IntermediateBEHAVIORAL
Tell me about a time you had to influence multiple internal stakeholders (project managers, procurement, operations, senior finance) to adopt a new process or system change that improved project financial controls. How did you build consensus and measure success?
Project Accountant
General

Sample Answer

At my last company I led rollout of a standardized cost-coding and monthly reforecast tool across 14 project teams. PMs feared extra admin, procurement wanted flexibility, ops wanted speed, and senior finance wanted cleaner reporting. I ran a pilot on three medium projects, reduced month-close reconciliation time from 12 to 4 days, and showed a 3% improvement in forecast accuracy within two months. I convened workshops, built an executable playbook, and gave procurement two streamlined exceptions. By month three adoption hit 92% and senior finance reported a 40% drop in journal adjustments. Sharing the pilot metrics and quick wins got everyone on board.

Keywords

Pilot with measurable KPIs (close time, forecast accuracy, journal adjustments)Engage stakeholders with workshops, playbooks, and negotiated exceptionsUse short-term wins to scale adoption