Controller applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Controller roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Controller according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in May 2017
Interview
Basic interview with CFO and HR
Basic interview with CFO and HR
Basic interview with CFO and HR
Basic interview with CFO and HR
Basic interview with CFO and HR
Basic interview with CFO and HR
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2025
Interview
Could answer almost all questions and did develop good rapport. May not have been selected as i do not reside in same time zone as other members in the team
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Microsoft (New York, NY) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview process went very well. The people were great and the culture seems awesome. I would highly recommend this process to anyone. There were a few technical questions asked during the interview. Otherwise it was mostly behavioural.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (London, England) in Apr 2021
Interview
interviewers shared a good overview of the role. it was not a long interview. interviewers asked me to share how I addressed specific issues encountered in my past roles relating to financial close, stakeholder management etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how do you resolve issues encountered during financial close