Intern Finance
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you used Excel to analyze data.
What they are checking: Whether they have the spreadsheet skills needed for costing and reporting.
Tell me about a time you juggled several deadlines.
What they are checking: Whether they can handle the multiple demands the posting mentions.
What interests you about working in accounting at a manufacturing company?
What they are checking: Whether they are curious about how products and costs connect.
Tell me about a time you suggested a better way to do something.
What they are checking: Whether they would contribute to continuous improvement projects.
What would you do
You find a number in a report that does not look right. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they investigate and raise questions rather than passing along bad numbers.
How would you explain a cost variance to a manager in operations?
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate finance clearly to people outside accounting.
Would you be interested in working hours during the school year, and how would you fit it in?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance school and part-time work if the role continues.
About the work
What do you know about cost accounting, and how is it different from financial accounting?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the basics of the function they will work in.
How would you figure out the cost of a new part?
What they are checking: Whether they can think through material, labor and overhead in product costing.
What is a COGS variance, and what might cause one?
What they are checking: Whether they can reason about why actual costs differ from standard costs.
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