Revolut Financial Controller interview questions

I found the whole interview process to be very good, it did span for about 5 weeks in total. The recruiter was really helpful and kept me informed throughout the process. It started with a recruiter screening followed by two interviews done by senior members of the team. Once I'd passed those stages I was given a home task with one week to complete. It wasn't two difficult but does require adequate time to be given to it. The next interview was a problem solving interview and then finally a bar raiser interview. Most of the interviews were average, nothing you wouldn't expect. The last interview was a little more difficult and pressured (a lot of focus on KPIs).

Dragged out process that took over 6 weeks, very much goes against what is in the job description of ' no clunky processes ‘because that’s how things are done’.' Firstly was called by a very polite recruiter who then put me on to the next stage. I had a video interview with the hiring manager, went well and was good in the fact that it was semi formal and person was very interested in previous experience and easy to get along with. Update call from Recruiter to tell me it went well and that I was on to the next 2 stages, one was another interview with the CFO and then the home task as described in previous reviews. CFO interview again went well and was interesting, good questions but again was relaxed and very much made me want to work for the company. Home Task was given which I was initially told there was no right or wrong answer so to just go about it in the way the questions ask, so I decided to go with a bit of left field approach to get their attention. This was my first mistake as during the CFO interview (home task was received about 10 days before) I was told there was very much a right answer and its where most people fall down. I was given the opportunity to resend my report but was on holiday at the time so couldnt do any of the required changes in the timeframe they required. My understanding is I failed this task but yet I was put to the next stage. Please also note that this is pure data sets that having a SQL backround gives you an immediate advance and is in no way related to the job you are applying for. Next stage is a case study interview which was conducted by one of its recent employees, this again is in no way related to the job you are applying for. There was a bit of an issue in that the person asking the questions didnt understand what the workings of a P&L were and when the answer wasnt worded in what he had infront of him he said thats not correct, to which I then had to say Im very sorry but that is fundamentally correct being a qualified accountant, he then apologised and said if its not on his sheet its hard to give marks. Again this goes against their 'no clunky processes' ethos. My understanding is I passed this task was graduated to the next and final round. Again during all this the recruiter was on to me frequently, giving me as much info as possible. Then came the final 'Bar Raiser' interview, this is purely competency questions relating to their values. Again done by a new young hire. I was asked strengths and weaknesses etc, but was asked several times about SQL and each time when i said i had no experience in it due to my role not being data facing he visibly showed his disappointment. I answered once question badly but I cant imagine this one on its own was what I failed on, it was clear that due to my lack of SQL and the fact that those conducting the case study and bar raiser interview had no knowledge of finance but huge knowledge and backround on developers and business development so I was against it from the start. Overall the recruitment process started well but by the end I had no real interest in joining, the recruiter was fantastic in fairness, she helped in everyway she could and I also fed back my issues and she agreed but just said that its a box ticking exercise especially considering i got great feedback from the people who actually wanted to hire. So in short: Step 1: Call with Recruiter (Pass) Step 2: Call with Hiring Manager (Pass) Step 3: Home Task (Fail) Step 4: Call with CFO (Pass) Step 5: Case Study Interview (Pass) Step 6: Bar Raiser Interview (Fail) I think you should have to do the home task before meeting anyone and if you fail then let people know and dont proceed, was a waste of mine and Revoluts time!