Role-specific questions
1. How do you decide whether a cost is capital or revenue?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
2. Explain straight-line and reducing balance depreciation.
How to answer: Define the concept in one sentence, walk through the steps in order, then add a real example from your work.
3. How do you account for an asset disposal?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
4. What would you do if the physical verification does not match the register?
How to answer: Say what you would do first, who you would involve, how you would document it, and how you would prevent it happening again.
Common questions for Accounting & Bookkeeping roles
How do you make sure your work is accurate under time pressure?
What interviewers look for: Describe checks you build in: checklists, reconciliations, reviews, and how you catch errors early.
Tell me about a deadline you nearly missed.
What interviewers look for: Own the problem, explain how you prioritised, and give the outcome and what changed afterwards.
What accounting software are you most comfortable with?
What interviewers look for: Be specific about modules and tasks, and be honest about areas where you are still learning.
Prepare a STAR story bank
- Situation: one or two sentences of context.
- Task: what you were responsible for.
- Action: what you did, step by step.
- Result: the outcome with a number, plus what you learned.
The Interview page in the app saves your own answers for each question and has a practice timer.