Accounting & Bookkeeper Math Aptitude Test

The Accounting & Bookkeeper Math Aptitude Test is an untimed aptitude test of accounting and bookkeeping math abilities.

Purpose

The Accounting & Bookkeeper Math Aptitude Test evaluates the candidate’s skills in basic bookkeeping/accounting principles and use of Excel spreadsheets. We have one version for Excel 2000 (one that uses pull-down menus) and one for Excel 2007 (one that uses ribbon menu).

What’s It Best Used For

This test is best used during early-stage recruitment or internal talent audits to verify basic mathematical competence and financial ledger literacy for bookkeeping or entry-level accounting candidates before investing time and money into employee training.

• Evaluating Core Math Competency: It measures a candidate’s comfort level with foundational arithmetic, financial decimals, fractions, and standard accounting conversion problems.
• Vetting Financial Word Problems: The test checks an applicant’s ability to interpret real-world business scenarios, calculate percentages, and accurately solve verbal math dilemmas related to payroll or budgeting.
• Verifying Spreadsheet & Data Literacy: It evaluates standard clerical habits, including an applicant’s capacity to read Excel databases, track numbers across lines, and pull accurate figures from data fields.
• Assessing Menu Familiarity: The test options match your specific office setup, tracking whether a candidate works best with older software (pull-down menus) or modern platforms (ribbon menus).

Built for an unproctored web environment, the platform delivers an immediate online score report to streamline high-volume talent screening, supports English-Spanish formatting, and is fully legal for use in Canada.

When To Use It

It would be appropriate for candidates going into a bookkeeping or entry-level accounting job where you expect the new hire to bring some basic skills into the job.

High Scorers

People scoring high on this test will be able to take on basic tasks without much supervision, and they will move quickly to learn new accounting tasks specific to your company.

Low Scorers

People scoring low on this test will need a great deal of new employee orientation and training. They will not be able to function on their own without guidance.

Number of Items

10 arithmetic problems,10 word problems, and 20 requiring interpretation of a spreadsheet

Time Limits

Untimed

Validity

This test was developed by Subject Matter Experts, and it has been reviewed by other experts in the accounting field to demonstrate content validity. Before using this test, we recommend that you review the content of the items to determine its appropriateness in your work environment.

Sample Items

Part I: In the first section of the test are 10 math conversion problems such as: What is the decimal version of___? (a) .40 (b) .44 (c) .25 (d) .14 (e) .60

Part II: In the second part of the test are 10 word problems that involve questions such as: If the Operations Manager wants to bring in an Engineer at 120% of the top salary range of $70,000,what would the job offer total? (a) $75,000 (c) $82,000 (d) $84,000 (e) $105,000

Part III includes 11 questions pertaining to managing numbers using an Excel database such as: What employee had the greatest sales in March? {a) Kisha Jones (b) Sarah Bates (d) Total (d) Joe Smith (e) James Proud