Accounting Manager/Controller Test

The Accounting Manager/Controller Test is a comprehensive, untimed online screening assessment designed to evaluate a candidate’s mental capabilities, leadership potential, integrity, and work ethics before hiring.

Purpose

The Accounting Manager/Controller Test will help you identify the person who has the mental ability to learn quickly, handle a large information load, process information quickly, and make decisions based on complex information. In addition, the test helps you identify people who have the leadership qualities necessary to direct the work of others, make decisions efficiently and in an ethical manner, stay on top of his/her department, motivate employees, focus on productivity indices, handle customers well, live up to their obligations, and work hard.

What It’s Best Used For

This assessment helps employers vet new applicants early in the recruitment process, ensuring they possess the necessary skills and ethics before committing to onboarding and training.

• Evaluating Leadership & Direction Qualities: Assesses management potential, decision-making, and the ability to direct and motivate staff.
• Vetting Advanced Information Handling: Measures the capacity to process complex data and learn new systems quickly.Verifying Cognitive Reasoning Aptitude: Tests verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning through a mental ability component.
• Assessing Professional Ethics & Integrity: Examines dedication, honesty, and ethical decision-making tendencies.

The unproctored assessment provides immediate score reports, is available in English and Spanish, and is approved for use in Canada.

About the Test

This test battery has three parts (1) a 164 question untimed personality inventory and (2) a 44 item test of mental ability (about equal number of items for verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and abstract reasoning), and (3) a set of 46 open-ended statements to which the candidate must type in short answers. This test will probably take most people 2 hours to complete although it will vary from person to person because all components are untimed.

Versions

Core

A balanced personality + aptitude pre-hire screening created for high level financial managers. It consists of 2 parts:

• An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this type of job.
• An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)

Core+

A comprehensive pre-hire screening created specifically for Controller candidates working in a variety of industries. It consists of 3 parts:

• An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
• An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
• An untimed set of open-ended statements to which the candidate has to type in a short answer

What the Report Gives You

Graphical display of scores, explanation of aptitude results, list of strengths and developmental concerns, display of the narrative comments given to the open-ended statements, and suggested interview questions.

Testing Process

Online testing provides immediate reporting. Proctoring is desirable but not required.

The Accounting Manager/Controller Test Evaluates

Sample Questions