Financial Manager
Find a candidate who is the perfect fit for your open Financial Services Manager position.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
RA’s Financial Manager tests will help you find your next high-performing professional to oversee your company’s money matters. A curated personality profile targets behaviors related to managing details for financial reporting and budgeting, communicating effectively with employees and stakeholders, motivating direct reports, cultivating and supporting an ethical work environment, and strategizing ways to meet business goals. The addition of general mental aptitude and sentence completion components assess general problem-solving and analytic abilities, workplace attitudes and motivators.
Select From These Options:
Financial Manager
Personality Only
$25
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
Financial Manager
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)
Financial Manager
Core+
$45
- An untimed personality assessment targets behaviors specific to this type of job.
- 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 the positions of Finance Manager as well as Accounting Manager, Business Manager, Finance Department Manager, Finance Operations Leader, Financial Operations Leader, Financial Services Administrator, Financial Services Director, Operations Manager, Portfolio Manager, Regional Finance Manager and Treasury Manager, among other roles engaged in managing a company’s financial reporting, budgeting, and strategic decision-making.
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 Financial Manager 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 | Open-ended Statements / Short Answer for Managers | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| 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 / Orderliness*† | Reliable, dependable |
| Not service minded | Customer Service Orientation*† | Enjoys serving people |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability / Resilience*† | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Quiet, satisfied with minimal social interaction | Extroversion*† | Outgoing, sociable, talkative |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Image Management / Self-Presentation† | Confident of own decisions |
| Blunt, unsophisticated, politically naive | Impression Management | Socially sensitive, polite, diplomatic |
| Bends rules to suit self | Integrity*† | Strong ethical principles |
| Cares mainly about salary and perks | Intrinsic Motivation* | Enjoys coming to work |
| 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 |
| Does not stay on top of tasks that have been assigned to others | Managerial Task Structuring*† | Stays on top of details that have been assigned to others |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness to Change / Adaptability*† | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Negative attitudes, gives up easily | Optimism*† | Cheerful, upbeat, persistent |
| Prefers to deal with staff one-on-one | Team-Oriented Management*† | Leads using a collaborative style |
| 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.)
