1. Tell us what three words would you use to describe yourself?
Talented - senior - Modern treasurer.
2. Why have you chosen this career as Treasurer?
I want to be the treasurer because I am very interested in Finance and Economics and will soon be switching my major to reflect that. I want to use my financial skills to help this school.
3. Explain me why did you leave your last job?
Whatever the situation was from your previous job, you should always answer this question with a positive and enthusiastic response. If the reason for leaving your last job was redundancy, then you should talk about how your company had to restructure, instead of focusing on your own personal situation.
Under no circumstances should you criticise your previous employer, as this will appear unprofessional.
4. Tell me your salary requirements as Treasurer?
Find out what the salary is for the job is that is possible ahead of time. If there is no salary posted then do some research. Find out what the market is paying and what you are worth. Make a reasonable salary offer based on this information. Do your best to avoid making a salary offer if you can. You can ask the employer if they have a salary range they plan to pay the person in this position.
5. Tell me what bookkeeping experience do you have?
I have learned different types of ledges, balance sheets, and income statements in earning my business degree.
6. Explain me what are your long term career goals?
I can see myself working myself working in this institutions handling a small group of people hiring a new starter trains them to become a valuable to the company by applying my skills and knowledge I acquire in my journey in this company.
7. Tell me how long do you see yourself working for our company?
I see myself working with the company for a long time. The position seems to give a great challenge and very interesting so I see lasting here for quite a while.
8. Please explain what are three positive things your last boss would say about you?
It's time to pull out your old performance appraisals and boss's quotes. This is a great way to brag about yourself through someone else's words: “My boss has told me that I am the best designer he has ever had. He knows he can rely on me, and he likes my sense of humor.”
9. Explain me what would you like to be doing five years from now?
The safest answer contains a desire to be regarded as a true professional and team player. As far as promotion, that depends on finding a manager with whom you can grow. Of course, you will ask what opportunities exist within the company before being any more specific: “From my research and what you have told me about the growth here, it seems operations is where the heavy emphasis is going to be. It seems that's where you need the effort and where I could contribute toward the company's goals.” Or, “I have always felt that first-hand knowledge and experience open up opportunities that one might never have considered, so while at this point in time I plan to be a part of [e.g.] operations, it is reasonable to expect that other exciting opportunities will crop up in the meantime.”
10. What are your future goals as Treasurer?
Possibly, but the same fundamentals of Treasurer will be maintained, such as the requirement of being well-kept and having the ability to make decisions for the good of the company. I will continue to give support and effort.
11. Tell me what interests you about finance?
Because finance requires a lot of efforts, challenge and intelligence if you work in the industry and in return it pays you deservedly.
12. Tell me how do you ensure that confidential information is secure and private?
One of my previous roles as a banking intern was a HR intern. Whilst at this department I had to keep information such as payroll etc confidential. In my current role as a finance intern there is information such as staff loans etc that are to kept confidential.
13. Tell me why should we hire you as Treasurer?
With my experience in accounting, what you require in your job description, is exactly fitting.
14. Please explain us what do you know about our organization?
SM Store or Sm Department store is a franchise run by investments. This is where various products are being sold for the needs of the community.
15. Basic Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
☛ Do you work well under pressure?
☛ What do you like and dislike about the job we are discussing?
☛ What can you do for us that other candidates cant?
☛ What is more important to you: the money or the work?
16. Behavioral Treasurer Job Interview Questions:
☛ Describe a time where your good management allowed your company to save money
☛ Tell me about a time you coached others towards success
☛ Have you ever had trouble enforcing a specific regulation? How did you handle it?
☛ Describe a time you spotted a mistake in the company's cash statements
☛ Explain how you maintained good relationships with partners and/or agencies in your previous job
17. Video Based Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ Give some examples of teamwork.
☛ Describe a situation in which you had to collect information.
☛ What parts of your education do you see as relevant to this position?
☛ How do you evaluate your ability to handle conflict?
☛ How would you weigh a plane without scales?
18. Phone Based Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ Tell me about an important goal that you set in the past.
☛ Tell me about a difficult experience you had in working.
☛ What is your greatest achievement outside of work?
☛ What are you expecting from this firm in the future?
☛ When were you most satisfied in your job?
19. Communication Skills Based Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ How do you see your job relating to the overall goals?
☛ What has been your most successful experience in speech making?
☛ What's most important to you in a new position?
☛ What three character traits would your friends use to describe you?
☛ Describe a time you were faced with stresses which tested your skills.
Answer all Group treasurer interview questions honestly and stay focused throughout the hiring process. Say something relevant to the objective line in the resume. Nothing looks worse than a candidate who knows nothing about the company.
20. Role-specific Treasurer Job Interview Questions:
☛ What's key to a healthy investment?
☛ How would you explain liquidity risk management to a non-finance person?
☛ When would you issue a debt and how?
☛ What information do you need to measure interest rate risk?
☛ What's your experience in hedging?
☛ What cash management software do you prefer and why?
☛ Do you pay more attention to direct reports or subordinates?
☛ What do you do to follow money markets?
21. Competency Based Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?
☛ Why did you decide to pursue this career?
☛ How well did your college experience prepare you for this job?
☛ Tell me about yourself.
☛ How do you react to instruction and criticism?
22. Strengths and Weaknesses Based Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ What do you believe are your key strengths?
☛ Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?
☛ What do you consider your most significant accomplishment?
☛ What do you think this position involves.
☛ When was the last time you were in a crises?
23. Behavioral Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ Have you ever had to deal with conflicting deadlines?
☛ A team experience you found disappointing.
☛ What kind of personality do you work best with and why?
☛ Has anything ever irritated you about people you've worked with?
☛ Give an example of a time you successfully worked on a team.
24. Situational Group treasurer interview questions:
☛ What was the most important task you ever had?
☛ Situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise.
☛ What relevant experience do you have?
☛ What have you been doing since your last job?
☛ What attracted you to this company?
25. Sample Treasurer Job Interview Questions:
☛ Why have you chosen this career?
☛ What are your expectations from this job?
☛ Why do you think you fit into this position?
☛ Tell us briefly about you personal, educational and work background?
☛ Do you have any experience in hedging?
☛ What was you role as a treasury analyst in your earlier job?
☛ Give an example of a critical treasury situation that you resolved in your previous job?
☛ Do you know anything about TWIN information system for corporate treasury?
☛ How do you handle your big ticket clients?
☛ Have you ever taken any decisions without inputs from your superior. If yes give details of the same?
☛ In a situation of crisis what will you do?
☛ Give us few reasons why we should hire you?
☛ Mention any accomplishments you have in your previous job?
☛ Explain how a swap works?
☛ What measures will you take to deploy idle cash?
☛ What do you think is the role required to be performed by a corporate treasurer?
☛ Do you keep track of financial markets as well?
☛ What is the current CRR and SLR stipulated by the Central Bank?
