Role-specific questions
1. How would you shorten a close that currently takes [10] working days?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
2. How do you review a junior accountant's reconciliation?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
3. Describe how you support external auditors during fieldwork.
How to answer: Use the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result. Close with a number and what you learned.
4. What internal controls would you put around manual journals?
How to answer: Be specific: name tools, standards or numbers you have personally used, and be honest about your level.
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.