Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Accountant roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Accountant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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It was good. I enjoyed meeting the team and it was an easy conversation. They took me to a nice lunch and when we came back i got to meet the whole team
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It was good. I enjoyed meeting the team and it was an easy conversation. They took me to a nice lunch and when we came back i got to meet the whole team
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2025
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Could answer almost all questions and did develop good rapport. May not have been selected as i do not reside in same time zone as other members in the team
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Sep 2024
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The interview process went very well. The people were great and the culture seems awesome. I would highly recommend this process to anyone. There were a few technical questions asked during the interview. Otherwise it was mostly behavioural.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Apr 2021
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interviewers shared a good overview of the role. it was not a long interview. interviewers asked me to share how I addressed specific issues encountered in my past roles relating to financial close, stakeholder management etc
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how do you resolve issues encountered during financial close