GAAP Advisory - Senior Consultant
Posted Aug 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a technical accounting memo you wrote. How did you structure your conclusion?
What they are checking: Whether they write clear, well-supported memos that an auditor and client can follow.
Tell me about a time you helped a client during a tight close or audit deadline.
What they are checking: Whether they can deliver accurate work under pressure in a client-facing setting.
How do you review a staff consultant's work before it goes to a manager?
What they are checking: Whether a senior consultant catches errors and teaches, which keeps quality high.
What would you do
A client disagrees with your accounting conclusion because it hurts their earnings. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they hold to the guidance while explaining it with patience and facts.
You are working with a client's staff who are behind on reconciliations. How do you help without doing their jobs for them?
What they are checking: Judgment about scope and independence while still being genuinely helpful.
About the work
Walk me through how you would determine whether a lease is a finance or operating lease under ASC 842.
What they are checking: Working knowledge of a standard that many clients still struggle to apply.
A client has a contract with several deliverables. How do you identify performance obligations under ASC 606?
What they are checking: Whether they can apply revenue recognition steps to messy real contracts.
How would you account for a convertible note with an embedded feature?
What they are checking: Comfort with debt and equity guidance, which comes up often in advisory work.
How do you research an accounting question you have never seen before?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to use the Codification and firm resources rather than guessing.
How would you explain a stock compensation expense calculation to a client's finance team?
What they are checking: Whether they understand ASC 718 well enough to teach it to people who must own it.
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