Explain how you would use SQL with Excel or a Guidewire reporting workflow to build and maintain a financial model. Focus on preparing clean source data, aggregating to the right reporting grain, handling dates consistently, and keeping the model refreshable and auditable.
How you separate data preparation from spreadsheet modelingHow you use aggregations and grouping for financial reportingHow you handle monthly or quarterly date logic consistentlyHow you reduce manual maintenance and improve auditabilityKeep the answer practical and analyst-oriented. You do not need advanced database internals; the interviewer wants to hear a clear workflow and the SQL concepts that make the model reliable over time.