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Entrevista
The interview for the Financial Management Associate(FMA) role was conducted by two FMA Managers (Kristen and Daniel). They both shared that they started their careers in the FMA role before moving up to management positions. The interview structure covered introductions, specific questions addressing both technical and soft skills, and time for the candidate to ask questions at the end.
Interview Format and Focus
The managers oversee a large, diverse team of approximately 45 FMAs across the country. They noted that the FMA role is highly balanced, requiring approximately 50% technical skills and 50% relationship building and influencing abilities.
The discussion focused heavily on these two core areas:
1. Relationship Management and Behavioral Skills
Interviewers sought specific examples and strategies related to communication and stakeholder interaction.
*Stakeholder Influence: Candidates were asked to describe a time they had to influence a stakeholder (in a prior role or schooling) to adopt a financial or strategic direction.
*Relationship Building Strategy: Questions covered how the candidate would go about building strong relationships with stakeholders, primarily the partners they would support, within the first 6 to 12 months.
* Prioritization: Given the volume of requests from multiple partners and teams, candidates were asked how they would prioritize work when faced with multiple requests and tight deadlines.
* Career Goals: The managers asked the candidate where they envisioned the role taking them in three years and five years down the road.
2. Technical and Role-Specific Skills
Technical competence and professional fit were assessed through practical questions:
*Excel Experience: Candidates were asked to provide a brief (approximately 30-second), high-level overview of their experience with Excel. This is relevant as the FMA role utilizes Excel for reporting and analysis.
*Personal Fit: The interview included questions aimed at understanding the candidate outside of work, such as what they enjoy doing to wind down or separate professional and personal life, and what they are most proud of.
Preguntas de entrevista [7]
Pregunta 1
Just quick introduction about yourself and you know you don't need to walk through your resume but just about about yourself in general
Can you tell me about a time if you can think of one where maybe you had to, you know, influence whether it be a stakeholder in one of your prior roles or, you know, something uh maybe in your schooling even whatever you can draw off of. If you have an example of that, I would love to hear about it
In the first 6 to 12 months how would you go about building you know those strong relationships with those stakeholders probably primarily the partners that you would support
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en EY
Entrevista
First round was a phone interview with HR. Just basic questions like Why EY,Why do you want work as Finance associate. Second round was with two directors. It was quite tough but they were friendly.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Why EY
Scenerio based questions
suggestion that you provide to the clients in previous role and how they react
Envié una solicitud electrónica. El proceso duró 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en EY (Halifax, NS)
Entrevista
I applied for the role on the company website. The recruiter called me a few weeks later. She asked basic questions and set the operations interview. The hiring manager and his colleague called me. Interview was around 40 mins. Asked me basic questions like tell me about yourself and past experience, why EY? And then asked me technical questions about the role. As I used to work as a FMA in my previous job I explained what I used to do in my prior job. Then they told me I'll have another telephonic round of interview. I called a call with the hiring manager's boss after 2 days. After that I was asked to come for face to face interview with the Client Partner who is also the Market leader for Atlantic Canada. She was very nice to me and didn't ask tough questions. I explained what I used to do and she seemed to be satisfied with my answers. She showed me around the floor and said she will pass on her feedback. Two days later the recruiter called me and offered the job. I didn't bargain in terms of salary then as I needed the job. I think should have bargained for a bit more.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Tell me about yourself, past experience, why EY?, what were my duties and responsibilities as an FMA in my previous role.