Interview Next Friday: Financial Analyst Position with IP....need tips?.....Interview Went Well!

[darkxknightx007]

Don't know much about that company, but be prepared to have a general knowledge financial statements, and what it says about a company. (Neg Operating Income , Pos Net Income) etc etc.
Also,

Common questions/topics:

What are some ways to value a company? 

DCF

CAPM

WACC

Beta

Know about LEVERAGE

Driving factors for M&A

Goldman.

 

[bhzmafia14]

Thanks guys for the input.

 Some good stuff added that I never thought about.

I'm pretty proficient with advanced excel and financial statements. I still need to brush up on them though. She asked if I wanted to do the interview on Tuesday or Friday, I chosed Friday to give myself a chance to do my research.

 I'll definitely try to research the companies finance situation, possible trading, stock, etc. May not be able to look at too many papers in the interview, but I'll try to have as much knowledge as possible. Already found financial statements from the company from last month for their 1st quarter.

The lady told me they work within a big enterprise. She explained to me that a few things dealing with the curriculum would be accrual payroll, tax returns for Canadian safe track (need to research that), salesman pay, etc., etc. Job would also require about 60-70% travel.  

tell them your a thunder fan
 

 They just may get rid of me on the spot if I said that. They partner with the Grizzlies along with FedEx

 

[bhzmafia14]

Thanks guys for the input.

 Some good stuff added that I never thought about.

I'm pretty proficient with advanced excel and financial statements. I still need to brush up on them though. She asked if I wanted to do the interview on Tuesday or Friday, I chosed Friday to give myself a chance to do my research.

 I'll definitely try to research the companies finance situation, possible trading, stock, etc. May not be able to look at too many papers in the interview, but I'll try to have as much knowledge as possible. Already found financial statements from the company from last month for their 1st quarter.

The lady told me they work within a big enterprise. She explained to me that a few things dealing with the curriculum would be accrual payroll, tax returns for Canadian safe track (need to research that), salesman pay, etc., etc. Job would also require about 60-70% travel.  

tell them your a thunder fan
 

 They just may get rid of me on the spot if I said that. They partner with the Grizzlies along with FedEx

 

[sundizzle]

You need to know general stock information of that day. What the markets opened and closed at. Any other mainstream information. They might ask you about a financial topic recently/in the past that you are were interested in. They'll probably ask you what their stock is trading at, what their main competitors are, etc. Technical question wise they might ask you simple things like how the P/E ratio is sometimes misleading, or what is a better formula to use if you are thinking about acquiring a company. I guess just think about what job they want you to do and the possible questions you might encounter in a project/day to day. Good luck. Wear glasses. That helps haha.

 

[sundizzle]

You need to know general stock information of that day. What the markets opened and closed at. Any other mainstream information. They might ask you about a financial topic recently/in the past that you are were interested in. They'll probably ask you what their stock is trading at, what their main competitors are, etc. Technical question wise they might ask you simple things like how the P/E ratio is sometimes misleading, or what is a better formula to use if you are thinking about acquiring a company. I guess just think about what job they want you to do and the possible questions you might encounter in a project/day to day. Good luck. Wear glasses. That helps haha.

 

[youngtriz]

Originally Posted by bhzmafia14

Thanks guys for the input.

 Some good stuff added that I never thought about.

I'm pretty proficient with advanced excel and financial statements. I still need to brush up on them though. She asked if I wanted to do the interview on Tuesday or Friday, I chosed Friday to give myself a chance to do my research.

 I'll definitely try to research the companies finance situation, possible trading, stock, etc. May not be able to look at too many papers in the interview, but I'll try to have as much knowledge as possible. Already found financial statements from the company from last month for their 1st quarter.

The lady told me they work within a big enterprise. She explained to me that a few things dealing with the curriculum would be accrual payroll, tax returns for Canadian safe track (need to research that), salesman pay, etc., etc. Job would also require about 60-70% travel.  

tell them your a thunder fan

 

 They just may get rid of me on the spot if I said that. They partner with the Grizzlies along with FedEx

.. good to see some regular S&T folks come out to general every once in a while...

 

[youngtriz]

Originally Posted by bhzmafia14

Thanks guys for the input.

 Some good stuff added that I never thought about.

I'm pretty proficient with advanced excel and financial statements. I still need to brush up on them though. She asked if I wanted to do the interview on Tuesday or Friday, I chosed Friday to give myself a chance to do my research.

 I'll definitely try to research the companies finance situation, possible trading, stock, etc. May not be able to look at too many papers in the interview, but I'll try to have as much knowledge as possible. Already found financial statements from the company from last month for their 1st quarter.

The lady told me they work within a big enterprise. She explained to me that a few things dealing with the curriculum would be accrual payroll, tax returns for Canadian safe track (need to research that), salesman pay, etc., etc. Job would also require about 60-70% travel.  

tell them your a thunder fan

 

 They just may get rid of me on the spot if I said that. They partner with the Grizzlies along with FedEx

.. good to see some regular S&T folks come out to general every once in a while...

 

[cavdaily]

Really depends on what type of financial analyst position you are applying for. Financial analyst can mean several different things (Ibank analyst, Corporate Finance analyst, Wealth management analyst, Accounting analyst, etc.). I've found the toughest interviews to be in equity research (i.e. stock analysis) and investment banking. Honestly, they will more than likely just ask "fit" questions so just plaster a smile and say everything they want to hear.

From a technical perspective, based on the information you provided, it looks like you will be mainly working in the accounting area, so brush up on general accounting - balance sheet - income statement - cash flow rules. If I'm an interviewer and decided to be a jerk (which I've run into many a times), I could ask a simple ratio question such as, "If International Paper's sales went up for the year, but our assets remained the same, what would happen to the Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio?"

Good luck OP.

disclosure: Graduated in 08 with a degree in Finance from a little school in Charlottesville, VA.

 

[cavdaily]

Really depends on what type of financial analyst position you are applying for. Financial analyst can mean several different things (Ibank analyst, Corporate Finance analyst, Wealth management analyst, Accounting analyst, etc.). I've found the toughest interviews to be in equity research (i.e. stock analysis) and investment banking. Honestly, they will more than likely just ask "fit" questions so just plaster a smile and say everything they want to hear.

From a technical perspective, based on the information you provided, it looks like you will be mainly working in the accounting area, so brush up on general accounting - balance sheet - income statement - cash flow rules. If I'm an interviewer and decided to be a jerk (which I've run into many a times), I could ask a simple ratio question such as, "If International Paper's sales went up for the year, but our assets remained the same, what would happen to the Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio?"

Good luck OP.

disclosure: Graduated in 08 with a degree in Finance from a little school in Charlottesville, VA.

 

[money making a]

^^^ this is a corporate finance position not investment related at all...


corporate finance is basically accounting, you're going to do a lot of month end closing crap. accruals for payroll, tax, AR, AP, inventory, journal entries, general ledger postings, variance analysis, reconciliations, etc...

financial statements
capital budgeting
forecasting
gross margin analysis

as long as you have a strong understanding of the financial statements and how it's constructed then you'll be fine
here's a pdf that might help you http://www.scribd.com/ful...=key-pp3cazz97lv97doq0in

 

[money making a]

^^^ this is a corporate finance position not investment related at all...


corporate finance is basically accounting, you're going to do a lot of month end closing crap. accruals for payroll, tax, AR, AP, inventory, journal entries, general ledger postings, variance analysis, reconciliations, etc...

financial statements
capital budgeting
forecasting
gross margin analysis

as long as you have a strong understanding of the financial statements and how it's constructed then you'll be fine
here's a pdf that might help you http://www.scribd.com/ful...=key-pp3cazz97lv97doq0in

 

[memphisboi55]

PROPS MANE! Get em'


make Memphis look good!!

 

[memphisboi55]

PROPS MANE! Get em'


make Memphis look good!!

 

[nolandw]

sup bro--check out glassdoor.com. free interview bank of questions. if your company is in the fortune 500 you'll find some of their interview questions.

 

[nolandw]

sup bro--check out glassdoor.com. free interview bank of questions. if your company is in the fortune 500 you'll find some of their interview questions.

 

[qwerty330]

not a finance major but like the poster above said...go to glassdoor.com. You'll find a bunch of people's interview experience with the company.

 

[qwerty330]

not a finance major but like the poster above said...go to glassdoor.com. You'll find a bunch of people's interview experience with the company.

 

[bhzmafia14]

Preciate it memphisboi!

Money making, thats the extra info i need. I guess its going to feel like studying for a test again lol.

DW, wassup!? Havent talked to u some yrs lol. Thanks for the link. Ill definitely start looking at it asap.

 

[bhzmafia14]

Preciate it memphisboi!

Money making, thats the extra info i need. I guess its going to feel like studying for a test again lol.

DW, wassup!? Havent talked to u some yrs lol. Thanks for the link. Ill definitely start looking at it asap.

 

[juju]

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[juju]

wear mitchem deodorant

 

[jordanhendrix]

go to wallstreetoasis.com buy the technical questions handbook......done

 

[jordanhendrix]

go to wallstreetoasis.com buy the technical questions handbook......done

 

[Majorbread]

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[Majorbread]

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