Behavioural interview questions and answers accounting

Accounting interview questions are generally a mix of questions about accounting issues, your own accounting skills, and behavioral questions that demonstrate your abilities as an accountant.

To assist you with your job searching process we have listed for your information 32 most common interview questions and answers.

List of  Behavioural interview questions and answers accounting

• Please give me an example of how you were able to motivate employees or co-workers.
• Have you handled a difficult situation? How?
• Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
• How do you handle a challenge? Give an example.
• Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?
• Please explain a decision you made that wasn’t popular and how you handled implementing it?
• Please give me an example of how you set goals and achieve them?
• Give an example of how you worked on team?
• What do you do if you disagree with someone at work?
• Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.
• How would your manager rate your analytical ability?
• Tell us about a situation where the analysis that you performed was incorrect. What would you have done differently?
• When you have had a boss, in the past, who fails to adequately communicate with you, how have you handled this?
• Give me an example of a situation where you helped your colleague perform a particular task in which you had better knowledge on the subject?
• Do you have any questions?
• What is your reason for pursuing a career in the accounting profession?
• Can you tell me how you would go about preparing a cash flow statement?
• What do you understand of the various functions of management accountancy?
• What is your knowledge of current accounting standards
• Define a shadow balance sheet and its advantages
• In what ways did you save money for your previous company?
• Define overhead in terms of accounting?
• Define Partitioning in accounting?
• Have you ever developed or improved any accounting processes?
• While finishing the last quarterly filings at your former workplace, did you come across any discrepancies?
• Define balancing in accounting?
• Tell us about your accounting experience with the previous organisations
• What are the four classifications of Bad and Doubtful Debts as per the context of the Bank?
• What is the difference between personal account real account and nominal account?
• What is depreciation and how many types are there. Please give details?
• Do you have any prior experience with managing invoice disputes?
• Tell me about your technical capabilities. Which accounting applications or programs are you familiar with?

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