Monday, March 21, 2011

Accounts Receivable Analyst

What is reconciliation?

You?ve been asked to prepare a bill for services. What information should be included in the bill?

What is full form of SOX ?

What is the difference between finance and accounts? most of the companies having a different section like finance and accounts. why they aren't had only single section neither finance nor accounts?

What is the difference between debenture holders and creditors?

I am trying to understand the connection between cost structure and contribution margin to make a profit?

Why is Capital amount put in Liabilities and not in Assets?

What is the difference between back end collections and front end collections?

What is effective collection?

What is the table that is used for aging bucket report, what is the main purpose of this report?

What is the Auto Invoice? What are the setup Steps for Auto Invoice?

What is the difference between finance and accounts? most of the companies having a different section like finance and accounts. why they aren’t had only single section neither finance nor accounts?

Who is responsible for maintaining the Accounts receivable in an organization?

What is the advantage of maintaining Accounts receivable?

What are the issues related with Accounts receivable?

What are the components or materials used by Accounts receivable departments?

What is the difference between debenture holders and creditors?

Is there a report to search for invoices by Payment Term and Due Dates?

What are derivatives?

What is total flow of Account Receivables?

After receiving Payment from Customer, What is next step till finalization?

What is Reconciliation?

Explain about Accounts Receivables in Accounting?

Deferred Payments are usually only accepted on partial orders that are?

What is reconciliation statement and investment banking?

What are the goals of Accounts receivable?

What are the powerful software that could be used for doing efficient Accounts receivable?

Accounts payable Accounting assistant

What steps would you take before approving an invoice for payment?

What is a LBO?  Why leverage up a firm?

What is the difference between billable and non-billable expenses?

What information should be included in the bill?

Describe some of the methods used to allocate support costs?

Name some components of an effective chargeback system?

What are the various means of calculating depreciation?

Based on Internal Revenue Service rules, what criteria distinguish a consultant from an employee?

Which accounting systems are you familiar with?

What are some common anti-takeover tactics?

Why might a company choose to issue debt vs. equity?

What could a company do with excess cash on the balance sheet?

Accounting Analyst

Explain how you would reconcile a GL account that was out of balance?

Tell about a time you had a conflict

Give a situation in which you failed. What did you learn about it and how would you change things in the future.

How do you control errors in your work?

Take me through your latest budget preparation.

Describe a recent tough financial analysis problem you faced on the job.

How have you monitored the regulations that affect both your industry and your accounting position?

How have you implemented the recent tax changes in your company?

Detail your experience in preparing Management Accounts.

Explain the different accounting packages you have used recently and tell me which best met your needs.

Which accounting applications are your familiar with?

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the different accounting packages/systems you have used recently in your accountant jobs.

Describe any accounting process that you have developed or revised.

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Account Analyst

What is Multiple User Accounts?

Why does my password need to be 8 characters now instead of 6?

What are the different types of user accounts?

How do I create user accounts?

How many user accounts can I create?

How do I create different login IDs and passwords for each of my employees?

How do I set up users with different payment gateway account permissions?

What is the Payment Gateway ID?

Where can I find additional information regarding the Multiple User Accounts feature?

How do I update my User Role or another user’s role in the CDR?

What are Reportability Rules and how are they updated?

What is the Central Data Repository (CDR)?

What is a Delegated Site Administrator?

Who is my DSA?

How do I get enroll?

What is the RSSD ID?

What is an acceptable password?

What is a secret question?

Is training available for the CDR?