Accountancy Interview Questions
- Why have you applied to our firm?
- How did you chose your university?
- Explain the accounts payable cycle?
- What role did you play in collections?
- Why do you want to be an accountant?
- What other careers are you considering?
- Why did you choose the A-levels you did?
- What is your greatest achievement and why?
- Are there any questions you would like to ask?
- What information is included in a bill for services?
- Detail your responsibilities in accounts receivable?
- Which accounting applications are your familiar with?
- Were you happy with the grades you achieved at A-level?
- What are the most important goals of accounts receivable?
- What accounts payable applications are your familiar with?
- What is the difference between liquid asset and fixed asset?
- Tell me about a situation where you showed determination?
- What software applications have your used for accounts receivable?
- What qualities have you got that would make you a good accountant?
- What are the steps to take before you approve an invoice for payment?
- How many invoices on average do you handle on a weekly/monthly basis?
- What information do you require before you approve an invoice for payment?
- What was your average accounts receivable days outstanding/days sales outstanding?
- Have you ever been involved in an invoice dispute? How did you manage the problem?
- What do you consider to be the biggest challenge facing the accounting profession today?
- What have you read in the newspapers in the last few days that particularly interested you?
- What is the relationship between cost accounting financial accounting and managerial accounting?
- What is the difference between cost accounting management accounting and financial accounting?
- What are the effects of international accounting standards on accounting practices of developing nations?
- Where the financial accounting fails the cost accounting for is rescue but still there are some limitations deficiencies in the system?