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Financial Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Aishu Aishwarya

posted on 9 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is capital profit ?
  • Ans. 

    Capital profit is the profit earned from the sale of capital assets such as stocks, bonds, or real estate.

    • Capital profit is the difference between the selling price and the purchase price of a capital asset.

    • It is a type of investment income that is subject to capital gains tax.

    • Capital profit can be realized through the sale of stocks, bonds, real estate, or other investments.

    • It is important for financial analysts to co...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. State Differences between equity shares and preference shares ?
  • Ans. 

    Equity shares represent ownership in a company, while preference shares have priority in dividend payments and liquidation.

    • Equity shares represent ownership in a company, giving shareholders voting rights and a share in profits.

    • Preference shares have priority in dividend payments over equity shares, typically with a fixed dividend rate.

    • In the event of liquidation, preference shareholders are paid before equity sharehol...

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - IT was on personlity and your be 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Video interview
  • Q2. Apptitude and english
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Accounting basics, accounting principals
  • Q2. Why, what how u want join company
  • Ans. 

    I want to join the company because of its strong reputation in the financial industry and the opportunities for growth and development.

    • Strong reputation in the financial industry

    • Opportunities for growth and development

    • Excited about the company's future projects and initiatives

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Q4. What do you mean by Derivatives?
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Q5. What are the recent topics in Finance that you have read about?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Accounting questions ask
  • Q2. Income tax related tds section
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    Experienced financial analyst with a strong background in financial modeling and data analysis.

    • Over 5 years of experience in financial analysis

    • Proficient in financial modeling and forecasting

    • Skilled in data analysis and interpretation

    • Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial regulations

    • Excellent communication and presentation skills

  • Answered by AI

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Financial Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shibani Marathe

posted on 18 Apr 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

The second round was basically the assessment test that included verbal, reasoning, quantitative ability and situational based questions. The complete process was very easy and had to be completed within a given time period.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was the first round of interview which was taken by a panel of 2 members. It was for around an hour for me. Went overall sweet and nice. Interview was started with personal i.e. a basic background quest...
  • Ans. All the answers-can easily be available on internet and text books.
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Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was last round of selection process, was for a about 45 mints. It was actually horrible for me why? because the interviewer was very straight forward and wanted to check your confident level. At many po...
  • Q2. All the answers can easily be available at Glassdoor.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Northern Trust Financial Analyst interview:
  • Financial Services
  • HR
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and if not sure about any answer confidently say that you can't recall that right now. But make sure that you better go after interview and revise it. There is high no. of chance that those questions can be asked in final round.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are derivatives
  • Ans. 

    Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset or group of assets.

    • Derivatives can be used for hedging against risk, speculating on price movements, or gaining exposure to assets without owning them.

    • Common types of derivatives include options, futures, forwards, and swaps.

    • For example, a call option gives the holder the right to buy an asset at a specified price within a certain tim...

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posted on 25 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My strong resume aided in getting shortlisted for Credit Suisse.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The GD went well as I did not haste into my chance and was calm throughout.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: The interview was with an alumni who told me that my GD performance was good, and asked me a puzzle. It was followed by some questions on my resume, mainly my internship.
Another puzzle followed, which I took some time to solve. I was able to solve the next one instantly,
Then I was asked to sell a crumbled piece of paper innovatively.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: This round was with a senior member in the company who asked about my resume, stay in campus, post of election officer and some tricky questions, which I answered well. A question on probability was asked. A few more puzzles followed, along with some questions on finance. He also mentioned that he did not expect me to answer these as I had no background in finance. But i was able to answer them.
I was then asked to leave and HR was called inside. I also had an interview with Diamond. The HR came to me and told me that they were interested in and asked me to stall my interview with diamond for a while.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was with VP and continued for 45 minutes with no puzzles, finances or cases. It was more of a discussion on all fields ranging from campus life to UP politics to Sachin's retirement, etc.
I was asked about my internship experience and the reason i wanted to join their company .

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was with the Director, who said that he had a sore throat and hence would not say much. he said that they wanted to hire me and that I do not interview with any other firm. I was more than glad! I was the first person to bag an offer in the placement season.

College Name: IIT KANPUR

Interview Questionnaire 

23 Questions

  • Q1. Why Morgan Stanley?
  • Ans. 

    Morgan Stanley is a top-tier investment bank with a strong reputation for innovation and excellence.

    • Morgan Stanley has a long history of success in the financial industry

    • The company is known for its innovative approach to investment banking

    • Morgan Stanley has a strong reputation for excellence in research and analysis

    • The firm offers a wide range of services to clients, including wealth management and investment banking

    • M...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What between Tower and Morgan Stanley?
  • Ans. 

    Tower and Morgan Stanley are both financial services companies.

    • Tower is a global investment management firm with over $1 trillion in assets under management.

    • Morgan Stanley is a multinational investment bank and financial services company.

    • Both companies offer a range of financial services including wealth management, investment banking, and asset management.

    • Tower is known for its focus on sustainable investing, while Mo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Strengths/weakness
  • Q4. What is the job profile offered ? Why not phd?
  • Ans. 

    The job profile offered is for an analyst position. A PhD is not required for this role.

    • The job involves analyzing data and providing insights to clients

    • A PhD is not necessary as the role focuses more on practical application of analytical skills

    • The job may require a bachelor's or master's degree in a related field

    • Examples of job responsibilities may include data collection, statistical analysis, and report writing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Minimize the cost of the pen, what innovations can you do with it?
  • Ans. 

    Innovations to minimize cost of pen

    • Use recycled materials for pen body and ink

    • Simplify design to reduce production costs

    • Implement refillable ink cartridges to reduce waste and cost

    • Partner with companies for bulk purchasing of materials

    • Automate production process to reduce labor costs

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Prove that for N>= a, N> N^.5 + N^(1/3)+N^(1/4)
  • Ans. 

    Prove N>=N^.5+N^(1/3)+N^(1/4) for N>=a

    • Use AM-GM inequality

    • Substitute N with a and prove the inequality holds

    • Use calculus to find the minimum value of the expression

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Statisticss, Algorithms
  • Q8. X, y are random variables with probability distribution ke^(-kx) and ue^(-ux). What is the dist. for min(x,y)
  • Ans. 

    Finding the probability distribution for the minimum of two random variables with given distributions.

    • Use the formula P(min(x,y)>z) = P(x>z)P(y>z)

    • Integrate over the range of z to get the distribution of min(x,y)

    • Final distribution is 2ke^(-kx)ue^(-ux)exp(-uz)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. An organism dies out with prob. p and spawns into 2 with prob (1-p). what is the prob. that starting from 1,the organism will die out?
  • Ans. 

    Given prob. p of dying out and prob. (1-p) of spawning into 2, find prob. of dying out starting from 1 organism.

    • Use probability tree to visualize outcomes

    • Probability of dying out starting from 1 is p + (1-p) * (probability of dying out starting from 2)^2

    • Solve recursively to get final answer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. In a unit circle, p is chosen uniformly on the circle and q inside the circle, what is the prob. that the rectangle is inside the circle?
  • Ans. 

    Probability of a rectangle being inside a unit circle with p chosen uniformly on the circle and q inside the circle.

    • The probability can be found by calculating the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the circle.

    • The area of the circle is pi and the area of the rectangle can be found using the distance between p and q.

    • The probability is 1/4.

    • Example: If the distance between p and q is 0.5, then the area of t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. Find a local minima of an array in o(log n)? In a functional program
  • Ans. 

    Find local minima of an array in o(log n) in functional programming.

    • Use binary search to find the local minima.

    • Check if the mid element is a local minima, if not, move towards the lower side.

    • If the mid element is greater than its left element, move towards the left side, else move towards the right side.

    • Repeat until a local minima is found.

    • Example: [5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9] -> local minima is 2.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q12. Write a code to sort a list without pipes?
  • Ans. 

    Code to sort a list without pipes

    • Use a sorting algorithm like bubble sort, insertion sort, or selection sort

    • Implement the algorithm in the programming language of your choice

    • Test the code with different input sizes and types

  • Answered by AI
  • Q13. Find an even length palindrome in a string in o(n)?
  • Ans. 

    To find an even length palindrome in a string in O(n), we can use the two-pointer approach.

    • Initialize two pointers at the center of the string.

    • Expand the pointers outwards while checking if the characters at both pointers are equal.

    • If they are not equal, return the previous substring as the even length palindrome.

    • If the pointers reach the end of the string, return the entire string as the even length palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q14. A is a matrix vi's are n linear vectors s.t. Avi= Vj a<=j<=n, what are the possible values of |A|?
  • Ans. 

    Possible values of determinant of matrix A given Avi=Vj for n linear vectors

    • The possible values of |A| are non-zero as the given vectors are linearly independent

    • The value of |A| can be calculated using the formula |A| = (-1)^n * det(A)

    • If the given vectors are orthogonal, then |A| is the product of the magnitudes of the vectors

  • Answered by AI
  • Q15. A and B play a game with unfair count with P[Heads]= p. they count # of heads and tails .if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point, A wins.Find the prob. that A wins
  • Ans. 

    A and B play a game with unfair coin. A wins if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point. Find prob. of A winning.

    • The game is played with an unfair coin with P[Heads]=p

    • A wins if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point

    • Find the probability of A winning

  • Answered by AI
  • Q16. Given a sorted array find two element (i,j) s.t. i+j =x in O(n) time?
  • Ans. 

    Find two elements in a sorted array that add up to a given sum in linear time.

    • Use two pointers, one at the beginning and one at the end of the array.

    • If the sum of the two pointers is greater than the target, move the right pointer to the left.

    • If the sum of the two pointers is less than the target, move the left pointer to the right.

    • Repeat until the sum is found or the pointers meet.

    • Example: Given [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and ta

  • Answered by AI
  • Q17. Question on bubble sort : Given random permutation, suppose i run bubble sort on it.
  • Q18. What is the prob. that element at 20th position lands up at 31st position after the first iteration?
  • Ans. 

    The probability of element at 20th position landing up at 31st position after the first iteration.

    • The probability depends on the size of the dataset and the algorithm used for iteration.

    • If the algorithm involves swapping adjacent elements, the probability is higher.

    • If the dataset is sorted in a way that the element at 20th position is adjacent to the element at 31st position, the probability is 1.

    • The probability can be...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q19. A rod at length l, I randomly put 100 ants in the rod .each ant moves left and right in random direction with l m/s .what is the expected no. of collisions after 30 secs?
  • Ans. 

    Expected number of collisions between randomly moving ants on a rod after 30 seconds.

    • Calculate the probability of two ants colliding at any given time.

    • Use the formula for expected value to find the expected number of collisions.

    • Assume that the ants are point masses and collisions are perfectly elastic.

    • Consider the possibility of multiple ants colliding at the same time.

    • Simulation can also be used to estimate the expect

  • Answered by AI
  • Q20. In how many ways can i permute n numbers 1 2 3...n so that all the no.s between u and i+1 are less than i (for all i in the permutation)?
  • Ans. 

    Counting permutations where numbers between u and i+1 are less than i for all i in the permutation.

    • The first number in the permutation must be 1.

    • For each i in the permutation, all numbers between u and i+1 must be less than i.

    • Use dynamic programming to count the number of valid permutations.

    • The answer is (n-1)th Catalan number.

    • Example: for n=4, the answer is 5.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q21. Find f(n) : pdt F(x) cdf. the value of k> 0 a constant -inf S +inf f(x)*F(kx) dx x follows normal standard distribution?
  • Ans. 

    Finding f(n) for a normal standard distribution with a given constant k.

    • Calculate the product of probability density function and cumulative distribution function.

    • Integrate the product of f(x) and F(kx) from -inf to +inf.

    • The value of k is a constant greater than 0.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q22. Number of inversions in an array in O(nlogn) time?
  • Ans. 

    Number of inversions in an array in O(nlogn) time.

    • Use merge sort algorithm to count inversions

    • Divide the array into two halves and recursively count inversions

    • Merge the two halves and count split inversions

    • Time complexity is O(nlogn)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q23. Given a chessboard 8X8 I put numbers from 1 to 8 in it in such a way that no. x is the mean/average of its neighbor. What is the range of the numbers?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Statistics
2. Probability distributions
3. Theorms of linear algebra 
4. Algorithms: DP, Puzzle
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 8

General Tips: Improve on Linear Algebra&#44; Probability, Algorithms.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Mostly on Financial accounting
  • Q2. Questions on Cash flow statements ( Project during 1st term )

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: number of interviews were 2 where the 2nd was more of a confirmation that I am willing to work with them.
I answered most of the questions they asked except who is teaching you corporate finance. I asked a lot of questions about what they do and what is their view about Indian accounting laws
I think they are looking for knowledge in finance and less of globe during the interview.

Tips: Prof. R. Narayanswamies fundas of financial accounting.
Be thorough with financial.

Skills: Accounting, Finance
College Name: IIM Bangalore
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