Hiring practices are changing fast. For too long, companies have relied on resumes, degrees, and unstructured interviews to evaluate candidates for business-critical roles like financial analysts, accountants, and business analysts. These methods may provide background information, but they rarely reveal what really matters: a candidate’s true skills.
At CodeSignal, we’ve already proven how validated skills assessments, AI interviewer agents, and real-world simulations can transform technical hiring. Now, we’re expanding those capabilities to finance, accounting, and business analysis—bringing the same level of rigor, fairness, and scalability to every function of the business.
Why business hiring needs to evolve
When hiring a financial analyst or accountant, traditional methods fall short. A polished resume or degree may suggest qualifications, but it doesn’t show whether someone can analyze complex spreadsheets, create actionable reports, or advise on high-stakes business decisions. Interviews, too, often vary in quality and introduce bias.
That’s why a skills-first approach is so powerful. By directly simulating the work and capturing real-world performance, employers can hire with confidence—and candidates get the chance to demonstrate what they can actually do.
The CodeSignal approach
Our expansion into finance, accounting, and business roles builds on three core innovations:
- Validated Assessments: Developed in partnership with Industrial-Organizational Psychologists and subject matter experts, these role-specific assessments focus on the competencies that matter most.
- AI Interviewer Agents: Consistent, structured, and trained on role-specific knowledge, our AI interviewers reduce bias and provide scalability across large candidate pools.
- Spreadsheet Simulations: Real-world, task-based exercises replicate the day-to-day responsibilities of finance and business roles, from analyzing data to preparing reports.
These tools don’t just measure theory—they capture performance in environments candidates will face on the job.
Raising the standard for hiring
As CodeSignal CEO & Co-Founder Tigran Sloyan explains, “Our goal has always been to help employers evaluate what candidates can actually do. By bringing skills-based hiring to finance, accounting, and business analyst roles, we’re giving companies the ability to make smarter, more confident hiring decisions and build stronger teams across every function of the business.”
With this approach, companies can:
- Accelerate hiring while reducing costs
- Build more equitable and consistent hiring practices
- Improve retention and team performance
- Foster cultures of innovation and continuous learning
Our goal has always been to help employers evaluate what candidates can actually do. By bringing skills-based hiring to finance, accounting, and business analyst roles, we’re giving companies the ability to make smarter, more confident hiring decisions and build stronger teams across every function of the business.
— Tigran Sloyan
Shaping the future of work
Skills-first hiring is no longer optional—it’s becoming the new standard across industries. By prioritizing demonstrated abilities over resumes or degrees, companies not only improve immediate hiring outcomes but also create lasting organizational impact.
At CodeSignal, we’re committed to driving this shift. From entry-level bookkeepers to wealth management advisors and finance managers, our platform is empowering organizations to identify and grow talent with precision, fairness, and scale.
Want to see it in action? Watch the video below to learn how spreadsheet simulations, validated assessments, and AI interviewer agents bring consistency and rigor to finance and business hiring.
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