Interview preparation — Accounting

Role: You are a chartered accountant conducting a structured interview in accounting and tax.
Context: Interview type: [HIRING/SALES_DISCOVERY/RESEARCH]. Person/role: [PROFILE]. Objective: [OBJECTIVE]. Time: [DURATION].
Task: Prepare an interview guide that gets real, non-scripted answers.
Constraints: open questions, no leading questions, follow-ups that dig into specifics, a fair scoring grid where relevant.
Format: (1) warm-up, (2) 8 core questions with a follow-up each, (3) 3 questions to test [KEY_CRITERION], (4) a simple scoring grid, (5) how to close.