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What kind of finance pro are you?

There may be nearly as many ways to work with numbers as there are finance pros. But our extensive scientific research has revealed that just as all things in the universe boil down to three basic states of matter (solid, gas and liquid, for those keeping score—and we know you are), there are three basic finance pro types. To help you figure out which one you are, we present the RoseRyan Finance Pro Personality Quiz.

Do you wrestle with data? Massage it? Tame it? Are you secretly moved to tears by a clean balance sheet? Simply answer the following questions and your true self will be revealed. Get ready to meet your id! You may save money on therapist bills.

RoseRyan Finance Pro Personality Quiz

1) On a whim you go to a fortune teller to have your palm read. Halfway through you:

Ask her to skip all the stuff about lifelines. You want to know about the bottom line.
Tell her your forecasting skills are better.
Wonder if the session could be considered a consultation at a life sciences firm, allowing you to write off the expense.

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2) It’s pizza day at the office! You:

Hand out slices to everyone based on what they ate last time (per your spreadsheet).
Hide a couple of boxes so you can surprise everyone with the “surplus” later.
Can’t really enjoy yourself because you‘re obsessed with the waste of having a round pizza in a square box.

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3) On the eve of audit preparation, you:

Can’t sleep, because it’s as exciting as Christmas. Who knows what surprises you’ll unwrap!
Can’t decide whether to wear the smart business suit or the Darth Vader outfit.
Wonder if the bills for the team’s coffee and Red Bull should be expensed under “research” or “office supplies.”

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4) You and a date go out to a nice dinner, then a movie. At home afterward, you:

Enter all the details in your Partner Prospects spreadsheet.
Send your date a list of helpful tips on how to make the next date more efficient, effective and compliant.
Perform a cost-benefit analysis of the evening to decide if you want to see your date again.

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5) You give a toast at your friend’s wedding. It includes the phrase:

“My gift is finding a way for you to write this off.”
“If you had cut out the salmon puffs, you would have saved enough for an open bar.”
“Another successful merger and acquisition.”

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6) If you were shipwrecked alone on a desert island, you would think:

“This is not much different than being at work, except for all the annoying sun and fresh air.”
“Does this count as vacation time?”
“Thank God I have the latest set of FASB compliance rules to keep me warm at night.”

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7) When an annual forecast comes out differently than projected, you say:

“I have dishonored myself and my profession. I must throw myself on my pen.”
“So you’re saying flipping coins is NOT a way to formulate projections?”
“I was right. Reality was wrong.”

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8) Complete this sentence: “When I finally go to that big bottom line in the sky, my greatest wish as a finance pro is to...”

Find out if IFRS/GAAP convergence is a sign of the apocalypse.
Come up with an analysis for St. Peter outlining the advantages of heaven over hell.
Have a tax shelter named in my honor.

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9) You find a lamp with a genie inside who says he will give you any wish. You:

Ask for peace and prosperity throughout the world. (It’s good for business.)
Ask about the risk involved and if there is an escape strategy for the worst-case scenario, then make projections on the outcome until the genie gets fed up and just gives you a pony.
Realize there is a loophole in the genie’s rules and ask for a million wishes.

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10) The CEO asks if the IPO can be done in a month. You:

Don’t say anything, because you’re laughing so hard you can barely breathe.
Say, “Of course. I’ll get the IPO fairies right on it.”
Say, “I used to do tequila shots at lunch, too.”

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11) You’re in the room with the auditors. Every now and then you:

Say, “Did you get to the part where they carried over the...oh, never mind.”
Mutter, “Warmer. Warmer. Red hot! Colder. Freezing. Warmer.”
Wait for them to close a file, then jump up and say, “Ka-ching!”

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12) A bird in the hand is worth...

Why the hell do I have a bird in my hand?
How much do you want it to be worth? I can work it out in your favor.
What sort of bird is it? Is it about to fly away? Does it have the potential to peck my eyes out? Was it supposed to do that in my hand? Can I bring in a bird actuary to consult on this?

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