Interview questions asked at Bayer

What is the difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable?

How would you handle an employee consistently arriving late?

How would you build a financial model for a company with cyclical revenue patterns?

How do you analyze a cash flow statement?

Explain a capital lease versus an operating lease.

How would you handle a request for flexible working hours?

How do you calculate DSCR?

What steps are involved in preparing a financial forecast?

What are retained earnings and why are they important?

How do exchange rate fluctuations impact international financial statements?

How do you calculate the interest coverage ratio, and what does it indicate?

Describe how you transformed a negative company culture into a positive one.

How do you ensure confidentiality in handling employee information?

What is double-entry bookkeeping?

What is the time value of money and why is it important in finance?