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Requirements found
Scheduling (must) Compliance Zendesk (must) Excel (nice) Word (nice) Recruiting (nice)
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".
Main responsibilities
- Work Location: This position is based in our New York, NY office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a re…
- Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $72,036 - $94,547 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits and monthly vacation accrual at a ra…
- Process Accounts Payable using accounting software and other programs.
- Full-cycle, multi-entity processing of high volume invoices. This includes; GL coding, approval verification, fixed asset coding and weekly payment proposal …
- Month end close duties - Reconciliations and journal entries.
- Communicating with vendors (internal and external) to resolve any disputes or discrepancies.
- Assist with providing support and backup for auditor requests.
- Concur expense report processing with strict adherence to our Travel and Expense Policy which includes; auditing, approving and releasing of payment.
- Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Process Accounts Payable using accounting software and other programs.” · “GL coding, approval verification, fixed asset coding and weekly payment proposal processing.” · “3+ years of ERP experience (Workday, etc.).”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Work Location: This position is based in our New York, NY office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week.” · “Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule.” · “Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) …”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Communicating with vendors (internal and external) to resolve any disputes or discrepancies.”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Communicating with vendors (internal and external) to resolve any disputes or discrepancies.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Communicating with vendors (internal and external) to resolve any disputes or discrepancies.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using zendesk. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
- Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
- How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
- Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
- It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
- Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
- Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
- Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
- Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

