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1.8 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
80% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.

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Finance Analyst

Finance · more than a year ago

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

I applied for the job and then got an email from HR. I did two interviews. The first one was with a senior and a manager. The second one was with a senior and they also tested my Excel skills.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you explain Vlookup in Excel?
  • How do you use pivot tables in Excel?
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Project Finance Analyst

Finance · more than a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

I had one round of interview which was a 3 on 1. It was about an hour long. The questions were about project finance basics and included some technical questions and some behavioral questions like why SMBC and why project finance.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What is the meaning of DCSR
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Corporate Finance

Finance

Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation

Applied online and an HR lady contacted me by email. I asked her twice to update my resume, but she didn't, so I was glad I brought my own updated resume. I was interviewed by about 6 VPs and an HR lady. It was about 5 hours long.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • What makes you want to work in corporate finance?
  • What are the reasons corporate finance is considered boring?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Financial Analyst Interview Questions

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Can you explain two methods for calculating free cash flow?

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What are the reasons corporate finance is considered boring?

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Could you describe the three main financial statements and how they relate to each other?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 5 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 50%
Technical 40%
Presentation 10%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 80%
Difficult 20%

Candidate experience

Positive 80%
Neutral 20%