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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
AND ANALYSIS CA Ghanshyam Agarwal
@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

The Financial Planning and Analysis team plays a major role in an

organisation as it provides strategic inputs & forecasts to the top
level management which includes the budgeting and financial
modelling of projects, P&L statement. This role is one of the most
lucrative one for freshly qualified Chartered Accountants.

Based on our extensive research and feedback from professionals in

Financial Planning and Analysis, we have compiled the most likely
interview questions to be asked by an FP&A hiring Manager.

Forecasting and
Budgeting.

Evaluate
Investment Strategic Planning
Decisions and Budgeting

FINANCIAL
PLANNING
AND ANALYSIS

Corporate Reports Build and Maintain

and Business Models and
Analysis Projections

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@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

FP&A as Decision Making Platform

Interview Process:-

Telephonic First Round Second Round

Written Test
Interview of Interview of Interview
Basic knowledge about May or may With Lower With Higher
Financial, Reasoning, not happen Level of Person Level of Person
Basic English.

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

What is the different between a

Q1 Forecast and a Budget?

Q2 What do you understand by FP&A?

How would you go about preparing a

Q3 Budget/Forecast for the company?

What is Working Capital, and which are the

Q4 different types of Working Capital?

Can you walk us through the P&L and

Q5 Balance Sheet of our Company?

Q6 What is Variance Analysis?

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
AND ANALYSIS CA Ghanshyam Agarwal
@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

How would you Forecast the Revenue for our

Q7 Company?

What is EBITDA? What is Included in it?

Q8 Why it can be considered as a better measure for
comparing industry?

What is a Rolling Forecast? How is it different

Q9 from a Traditional Budget?

What is important to consider when deciding on

Q10 Capital Investment?

What is the difference between Top Down &

Q11 Bottoms up Budgeting?

How can negative Working Capital help a

Q12 Business?

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Can you tell me what are the Key Drivers or

Q13 Metrics for Revenues in our industry?

Q14 Differentiate between NPV and IRR method.

How does an Inventory write-down affect the

Q15 Financial Statements?

What is the Key Ratio to consider while evaluating

Q16 a new Investments?

Give one reason why you should analyze

Q17 Long-Term Liability?

Q18 What is the key ratio for measuring Profitability?

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
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@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

How would you Rate yourself on your advanced

Q19 Excel Skills?

Q20 What do you understand by Ratio Analysis?

Which Accounting or Budgeting tools have you

Q21 used previously?

If Account Receivable is going up, what could be

Q22 the possible Driver?

Q23 What do you understand by MIS Reportings?

Q24 What are free cash flows of firm?

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
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@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

How will you analyse Revenue of the

Q25 Company.

Q26 How will you analyse Cost of the Company.

Explain some of the reasons for increase in

Q28 the cost of Manpower, Hardware, Software
(IT industry basically).

Suggest some of the techniques or methods

Q29 to reduce the cost.

Q30 What do you understand by MIS Reportings?

Q31 What are free cash flows of firm?

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@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Q32 What are 5 types of Financial Projections?

Q33 What are 7 common approaches to Budgeting?

Q34 Explain the role of Finance Business Partner?

Q35 Tell me about the most common FP&A Reports?

Q36 What are the steps of Capital Budgeting?

What is the difference between Zero Based &

Q37 Incremental Budgeting?

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@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

Roles you will be getting at starting

1 2 3 4 5

FINANCIAL BUSINESS BUSINESS FINANCE FP&A

ANALYST FINANCE FINANCE CONTROLLER ANALYST
/SYSTEM ANALYST MANAGER OR
ANALYST ASSOCIATE

FP&A Roles and Responsibilities

JUNIOR ANALYST SENIOR ANALYST FP&A MANAGER DIRECTOR OF FP&A CFO

Data gathering. Financial model Budgeting & Leadership, direction Chief storyteller,
Financial model building. forecasting owner. for finance team. communicating
maintenance. Financial planning. Process & workflow Strategic insights directly to
Forecasting. Analyzing development. recommendations to C-suite.
performance data Analyst leadership. executive Developing company-
trends. management. wide financial picture.
Long-term business Communicating
planning. strategic direction to
FP&A team.

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 FINANCIAL PLANNING
AND ANALYSIS CA Ghanshyam Agarwal
@caghanshyamagarwal
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

We believe in growth by uplifting & promoting

others & creating long term relations and trust with
people.

I am a CA by profession with 5 yrs of Experience.

Worked in :

1. PWC SDC Risk Assurance.

2. Baker Tilly DHC Due Diligence.
3. DB Desai Indirect Tax.
4. EY India Statutory Audit.
5. KPMG India Audit.

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