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Boston Consulting Group Financial Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Boston Consulting Group Financial Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 15 questions + 1 drill · ~137 min
Month-over-Month Revenue Growth in SQLMedium
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Calculate monthly revenue and month-over-month growth for a BCG consulting practice using aggregation and a self-join.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsBoston Consulting Group
Biggest Month-over-Month Expense ChangesMedium
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Rank the largest department expense changes month over month using CTEs, aggregation, joins, and LAG.

Window FunctionsLag/LeadDate FunctionsBoston Consulting Group
HTTP Caching and SSL BasicsMedium
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Join certificate, cache, and request data to classify production service readiness and calculate cache-hit performance.

JoinscachingCase WhenBoston Consulting Group
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Metrics14 questions · ~119 min
Dashboard for Utilization and Billing RatesMedium

Evaluates your ability to design decision-focused analytics for consulting operations.

KPIsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisBoston Consulting Group
Relevant KPIs for Profitability or UtilizationEasy

Evaluates your ability to map business problems to the right financial measures.

KPIsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisBoston Consulting Group
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Strategy15 questions · ~127 min
What Data to Pull for Revenue DeclineMedium

Tests your ability to identify the most informative datasets for diagnosing a revenue decline.

EstimationDiagnosisMarket SizingBoston Consulting Group
Investigate Root Cause of Revenue DropHard

Tests your ability to diagnose business drivers behind a material revenue decline using data.

EstimationDiagnosisMarket SizingBoston Consulting Group
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~34 min
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More topics2 questions · ~17 min
Making a Difficult Financial DecisionMedium

Assesses judgment, analytical thinking, and how you handle trade-offs under uncertainty.

Decision MakingBoston Consulting Group
Staying Current on FinanceMedium

Evaluates how you maintain financial domain knowledge relevant to consulting and decision-making.

industry knowledgeBoston Consulting Group

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