You have spent the past four years working

You have spent the past four years working as a controller for a US company that has an annual top-line of $600M. Approximately 2% of this top-line revenue is generated outside of the US.

You are now considering a job change.

In fact, you have an interview with a company on the other side of town next week. This company is of a similar size to your current employer, but the salary and benefits are much better. Also, the company does about 65% of its $500M annual revenue outside of the US, specifically 15% in Germany and 50% in Japan.

You know that during the interview next week you will be asked to provide an overview of translation of financial statements. How do you anticipate answering the interviewer’s question? What you might need to teach yourself if you were to be offered and subsequently accept the position at the prospective employer?