Tell me about yourself: answer for accountant
Accounts panels listen for software, compliance work and accuracy. Mention what books you keep, which returns you file and one improvement in how fast or how correctly you close.
Write your ownA sample answer for an accountant
The name, place and numbers in this sample are made up. Use it to see the shape of a good answer, then tell your own story.
Sample from Mahesh, an accountant with 4 years at a textile trading company in Surat, in a job switch interview
About 1 min 5 sec 156 words
Presentwho I am now
Good morning, sir, I'm Mahesh Patil, an accountant with four years at a textile trading company in Surat. I keep the full books on Tally Prime, file GST and TDS returns and handle bank reconciliation.
Pastwhat I have done
Our monthly closing used to take nine days because reconciliations were left to the last week. I started matching bank and party ledgers every Friday and made a short checklist for the team. Closing came down to four days. During a GST review, I also found input credit of about six lakh eighty thousand rupees that had been missed, and we claimed it.
Futurewhy this role
I'd like to move into a finance role with budgeting and MIS, not only bookkeeping. Your company is bigger and has a proper finance team, and I want to learn from it while taking on more responsibility. I can join in thirty days, and I'm ready to take a Tally and GST test as part of the process.
Short version
Three sentences, for when you're nervous.
I'm Mahesh, an accountant with four years at a textile trading company in Surat, working on Tally Prime, GST and TDS. I brought our monthly closing down from nine days to four. I'd like to move into a finance role with budgeting and MIS.
3 things to include
Software and returns
Tally Prime, GST and TDS in one sentence tell them what you can handle on day one.
Closing time
Nine days down to four is a clear improvement that a finance head can picture.
A recovery or a saving
A missed credit you found shows that your care has a rupee value.
2 things to avoid
Saying you are 'good with numbers'
That is assumed for accountants. Show a number you handled instead.
Blaming old software
Complaints about previous systems worry panels. Describe how you made them work.
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