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McKinsey & Company Financial Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 2 Apr 2023

McKinsey & Company Financial Analyst Interview Experiences

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Interview experience
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Difficulty level
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Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude - verbal, quant, reasoning

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Walk me through balance sheet
Round 4 - Behavioral interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about a time you had to deal with multiple stakeholders

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - easy interviews. just be confident with your answers

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q5. Tell me about yourself.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Previous process knowledge and why looking for change

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Willis Towers Watson Analyst interview:
  • Powerpoint
  • Power Bi
  • Advanced Excel
  • Smart sheet
  • Insurance
  • Reinsurance
  • Regulators
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just have complete knowledge of your current role and role you are applying. How u were helpful in previous role and how you can be good at new role you applying. Logical Strength knowledge. If you good at excel, let them know about your excel skills. Power Bi and Smart sheet knowledge more in demand. Be confident.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Tests are Pymetrics and an online case. Pymetrics is a personality test of sorts (risk aversion, pattern recognition, etc.) this was benchmarked against successful Consultants. Online case is multiple choice but the questions flow like a normal case interview. You will get a final round interview if you do really well on them. If you just ‘pass’, you have to have an internal designation of a high priority or very high priority candidate. (See advice)

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Standard 2 case interviews with senior leaders, already a lot of material on this elsewhere

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I led campus recruiting for 2 top MBA programs. Every interaction before an interview is important. You really want to be on the high priority or very high priority lists. The coffee chats are not just to answer your questions, we make a 25-minute determination of whether you had an impressive background, we’re inquisitive, and passed the airport test. Make sure you bring your energy to all of it. It determines how much support you get and how many interactions you have with senior leaders during the recruiting process to give you advice.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself, technical questions about the mentioned skills in your resume and a few question general questions like where do you see yourself in 2 years and what are your plans for higher studi...

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. AWS S3 secret key , access key
  • Q2. Normalisation

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Why do you want to change Current job?
  • Q2. Some technical questions- do you know capital budgeting?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There are 4 rounds interview process. 1st is normal ,2nd is also normal with some technical questions with associate partner,3rd is with HR and final with corporate HR

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is java bean class, singleton class
  • Ans. 

    Java bean class is a reusable software component and singleton class restricts the instantiation of a class to one object.

    • Java bean class is a POJO (Plain Old Java Object) that encapsulates many objects into a single object for easy access.

    • It follows a naming convention where the class name starts with a capital letter and has a public default constructor.

    • Singleton class is a design pattern that ensures only one instan...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare java, data structures and resume based.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Case Study 

Internal case of a biscuit manufacturing company. Details about company background, sales, figures are given and based on those 3 questions were asked.

Round 2 - Case Study 

Part 2 of the same case study was asked where the company should go for IPO or expansion in local market. based on the facts, decision and justification had to be given

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly experienced consultant with a strong background in problem-solving and strategic planning.

    • Over 10 years of experience in consulting for various industries

    • Expertise in analyzing complex business challenges and providing effective solutions

    • Proven track record of delivering successful projects on time and within budget

    • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with clients

    • Ability to...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Confidence is key for this job. Even if the background is not an exact match they are willing to give you a shot if you think you are better.

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic devops question
  • Q2. Agile process discussion
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Kubernetes deployment
  • Q2. Ansible basic question
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion with HR manager
  • Q2. Negotiation salary with HR manager

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Ernst & Young Consultant interview:
  • Devops
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1st round is technical, 2nd round tech with manager 3rd is HR round for salary discussion

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical questions and questions related to CV
  • Q2. Questions related to your CV would be asked more .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's easy to crack people in EY are very friendly especially the top level so be the way you are .

McKinsey & Company Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in McKinsey & Company Financial Analyst interview?
McKinsey & Company interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the McKinsey & Company interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for McKinsey & Company Financial Analyst 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 McKinsey & Company. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at McKinsey & Company expect are Accounting, Reconciliation, Accounts Reconciliation, Corporate Taxation and Financial Statements.

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