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Finance & Accounting

The skills a Finance & Accounting assessment can cover, how the assessment runs, and a sample question to try.

Skills covered

Candidates declare the skills they have, and each sitting is generated for their target role and those skills. These are skills from this field that an assessment can cover.

  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Modeling
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Accounting
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • IFRS
  • Financial Reporting
  • Cash Flow Management

Sample question

How is working capital calculated?

  1. ACurrent assets minus current liabilities
  2. BTotal assets minus total liabilities
  3. CRevenue minus cost of goods sold
  4. DNet income plus depreciation
Show the answer

A. Current assets minus current liabilities

Working capital measures the short-term resources available to cover obligations due within the next year.

A sample only. Real questions are generated fresh for each sitting, so this exact question will not appear.

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What the assessment looks like

A 25-question skills test and a 7-question text interview, about 50 minutes in total.

Sections

  • Multiple-choice questions12 questions
  • Scenario questions8 questions
  • Written case questions5 questions
  • AI text interview questions7 questions
Total time
About 50 minutes
Score validity
Your verified score stays valid for 90 days.
Retakes
One free early retake every 90 days; Premium adds a second.

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