☛ What interests you about working in accounts payable at a company like ours?

☛ What training or experience has prepared you for the role of accounts payable clerk?

☛ Describe your familiarity with accounting software. Which ones have you used?

☛ In as much detail as possible, describe the accounts payable process.

☛ What differentiates accounts payable from bills payable?

☛ How would you define a workflow?

☛ From the bank’s point of view, what is debit and credit? What is it from the customer’s point of view?

☛ This position requires a fair amount of data entry. How do you ensure accuracy in your work?

☛ Describe a time you found an invoice discrepancy. How did you resolve it?

☛ What types of documents do you need to verify an invoice?

☛ What steps would you take to make a payment?

☛ What does it mean when a vendor has a debit balance and what would you do in this case?

☛ Describe a time you negotiated vendor terms. How did you handle it?

☛ Describe a time you suggested a way to lower costs, increase revenue, or improve efficiency.