Wrapped up an AIG interview loop for a Senior Financial Analyst role in their FP&A function. Total time: 5.5 weeks from application to offer. Here's the breakdown.
Round 1: Recruiter screen, 30 min. Very standard. Role fit, comp expectations, timeline. She was professional and actually told me upfront that the loop is 4 rounds and roughly what to expect at each stage. That was refreshing.
Round 2: Hiring manager, 60 min. Mix of behavioral and functional. Heavy on how I handle forecasting under uncertainty, how I communicate when the numbers tell a story leadership doesn't want to hear. I got a specific question about managing finance processes across multiple business units.
Round 3: Peer panel, 90 min split across two people. One was more technical (walked through a modeling scenario, nothing crazy, more conceptual than hands-on). The other asked almost entirely behavioral. STAR format, they were taking notes.
Round 4: VP-level final, 45 min. High-level, strategic. Wanted to know my take on insurance industry dynamics and how finance teams add value beyond the close cycle.
Offer came 10 days after round 4. They don't move super fast but they don't ghost either. The behavioral prep mattered more than I expected. Would prep at least 6-8 STAR stories covering conflict, ambiguity, influencing without authority, and failure.