Accounting Manager / Controller
Hire an Accounting Manager that is the right fit for overseeing operations in your accounting department.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
RA’s Accounting Manager/Controller tests can be used to find top-level accountants who are conscientious and ethical with strong leadership skills. A personality profile evaluates key traits like assertiveness, integrity, detail-mindedness, management style, tact, team orientation and openness to new ideas. The addition of aptitude and sentence completion components evaluate general reasoning and analytic abilities, workplace attitudes and motivators.
Select From These Options:
Accounting Manager / Controller
Personality Only
$25
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
Accounting Manager / Controller
Core
$35
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this type of job.
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
Accounting Manager / Controller
Core+
$45
- 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:
Aptitude scores and interpretation guidance.
Testing Process:
- Immediate score report upon completion.
- Proctoring desirable but not required.
- The use of mobile phones is discouraged.
Target Group:
We recommend using this test for Accounting Managers or Controllers who are responsible for the accounting operations and staff management of small, mid-size or large corporations. This comprehensive assessment battery is also suitable for Comptrollers, Chief Accounting Officers, Analysts or other key managerial-level employees responsible for handling the financial data for your company.
Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test:
Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ____________. | (A) transportation | ||
Sample numerical reasoning item: Which number comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25 | (A) 32 | ||
Sample abstract reasoning item:
Which figure would come next in the series?
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(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Accounting Manager / Controller Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow to learn new tasks, handles limited amount of information at one time | General Cognitive Aptitude* | Quick learner, make complex decisions easily |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Short Answer – Manager | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| Argumentative, contentious | Agreeableness*† | Easy to get along with, amiable |
| Does not want to be responsible for the work of others | Assertive Leadership*† | Comfortable directing and controlling work of others |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness*† | Reliable, dependable |
| Immature, unpredictable, moody | Emotional Stability*† | Mature, stable, predictable |
| Motivated by enjoyment of everyday tasks, not by opportunity for extra pay | Extrinsic Motivation | Motivated by pay, benefits, bonuses, prizes |
| Prefers to deal with a small number of people | Extroversion | Enjoys interacting with a lot of people |
| Blunt, unsophisticated, politically naive | Impression Management*† | Socially sensitive, polite, diplomatic |
| Bends rules to suit self | Integrity*† | Strong ethical principles |
| Doesn’t feel responsible for how employees feel about their jobs | Managerial Human Relations*† | Good motivator for others, tries to help others succeed in their careers |
| Prefers “hands off” managerial style; allows more autonomy and self-direction | Managerial Task Structuring*† | Inclined to manage closely; provide feedback; keep track of progress |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness*† | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Cautious, suspicious, careful | Optimism*† | Trusting, believes in positive future |
| Careless, disorganized | Orderliness / Detail Mindedness*† | Organized, planful |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self-Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork Orientation*† | Enjoys collaborative work |
| Focus on day-to-day problems | Visionary Leadership | Focus on strategic, big picture, long term issues |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive*† | Willing to go the extra mile |
(Note: the asterisk (*) denotes that the personality dimension is included in the Core version of the test; the dagger (†) denotes that the personality dimension is included in the Personality Only version of the test.)
