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'Thank you for taking the time to apply for the Manager, Corporate FP&A position with Clipboard Health. We’re excited to move you forward to the next step and get your thoughts on this marketplace thought exercise. This is very similar to the types of problems we encounter in our business and gives you a sneak peek into how we think and operate here. The exercise can be found here. Once you've completed it, please submit your response as a written document via the link below. Please include any additional documents (like data modeling Excel sheet) that track your thought process such as notes, models, and other calculations – we’re not just focused on the result but how you got there. Post submission, we will have our team review your document(s) within 72 hours and revert with next steps. There is no deadline for this exercise as we always value speed at Clipboard Health and look forward to hearing from you soon! Looking forward to continuing the conversation, and please reach out to either one of us for questions.'
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Manager, Corporate FP&A

Interviewed at Clipboard

3.8★
Sep 16, 2023

'Thank you for taking the time to apply for the Manager, Corporate FP&A position with Clipboard Health. We’re excited to move you forward to the next step and get your thoughts on this marketplace thought exercise. This is very similar to the types of problems we encounter in our business and gives you a sneak peek into how we think and operate here. The exercise can be found here. Once you've completed it, please submit your response as a written document via the link below. Please include any additional documents (like data modeling Excel sheet) that track your thought process such as notes, models, and other calculations – we’re not just focused on the result but how you got there. Post submission, we will have our team review your document(s) within 72 hours and revert with next steps. There is no deadline for this exercise as we always value speed at Clipboard Health and look forward to hearing from you soon! Looking forward to continuing the conversation, and please reach out to either one of us for questions.'

Initial Investment = $200 M (20 Years – Straight Line Method) Capacity = 200 M MWH Total Production = 1795 MWH Expected Production is 60% = 1051 Revenue for Gas = $40/MWH (No growth – For Simplicity) Revenue for Diesel = $45/MWH (No growth – For Simplicity) Fixed Revenue based on Reliability = 100%  $10 M, 95%  $5 M, 88%  $0.0 M Cost for Gas = $20/MWH Cost for Diesel = $25/MWH Average Cost = $20.5/MWH Growth for Average Cost = 1% Fixed Cost = $5 M Maintenance Cost = $2M (5, 10 and 15 Years – Straight Line Method) Tax Rate = 35% Repayment = 20 Years (Pay down to zero) Interest Payment = No interest in 1st Year Debt Options: Japan - 80% - 8% Japan - 90% - 8.5% USA - 80% - 9% USA - 90% - 9.5% Answer Below: 1) Prepare income statement. Mix of Gas Vs. Diesel in the Average Cost 2) NPV of the project and whether you should go ahead with it or not. What Financing option to use? 3) IRR? Other Questions: 1) What should be the numerator and denominator of Free Cash Flow (After Tax Deduction)? What rate of return is important for the Equity holders? 2) How would you get the cost of capital? Beta and risk free rate? 3) What does the Repayment schedule look like? 4) What is the methodology behind finding the mix of fuel sources? (Date Tables?) 5) Why choose a bank in USA or Japan? 6) What Financing option should be considered? What happens when the Debt goes up to 90%?
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Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A

Interviewed at AES Corporation

3.7★
Jun 17, 2014

Initial Investment = $200 M (20 Years – Straight Line Method) Capacity = 200 M MWH Total Production = 1795 MWH Expected Production is 60% = 1051 Revenue for Gas = $40/MWH (No growth – For Simplicity) Revenue for Diesel = $45/MWH (No growth – For Simplicity) Fixed Revenue based on Reliability = 100%  $10 M, 95%  $5 M, 88%  $0.0 M Cost for Gas = $20/MWH Cost for Diesel = $25/MWH Average Cost = $20.5/MWH Growth for Average Cost = 1% Fixed Cost = $5 M Maintenance Cost = $2M (5, 10 and 15 Years – Straight Line Method) Tax Rate = 35% Repayment = 20 Years (Pay down to zero) Interest Payment = No interest in 1st Year Debt Options: Japan - 80% - 8% Japan - 90% - 8.5% USA - 80% - 9% USA - 90% - 9.5% Answer Below: 1) Prepare income statement. Mix of Gas Vs. Diesel in the Average Cost 2) NPV of the project and whether you should go ahead with it or not. What Financing option to use? 3) IRR? Other Questions: 1) What should be the numerator and denominator of Free Cash Flow (After Tax Deduction)? What rate of return is important for the Equity holders? 2) How would you get the cost of capital? Beta and risk free rate? 3) What does the Repayment schedule look like? 4) What is the methodology behind finding the mix of fuel sources? (Date Tables?) 5) Why choose a bank in USA or Japan? 6) What Financing option should be considered? What happens when the Debt goes up to 90%?

High level questions regarding my current position and my thought process. I am sure there would be a more detailed Q&A in the full interview. I am assuming the full interview process would be 'difficult'.
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Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A

Interviewed at Momentive Performance Materials

3.3★
Sep 7, 2022

High level questions regarding my current position and my thought process. I am sure there would be a more detailed Q&A in the full interview. I am assuming the full interview process would be 'difficult'.

The question I had in all the interviews was what were my 5 and 10 year plan to my career. The management also like to put some pressure on the candidate and ask some investment questions without sense to judge how you will deal with the analysis.
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Corporate FP&A Coordinator

Interviewed at Raízen

3.8★
Apr 26, 2017

The question I had in all the interviews was what were my 5 and 10 year plan to my career. The management also like to put some pressure on the candidate and ask some investment questions without sense to judge how you will deal with the analysis.

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