Accounting Questions

·              Why do you want to be an accountant?

·              What qualities have you got that would make you a good accountant?

·              Why have you applied to our firm?

·              What have you read in the newspapers in the last few days that particularly interested you?

·              What other careers are you considering?

·              What is EBITDA?

·              Walk me through the major line items of a Cash Flow Statement.

·              Say you knew a company's net income. How would you figure out its cash flows?

·              What is the difference between the balance sheet and the income statement?

·              What is goodwill? How does it affect net income?

·              A What are deferred taxes? How do they arise?

·              What is working capital? How would you calculate it?

·              Tell me about a situation where you showed determination

·              What is your greatest achievement and why?

·              Are there any questions you would like to ask?

Other questions students have been asked at accountancy interviews:

• What do you think you will be doing in your first year with us?
• Why did you not want to become a solicitor? (law graduate)
• Describe a situation where you had to work in a group.
• Describe a situation where you had to change someone's opinion.
• What recent stories in the business news have caught your eye?
• Tell me about a time when you took a risk.
• Tell me about a time when you delegated.
• Tell me about a time you have had negative criticism
• Give me two examples of where you have been in a situation of conflict, and explain how you choose to do the right thing.
• Can you discuss any recent developments which have affected our firm and the accounting industry?