practise it live.
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Accounting & Audit
32 titlesFinancial Analysis
12 titlesBanking & Lending
13 titlesInsurance
8 titlesTax
7 titlesProcurement
9 titlesWhat interviewers in Business keep scoring
Every title has its own model, but these competencies come up again and again. Each title page shows what a weak, adequate and strong answer looks like for each one.
Month-end close & reconciliations
Runs an accurate, timely close: reconciles bank, debtors, creditors and intercompany accounts, posts accruals and prepayments, and resolves reconciling items with evidence.
Transaction processing & accuracy
Captures supplier invoices, customer invoices, cashbook and journals correctly the first time: matching to POs and GRNs, coding to the right GL account and cost centre, and checking their own work.
Payroll & statutory submissions
Runs payroll or statutory filings correctly and on time: PAYE, UIF, SDL, VAT returns and EMP201/EMP501 reconciliations, with supporting schedules that reconcile to the ledger.
Debtors, creditors & cash management
Manages the receivables and payables cycle: ageing reviews, collections follow-up, supplier statement reconciliations, payment runs and cash-flow visibility for the business.
Controls, ethics & integrity
Applies segregation of duties and approval controls, raises irregularities, refuses to post entries without support, and handles pressure from managers to 'make the numbers work'.
Accounting systems & management reports
Uses accounting software and Excel effectively: sets up and maintains the chart of accounts, extracts and reconciles data, and produces management accounts and variance commentary managers can act on.
Deadline pressure & workload prioritisation
Delivers under fixed statutory and close deadlines: plans the month, sequences dependencies, flags slippage early and copes with peak periods such as year-end and audit.
Risk assessment & audit planning
Identifies where material misstatement or control failure is likely, sets materiality, and designs procedures proportionate to the risk rather than following a standard programme blindly.
Evidence gathering & testing
Executes tests of controls and substantive procedures properly: sampling, tracing to source, analytical review, and judging whether the evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate.
Professional scepticism & independence
Questions management explanations, corroborates rather than accepts, recognises threats to independence and holds the line when a client or partner pushes to sign off.
Findings, documentation & reporting
Writes working papers a reviewer can follow without asking, and drafts findings, management letter points and internal audit reports that state condition, cause, effect and a workable recommendation.
Client & auditee relationship management
Gets what the audit needs from busy client or auditee staff without damaging the relationship: sets expectations, chases information tactfully, handles pushback and keeps the audit moving.
Interview like a Business hiring manager would.
Thirty minutes, voice to voice, scored against the competencies above. Five minutes of it free.