Prepare for your EY audit interview

Audit risk assessment, sampling strategies, and control evaluation calibrated to EY's teamwork-focused, high-performance culture.

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The Interview

What EY is looking for

Audit Interview

Audit & Risk Assessment

01Risk Identification & Quantification

02Sampling & Evidence Collection

03Control Environment Evaluation

04Audit Reporting & Conclusions

Systems Interview

Systems & Transformation

01Process & Control Mapping

02Operational Audit

03Technology Risk Assessment

04Change Impact Analysis

Behavioral Interview

01Team Collaboration

02Intercultural Competence

03Client Impact Focus

04Continuous Learning

Transformation & audit integration//Global high-performance teams//Technology-enabled auditing

Practice Library

EY exercises

Ready to ace your EY audit interview?

Prepare for your EY audit interview

Audit risk assessment, sampling strategies, and control evaluation calibrated to EY's teamwork-focused, high-performance culture.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What EY is looking for

Audit Interview

Audit & Risk Assessment

01Risk Identification & Quantification

02Sampling & Evidence Collection

03Control Environment Evaluation

04Audit Reporting & Conclusions

Systems Interview

Systems & Transformation

01Process & Control Mapping

02Operational Audit

03Technology Risk Assessment

04Change Impact Analysis

Behavioral Interview

01Team Collaboration

02Intercultural Competence

03Client Impact Focus

04Continuous Learning

Transformation & audit integration//Global high-performance teams//Technology-enabled auditing

How It Works

Master EY Accounting Interviews

Audit risk assessments and transformation cases, scored on EY's evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Accounting Goals

Audit Risk Assessment

Practitioner

Control Testing

Practitioner

2Accounting Case Prep

You're planning the audit for a $1.2B manufacturer with a new ERP implementation....

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

3Frameworks

Framework

Is revenue recognition appropriate and complete?

Revenue timing and cut-off procedures sufficient?

Tested 72 transactions across 4 quarters — 0 exceptions

Journal entries after month-end: 8% of revenue (within materiality)

All revenue streams identified and recorded?

Completeness tested via billing system reconciliation — 99.4% match

Write-offs in current period: $2.1M vs $1.8M prior year (16% increase)

Is accounts receivable valuation and existence verified?

Allowance for doubtful accounts reasonable?

Current allowance: 4.2% of gross AR vs historical 3.6% (increase justified by aging)

Days sales outstanding: 62 days vs prior year 51 days — 21% increase YoY

AR existence confirmed via customer confirmations?

Confirmation response rate: 87% (target: 80%)

Unconfirmed balances: 12 accounts representing $4.3M (1.2% of AR)

Is inventory valuation accurate and consistent with standards?

Physical inventory count procedures effective?

Count variance: 0.3% (prior year 0.2%) — within tolerance threshold

Obsolete inventory reserve: $8.2M (2.1% of inventory value)

Cost of goods sold and inventory methods correctly applied?

FIFO method tested on 45 items — no exceptions

4Feedback

Risk Assessment & Materiality

Distinctive

Control Testing & Evidence

Strong

Financial Statement Analysis

Meeting Bar

Audit Judgment

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

EY exercises

You're planning the audit for a $1.2B manufacturer with a new ERP implementation....

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

Manufacturing · IT Risk AssessmentEY

A client consolidated 3 subsidiary companies. Walkthrough your audit approach for...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Consolidations · Audit PlanningEY

Design a statistical sampling plan for testing AR for a $600M healthcare system with...

LEARNMedium

Healthcare · Sampling DesignEY

Tell me about a time you worked in a diverse team with different perspectives. How did...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · TeamworkEY

Describe a learning opportunity you pursued to strengthen your technical or professional...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Growth MindsetEY