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Financial Analyst Interview Questions

Interviewers will expect financial analyst candidates to be well versed in financial markets, modelling and analysis. Make sure you are comfortable with both micro and macroeconomics. In addition to highly technical questions, be ready to answer a few behavioural questions that will show off your communication and collaboration skills.

Top Financial Analyst Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question No. 1: What is EBITDA, and what is left out of it?

How to answer
How to answer: This question lets you showcase your knowledge of financial analysis. Mention that EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, and that many companies use this to assess their overall financial standing. Also, let the interviewer know that the acronym doesn't include the cost of capital investments such as property.
Question 2

Question No. 2: What process do you use to create accurate sales reports?

How to answer
How to answer: Discuss the industry-designed software tools you use to produce accurate financial reports and gauge the financial situations of companies accurately. Talk about how you analyse more specific areas and advise the business about the policies they should change for better profits after looking at the initial report.
Question 3

Question No. 3: Do you hold any current industry licences or certifications? If so, why did you get them?

How to answer
How to answer: Talk about your licences and certifications, and let the interviewer know that you got them to improve your competency, learn more about the latest financial analysis techniques and increase your appeal to potential clients. For example, many financial analysts have a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the Corporate Finance Institute.

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A frog is at the bottom of a 30 meter well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3 meter leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 meters backwards. How many days does it take him to escape from the well?
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Financial Software Developer

Interviewed at Bloomberg

4★
May 17, 2010

A frog is at the bottom of a 30 meter well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3 meter leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 meters backwards. How many days does it take him to escape from the well?

Say I have a deck of 52 cards, regular deck of cards. I put a joker in the deck somewhere and shuffle it up. Now I start dealing you cards until the joker shows up. Once it shows up, I stop dealing you cards. What is the probability that you have, in your set of cards, all 4 aces?
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Financial Software Developer

Interviewed at Bloomberg

4★
Jun 29, 2012

Say I have a deck of 52 cards, regular deck of cards. I put a joker in the deck somewhere and shuffle it up. Now I start dealing you cards until the joker shows up. Once it shows up, I stop dealing you cards. What is the probability that you have, in your set of cards, all 4 aces?

There are 20 floors in a building. If you're on an elevator and you're trying to get to the 20th floor, what is the probability that 4 people ahead of you click the 20th floor before you do? Assuming you click last.
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Financial Software Developer Intern

Interviewed at Bloomberg

4★
Apr 17, 2012

There are 20 floors in a building. If you're on an elevator and you're trying to get to the 20th floor, what is the probability that 4 people ahead of you click the 20th floor before you do? Assuming you click last.

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