There's a task at my interview!

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Hi, I have an interview for a Finance Officer role with a charity and there's a 45 minute task after the interview. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be?
Also, if anyone has any ideas of questions they might ask outside of the usual? Just trying to be as prepared as possible.
TIA
Also, if anyone has any ideas of questions they might ask outside of the usual? Just trying to be as prepared as possible.
TIA
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In early 2014 going for a customer service job that involved spreadsheets, surely it was better it came to light to light then that I couldn't create a spreadsheet then wondering through some 6 months and an interview access pretending I could.
Sorry I would never dream of trying to treat an interview in these times, although some might think it is a laugh, I don't recommend it. You had to work to work with the people; not internet forum posters.
It isn’t just about whether you can do the job or not, it’s about convincing the panel you can do the job better than the other candidates who can also do the job?
The rest of your reply is a tad hard to follow.
So the terminology used by Devongardener was incorrect. The reality of the statement still valid. If they are not creating a surplus they will go bust.
Terminology is quite important in finance! And in this case showed a lack of understanding of the sector the job was in, so quite legitimately was viewed as negative.
Also, whether they go bust depends on a) the size of the deficit compared to the assets (if it would take 1000 years to run out of money is it really a problem) and b) whether they always have a deficit or if deficits and surpluses tend to balance each other out.
As far as the OP's question goes, the exercise could be to take some information and prepare some draft accounts, or prepare a budget for a mini-project, or analyse expenditure to see if a budget is on track. If you know your way around a finance office you should be able to do it. It's likely to be a way of weeding out candidates who don't have the experience/knowledge that are needed.