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Updated 18 Feb 2025

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Waterfall approach, challenging situation faced, work handled, IFRS knowledge, accounting entries for master feeder structure

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through the job description and prepare yourself to answer the questions related to that.

Top Citco Senior Fund Accountant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Regarding hedge fund, mutual fund, prepaid expense journal entries, valuation of shares, what are derivatives, explain one...why should we hire you...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and keep your accounting concepts on top notch...gain some knowledge regarding fund accounting, NAV, Hedge funds etc...

Top Citco Fund Accountant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. 1) What is hedge fund? 2) What is IRR and formula? 3) Journal entry for Accrual and Prepaid?
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Fund Accountant Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What was the journal entry for prepaid rent which has paid at beginning of the month for the whole year and entry at the end of month ?? Which is entry affects the networth??
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Question was related to Series Level Calculation of Incentive Fees ,GAV calculation,NAV Calculation,Derivaives Covered Call Writing and Short Put e

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Prepared for anything but Take my words They are hiring aggresively and Minimum 14 to 15 hours will be daily working hours If u r prepared then only join

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Q1. What measurements previous employer taken after infamous Cobra Post operation?
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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself, What is derivative, Explain work experience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Citco Senior Fund Accountant interview:
  • Capital Makre
  • Accounting
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For fresher - clear financial concept, and for experience - Try to explain previous process as you are a trainer for new employees.

Top Citco Senior Fund Accountant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 14 Nov 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is hedge fund and its type of structure
  • Ans. 

    A hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and invests in a variety of assets.

    • Hedge funds are typically only available to accredited investors due to their high-risk nature.

    • They use a variety of investment strategies, including long and short positions, leverage, and derivatives.

    • Hedge funds are structured as limited partnerships, with the fund manager as...

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  • Q2. Basic questions about financial markets, equities, bond, derivatives

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for basics of financial markets

Top Citco Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. How you decide the which technology will suitable for the project
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Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 28 Jan 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jan 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How are you working on your weakness?
  • Q2. Since I had experience in sales also I just told them that I choose to work in sales profile as am introvert and find difficult to easily communicate with people so this sales job helped me to work on it a...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before going for an interview just review your resume and just go through it and think as if you are an interviewer and what questions will you ask the candidate with such resume ,experience and knowledge mentioned on your resume. Accordingly you can better prepare yourself for the situation or question you may face in an interview. Also, do not mention anything unless you are having complete knowledge about it or atleast you are thorough with all the basics of it.

Top Citco Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. How you decide the which technology will suitable for the project
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Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. D about What are hedge funds, what are derivatives, Accounting entries for accruals, amortizations, Adjustment entries

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Scenerio based questions on stock markets, Corporate actions etc. Nothing too difficult to answer.

Tip:If you are a fresher, Carry your confidence with you. Don't feel nervous or lost.. After all it is not the last interview of your life. Being Free of nervousness etc is way more important than any questions they may ask.

Top Citco Senior Fund Accountant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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Q1. what is private equity , difference between private equity and hedge funds
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I was interviewed before Dec 2019.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about ABS/MBS securities?
  • Ans. 

    ABS/MBS securities are financial instruments that represent a pool of underlying assets such as mortgages or loans.

    • ABS stands for Asset-Backed Securities and MBS stands for Mortgage-Backed Securities.

    • These securities are created by pooling together similar types of assets and then selling them to investors.

    • Investors receive payments based on the cash flows generated by the underlying assets.

    • ABS/MBS securities played a ...

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  • Q2. It comes under the heading of Fixed income securities. This securities involved three parties. 1) Loan holder 2) Middle Agency Eg.JP Morgan 3) Security subscribers
  • Q3. Derivatives

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Hedge Fund, NAV, Accruals Entry, Derivatives and fixed income securities.

Top Citco Fund Accountant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. 1) What is hedge fund? 2) What is IRR and formula? 3) Journal entry for Accrual and Prepaid?
View answer (2)

Fund Accountant Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What was the journal entry for prepaid rent which has paid at beginning of the month for the whole year and entry at the end of month ?? Which is entry affects the networth??
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Citco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Citco interview?
Citco interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Citco interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Citco interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Citco. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Citco expect are Fund Administration, Financial Services, Corporate Governance, Financial Statements and Private Equity.
What are the top questions asked in Citco interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Citco interview -

  1. 1) What is hedge fund? 2) What is IRR and formula? 3) Journal entry for Accrual...read more
  2. 4) What is retained earnings? 5) What is capitalisation of interes...read more
  3. Difference between Mutual fund and hedge f...read more
How long is the Citco interview process?

The duration of Citco interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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