Accounting interview prep when AI can match the numbers

Practice reconciling balances, checking source records and explaining your close decisions.

What companies say they’re looking for

01 Explain the cash difference

“We knew we were changing banks, so we proactively implemented AI matching on our bank reconciliations.” (opens the source)

Joni Risley, VP of Finance, Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. · FloQast, Sep 23, 2026

Check which suggested entries already appear in the bank statement or ledger.

Accounting interview practiceWhat explains the cash difference?Example

02 Record the amount in the right period

“And I’d done the same task four or five times.” (opens the source)

Sophie Scott, Financial Reporting Manager, Huel · FloQast, Undated

Check what posted since the first ledger export.

“Prepare and post complex journal entries and accruals.” (opens the source)

Ayvens Careers, General Ledger Accountant posting, Bucharest · Ayvens Careers, Oct 15, 2026

Show the service dates and the amount the existing entry covers.

Accounting interview practiceWhat belongs in April?Example

03 Verify the record behind an AI match

“You need to assess whether the output is logical, whether the sources are reliable, and whether the results fit the client’s specific context.” (opens the source)

Jeroen Trumpener, Audit Partner and Head of Innovation, KPMG in Belgium · KPMG in Belgium, Undated

Open the cited records and check that they belong to the same transaction.

Accounting interview practiceWhich sampled records support the check?Example

04 Trace approval before release

“A message on Slack isn’t really good evidence.” (opens the source)

Kushal Malde, Head of Financial Control, Huel · FloQast, Undated

Find the approval event and compare its time with release.

Accounting interview practiceWhich payments have prior approval evidence?Example

05 Update the estimate when evidence changes

“Assessing the reasonableness of the residual values by comparing them, based on samples, with observed sale prices;” (opens the source)

Ayvens’ statutory auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and KPMG S.A. · Ayvens, Apr 9, 2026

Check the claim count, the rate and the range before briefing the controller.

Accounting interview practiceWhat changes the customer-credit estimate?Example

Sources

Joni Risley, VP of Finance, Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc., at the time. FloQast, “TakeControl 2026 Recap”, Sep 23, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
Sophie Scott, Financial Reporting Manager, Huel, at the time. FloQast, “How Huel’s Finance Team Took Back Control of Month-End”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
Ayvens Careers, General Ledger Accountant posting, Bucharest, at the time. Ayvens Careers, “General Ledger Accountant, JR_10042056”, Oct 15, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
Jeroen Trumpener, Audit Partner and Head of Innovation, KPMG in Belgium, at the time. KPMG in Belgium, “Audit in the age of AI: more data, sharper insights”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
Kushal Malde, Head of Financial Control, Huel, at the time. FloQast, “How Huel’s Finance Team Took Back Control of Month-End”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
Ayvens’ statutory auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and KPMG S.A., at the time. Ayvens, “FY2025 Universal Registration Document, statutory auditors’ report”, Apr 9, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.

Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026