5 questions reported in Accenture interviews, organised by the group that asks them. Every question carries a model answer and graded feedback on your own attempt.
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Strategic fit, synergy underwriting, dis-synergies and post-close ownership. 4 questions
Tests basic acquisition economics and whether the candidate can distinguish an achievable benefit from an attractive headline.
What are cost and revenue synergies? Which should a buyer rely on more heavily when setting a price, and why?
A deal-team workflow question for an analyst asked to turn an early indication of interest into an efficient diligence plan.
Your company has signed an NDA for a potential acquisition and receives access to a virtual data room. How would you structure the first request list and manage it so that it helps a decision rather…
Tests operational judgement: integration plans fail more often from unclear ownership than from an insufficient spreadsheet.
How would you set up governance for a mid-sized acquisition that has 20 synergy initiatives across five functions?
Asked in regulated-industry corp dev interviews to test awareness of conduct risk during the gap between signing and closing.
Why might an acquirer use a clean team between signing and closing? What information can it analyse, and what must the buyer avoid doing before close?
Driver-based forecasts, variance analysis and forecast accuracy. 1 question
Used in FP&A and strategic finance interviews to test decision-support judgement.
A team wants to outsource a process. The vendor charges $900,000 per year. Keeping it in-house costs $1.2m, but $500,000 of that is unavoidable fixed cost for the next two years. Should the company…
Write your answer, get it graded on technical accuracy, completeness and communication, and see exactly which mechanic you missed.
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