I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FSA (Panama City, FL) in Oct 2025
Interview
If you’re selected, they begin by checking consumer report, if it’s favorable, you may move to a recorded video interview. They took a week to review that, and then I was contacted for a virtual interview. I was then contacted 24 hrs later that I was not selected.
After passing a quick background check, I then did a pre-recorded online interview where I was asked basic questions and was given a couple minutes to record my answers. From there I moved onto an interview with 2 people from the team. Pretty standard interview that went okay. At the end of the interview, they said that I would hear from the recruiter by the end of the week. I never heard from the recruiter after that. I even sent them an email asking if they made a decision and was ghosted. The actual interview was fine, but the recruiter needed to be more communicative as that is their job.
Process Summary
Requisition & role scoping: Job profile defined around FP&A leadership, budgeting, forecasting, business partnering, and controls.
Sourcing: Mixed inbound/outbound with emphasis on candidates from regulated financial services and FP&A leadership backgrounds.
Screening: 30-minute recruiter screen for eligibility, motivation, compensation alignment.
First-round interview: 45–60 minutes with hiring manager on core competencies and role fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through a full budgeting cycle you owned. How did you set targets, align stakeholders, and manage reforecasts?
How have driver trees been built and maintained to improve forecast accuracy? What accuracy did you achieve and how?
Describe a complex variance you explained to executives. What was the root cause, and what actions were taken?
Build a downside case: revenue falls 10% next quarter. Which cost levers do you pull in 30, 60, and 90 days, and what is the expected P&L impact?
How do you balance precision vs. speed in monthly forecasts? Give an example of trade-offs and outcomes.