Accounting Mock Interview

Master 30 Accounting interview questions covering reconciliations, financial reporting, and audit scenarios.

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What is your knowledge and experience using QuickBooks?

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Bobbi Witt is an HR Manager and Senior Level Finance and Accounting Consultant. Her experience includes 9 years at a Fortune 500 company where she held a wide range of financial and management accountabilities.

"I recently graduated from college, and in class, we would use QuickBooks Pro for simulations and school projects. This experience allowed me to become familiar with creating a payment, generating an invoice, and creating a chart of accounts. I have also created financial statements in Excel. I also have limited exposure to Sage accounting, and from what I've seen Sage and QuickBooks are very similar in their ability to update a general ledger and track expenses on the go. I'm sure that I can apply my Sage experience to Quickbooks."

Bobbi Witt

"I have over five years experience working with Quickbooks on a professional level with a small company. Quickbooks is perfect for small to even some medium size companies, but as the company grows, I'd suggest something closer to Blackline or Peoplesoft Financials. If using Quickbooks long term, it's great for companies that move around a lot with their app and ability to upload receipts immediately. It's easy to go in and put together Chart of Accounts, invoice clients, and update Journal Entries. Does this company have a growth mindset to have the capabilities of moving to a higher functioning accounting platform?"

Bobbi Witt

The interviewer is asking how many years of QuickBooks experience you have. If you have none, then be honest. Perhaps you've used other accounting systems similar to QuickBooks. If you have no Quickbooks experience but have used other platforms like Waze or Sage, discuss how beneficial those platforms have been in your experience.

There are hundreds of Quickbooks tutorials on Youtube, and you can even download a beta version from the Quickbooks website and run through scenarios. Quickbooks is a widely-used product, so it's best to learn it to some capacity.

You'll note on the experienced response I've included a question to the interviewer. The greater your experience, the bigger the company you'll likely interview with, and sometimes during an interview you should challenge the company on their growth.

Bobbi Witt

"I have ten years of experience in the field of accounting which has allowed me to work with a variety of software programs. I've used QuickBooks for business for four years. I like QuickBooks because of its simple user interface, speed, and accuracy. My overall proficiency lies in QuickBooks and NetSuite. I've used both programs to create balance sheets and financial statements. Additionally, I believe my computer literacy will allow me to learn any new accounting software very quickly."

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I am a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and my firm is a QuickBooks partner firm. I currently use QuickBooks to maintain the records of 5-10 clients. Aside from reconciling bank records and posting journals, I use it to file VAT, produce monthly reporting packs, run payroll tasks, file RTI, and in the preparation of annual accounts.
This is my second year of using QuickBooks continuously and I am constantly updating my knowledge with their helpful tutorials.

Chad's Feedback

Great answer! You clearly outline the number of years of experience you have using QuickBooks, and detail the various tasks you complete with the software. Including the fact that you utilize the tutorials to continually increase your knowledge is a nice touch.

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30Accounting Interview Questions & Answers

1.What is your knowledge and experience using QuickBooks?

2.Give me examples of the accounting reports you've prepared.

3.Give me an example of how SOX compliance has affected your career.

4.Tell me about a time you updated or revised an Accounting process.

5.What cost-cutting initiatives have you been part of?

Accounting Mock Interview

What is your knowledge and experience using QuickBooks?

30Accounting Interview Questions & Answers

1.What is your knowledge and experience using QuickBooks?

2.Give me examples of the accounting reports you've prepared.

3.Give me an example of how SOX compliance has affected your career.

4.Tell me about a time you updated or revised an Accounting process.

5.What cost-cutting initiatives have you been part of?

6.How do you stay updated on all the accounting rules and techniques?

7.Give me an example of a challenging tax situation that you have encountered.

8.Give an example of when internal controls needed to be changed or updated and how you handled the change.

9.Discuss your experience in the financial analysis of your previous company's projects.

10.Tell me about the financial forecasting you've been responsible for.

11.Give an example of a time when you caught an invoice error before it was paid out.

12.What courses were your favorite in college while preparing to be an accountant?

13.Give me an example of how your strengths help you in Accounting.

14.Do you plan on attaining your CPA?

15.Give me an example of why you chose this career field.

16.Give me an example of your least favorite Accounting task.

17.A start up company needs help understanding GAAP. How would you explain why GAAP is important?

18.What financial planning have you handled in the past?

19.In what instance would you use LIFO compared to FIFO?

20.When looking at the COGS on the P&L statement, what are some examples of variable costs?

21.Give an example of something you'd put on a sub-ledger that wouldn't be included on the General Ledger.

22.How do you calculate DSO (Days Outstanding)?

23.What responsibilities do you have during month-end?

24.Give an example of an exciting project you worked on in Accounting.

25.What ERP systems and accounting softwares have you used?

26.Give an example of when you have seen or corrected the Trail Balance from being out of balance?

27.Describe to me a time when you faced an ethical dilemma regarding your work.

28.Describe a time when you had to use numerical data or a graph to convince a manager.

29.Describe one of the biggest mistake you've made on the job.

30.How do you ensure accuracy when you prepare monthly journal entries, record transactions, etc.?