Northern Trust Financial Analyst interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

IndiaPosted Jan 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with a technical round, and then it moved into a virtual interview format.

The questions leaned heavily into accounting basics and finance knowledge—especially things like golden rules of accounting and distinctions between preference shares and equity shares. Derivatives came up too, with questions focused on futures and options.

Overall, it was difficult, mainly because it required solid recall and understanding across several finance concepts rather than just discussing general background. There wasn’t much room to bluff, since the topics were specific.

I didn’t receive an offer, and honestly the hardest part was that the conversation expected comfort with

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