Tax Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at EY with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tax Accountant roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EY overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EY as a Tax Accountant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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I applied online. I interviewed at EY (London, England)
Interview
Interview was around 30 minutes long, and had standard interview questions which can be traced back to the original job posting and also EY values on their website. Interviewer was friendly.
I applied online. I interviewed at EY (Nairobi) in Apr 2026
Interview
The interview was easy and direct, plus the interviewers were nice and quite direct to the point in terms of what they are looking for in a candidate. They will also make you feel relaxed and comfortable to interact with them.
Straight forward, starting with a group case to see how we interact with other people and our reasoning. Personal interview with RRHH and a final interview with the team based on Accounting principals, english level and excel level
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which accounting method records revenue when cash is received and expenses when cash is paid?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at EY (Manchester, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
I completed EY One assessment online, which included numerical tests, verbal reasoning tests, writing tests as well as video-answered questions with an interview question too.
I then got invited to an Assessment Centre in London and this had an individual numerical, verbal and writing test - followed by a group exercise that they organised a client for and made us work as a group to make recommendations etc. with provided information and they assessed our ability to work as a team as well as other EY employee frameworks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared to ask about why you want this location.