General Mills Financial Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at General Mills.
General Mills
Financial Analyst
Senior Average Negative experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
Started with an HR recruiter video screening interview. Then had a phone call with the hiring manager interview. After that, went through a behavioral based interview questions with four different people (STAR format). Finally, completed personality and deductive reasoning tests.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you tell me your motivations for wanting to join General Mills?
- What specifically interests you about this particular role?
- What is prompting your job search and desire to leave your current position?
General Mills
Financial Analyst
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a 3 step process. First a phone chat with a Financial Analyst to cover basic behavioral stuff and one hypothetical finance question. Next, I had a Skype call with the Finance Manager where we went over basic behavioral questions and another hypothetical finance question. Lastly, I was flown in for an in-person interview. The night before, I had dinner with a Senior Financial Analyst and a Financial Analyst. The next morning, I had breakfast with some finance people, then there were 3 rounds of interviews which included basic behavioral and a couple of hypothetical finance questions. After that, I had lunch with finance members and a tour of the place. There were also some assessments to complete before the interview. My advice is to brush up on your behavioral questions and basic finance questions. Everyone was really relaxed and friendly.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your understanding of COGS, input costs, and Valuations (Discounted CF, NPV, IRR, WACC).
- How do non-financial factors play a role in decisions like closing down factories or taking on new projects?
General Mills
Financial Analyst
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I interviewed with two people, a Finance Manager and a Senior Finance Manager. It started off pretty chill with the first manager, just chatting about the workplace and their own career path. They also went over the corporate culture. Then, they asked about 5 questions, like typical situational and behavioral ones. After that, they left and the senior finance manager came in and asked me the same questions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me about a challenge you faced and how you dealt with it?
- As CEO, what steps would you implement to boost sales and profitability?
- Describe a situation where you had to communicate with various stakeholders with diverse skill sets and varying levels of financial understanding.
General Mills Financial Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from General Mills interview reports.
“If a company's sales volume on a certain brand stayed the same, but overall revenue decreased, what would you investigate to find the reason for the revenue drop?”
Read reports →“As a competitor of General Mills, what key information would you seek in our annual report?”
Read reports →“How do non-financial factors play a role in decisions like closing down factories or taking on new projects?”
Read reports →“From your perspective, what are some of the key challenges General Mills is encountering in the cereal market?”
Read reports →“Can you identify potential reasons why a plant with normally stable results might experience higher than usual SGA expenses in a given month? Please elaborate on your reasoning.”
Read report →“Suppose you were asked to consider launching a new food product, what data would you require to inform your decision?”
Read report →“What steps would you take to investigate a sudden drop in revenue for a food brand that has historically been consistent?”
Read report →“Given a finance scenario with excess funds, how would you decide where to invest it within the business?”
Read report →“In regards to deciding whether to launch a new product, what factors come to mind?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 58 General Mills interview reports.