Accounts Payable & Receivable Test

Our Accounts Payable & Receivable test identifies the right accounting department clerk to process your ingoing and outgoing accounts with high accuracy.

Pre-Employment Test

Purpose: Test your next AP/AR candidates for their ability to manage tasks such as balancing your company’s general ledger, managing payroll, tracking delinquent accounts, keeping accurate records, and complying with legal requirements. Best fit candidates should be ethical, orderly and detail-minded, comfortable working alone or with others, tolerant of routine, and able to communicate with employees, customers and business managers.

About the test: The Accounts Payable & Receivable test, also known as the Bookkeeping test, is untimed and should take approximately 90 minutes to complete. It consists of 5 parts:

An accounting math test with basic arithmetic problems and word problems that involve use of decimals, percentages, and fractions
A Microsoft Excel proficiency test (version 2010, with the ribbon menus)
A personality test
An aptitude test that covers verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and abstract reasoning
A test of perceptual speed & accuracy.

Testing Process: Online personality testing provides immediate reporting. Proctoring is desirable but not required.

Options: Contact us to learn how we can customize the test content for your hiring process or the way information is presented in the report to meet your specifications.

Validity Information: Available upon request. Interested in more information about Personality Testing? Download Resource Associates Personal Style Inventory guide now (opens in a new tab). It provides detail on dimensions, validity, reliability, and more.

The Accounts Payable & Receivable Test Evaluates:

Less Desirable Behaviors	Test Content	Desirable Behaviors
Slow to learn, needs simple tasks	General Mental Ability	Quick learner, solves problems
Slow / lots of mistakes	Math Skills	Faster / few mistakes
Needs a lot of Excel training	Excel Knowledge	Has basic Excel proficiency
Slow clerical processing	Perceptual Speed & Accuracy	Fast clerical processing
Argumentative	Agreeableness	Easy to get along with; nice
Timid, lacks courage to confront subjects	Assertiveness	Willing to offer opinions and debate different options
Chafes at having to do tasks by procedure	Comfort with Procedures	Likes procedure-based tasks
Fails to live up to promises	Conscientious	Dependable, reliable
Doesn’t like detailed tasks	Detail-Minded	Likes working on detailed tasks
Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily	Emotional Resilience	Calm, level-headed, handles stress well
Tends to use rules for their own benefit	Integrity	Strong moral values
Cares mainly about salary and perks	Intrinsic Motivation	Enjoys coming to work
Lacks enthusiasm, may give up easily	Optimism	Cheerful, “can-do” attitude
Disorganized, careless	Orderliness	Organized, neat
Doesn’t want to have to deal with people	Sociability	Likes people involvement at work
Bored with procedure-based tasks	Tolerance of Mundane Work	Likes procedure-based tasks
Doesn’t want to coordinate with others	Teamwork	Able to coordinate and work cooperatively
Does the minimum	Work Drive	Willing to go the extra mile