management accounts job test help!!!

management accounts job test help!!!

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Hi

I have a management accounts test to do at an interview and im not sure what questions they will ask, or where i could get some practice questions to make sure that i am ready and pass with a high score to ensure i show capabilities and get the job.

Can anyone help??

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By cparker87
31st May 2012 15:05

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Call them and ask. If anything it shows that you are consciencious (sp) and plan ahead. It's a broad subject... ask them to narrow the goalposts. It could vary wildly depending on company and role applied for.. I dont think you'll get an answer here.

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By andy.partridge
31st May 2012 15:36

I did one of those

It was some (ie. long) time ago, but a blue-chip company had this as part of an aptitude test, designed for finance graduates.

It consisted of IQ-type questions and lasted an hour or so. Basically there were various graphs and charts and you had to be able to deduce facts from them. It was multiple choice. It wasn't designed to demonstrate management accountancy knowledge but an aptitude for numbers, an eye for detail and a logical mind.

I remember only getting about 3/4 of the way through it before running out of time, but getting a score of 99%! I told the agency that couldn't be right, but it turned out the result was against the population who had taken the test.

That's my trumpet blown. Whatever form your test takes, good luck and have fun with it.

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By memyself-eye
31st May 2012 15:38

Turn the issue around

And think who are the people reading the accounts and what do they want out of them?

I've often come across management accounts that were so convoluted (pages of spreadsheets) that they meant nothing to the recipients, who often said nothing because they didn't want to appear 'thick'. 

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