On-Target Hiring Questions for Every Job

Here are the important questions you should be asking potential employees, from division president to purchasing manager.

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Accounting Manager

Are you comfortable with using an automated system?

What accounting systems do you have experience using?

What has been your role in the production of financial statements (designed, reviewed, printed)?

Do you have experience in reading a homebuilding financial statement?

Explain the difference between gross and net profit? How is each calculated?

What is a cost code? How is it used?

What system have you used for cost code allocations?

What homebuilding costs should be set to a house vs spread to a community?

What has been your role in vendor payments (enter, manage, review)?

What is the role of vendor payment terms in managing cash flow?

What is your time expectation for “closing the books” each month?

What does the process of closing the books look like?

What type of vendor payment terms are you familiar with?

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About the Author

Jim Haffner

Jim Haffner is vice president of information technology at Tulsa, Okla.-based Capital Homes. Email him at jimphaffner@gmail.com

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