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"After each of our partners completed the 'Pathway to Partnership' personality profile, Accountests provided a comprehensive team assessment and facilitated a valuable feedback session. They highlighted potential risks and offered practical strategies for addressing them through targeted training and development."
Sarah Johnson, CPTD Talent Development Specialist - ELO CPAs & Advisors - SD, USA

"Our team used Accountest as an assessment tool for all our existing Senior Account Managers. Not only were we able to evaluate their current skillset and determine their “grinder”, “minder” or "finder" mindset or personality, we used the evaluation as a launching point to start coaching them to become the best accountant possible in their particular setting and style. Great service and fantastic results that we can use now and in the future during recruitment of new team members!"
Jane Lyall, Chief of Staff - Streamline Accounting, MD, USA

Personality Profile - Team Building

Name: Personality Profile - Team Building
Brand: Accountests NZ
Price: 325 NZD
Availability: InStock

$325.00

The Accountants Personality Profile Questionnaire for Team Building & Team Development

Build a stronger, higher-performing accounting team

Great accounting teams don’t just happen — they’re built by understanding how people think, work, and perform together.

The Accountants Personality Profile Questionnaire (APPQ) for Teams combines the personality profiles of your people into one powerful diagnostic, giving you clear insight into your team’s strengths, risks, blind spots, and development priorities — so you can improve performance, engagement, and retention across your practice.

Why APPQ for Teams?

Imagine having clarity on:

Where your team’s natural strengths truly lie — and whether you’re fully leveraging them

The blind spots in how your practice operates, and how to address them through targeted development or smarter hiring

Untapped talent within your team that can lift performance while increasing engagement and retention

Why certain team members clash, and how to manage differences to build a stronger, more cohesive team

How to deploy people into roles and tasks that align with their strengths and contribution

The individual and team-wide development priorities that will have the greatest impact on your practice

What does APPQ for Teams measure?

The APPQ provides deep insight into how your team:

Handles ethical judgement and decision-making
Builds and maintains effective internal and client relationships as trusted advisors
Approaches strategy, innovation, and change, staying aligned with evolving client expectations
Delivers compliance work on time and to expected quality standards
Copes with the stress and pressure of working in an accounting practice

What do you receive?

APPQ for Teams is a complete team development solution:

Individual APPQ Train & Develop Reports for each team member

One consolidated APPQ Teams Report, combining all profiles into a clear, practical view

A facilitated feedback session with an Accountests consultant, highlighting key strengths, risks, and blind spots and preparing you to run an effective team development session

How Does Teams Testing Work?

Simple, structured, and proven:

Purchase enough APPQ’s for your entire team.
Each team member completes the APPQ questionnaire.
Individuals receive their personalised Train & Develop Report
You receive the APPQ Teams Report
Meet with our team to interpret results and identify priorities
Run an interactive team session to embed insights and improve performance

Who is APPQ for Teams for?

APPQ Team Testing is suitable for accounting and bookkeeping teams of all sizes, including:

Small practices building leadership capability

Growing firms managing change and expansion

Established teams seeking stronger collaboration and engagement

Resources

Sample APPQ Team Report

Team Testing Report Interpretation Video

APPQ User Manual, including Reliability & Validity Data

Comparison APPQ with other personality tests

Test with confidence

100% Satisfaction: If you’re not totally satisfied with your first test purchase or the testing process, we’ll refund your purchase cost (conditions apply).

What our clients are saying

Here's what some of Accountests clients tell us

“As a Finance Recruiter and former accountant I found the test to be very useful. It identified short comings I was aware of, and the suggested interview questions were excellent examples that would give the qualitative feed back. i.e is the candidate aware of the limitation, how do they address it and does it impact.”

Samantha Charman

Specialist Recruitment Consultant, Aura Consulting, NZ

"Traditionally we would hire accountants based on their tested technical competence, without considering how they would fit into a team based on their personal profile. The APPQ system helps us hire new people in a way that balances our team."

Sue de Bievre, CEO

Beany, NZ

"We have found that Accountests gives us the opportunity to understand our candidates accounting ability, which no other product has done until now. It also gives us the opportunity to base further questions for the candidate around what we can see their ability is and enable us to make an informed decision."

Sharlene Bryant, Director

Baker Tilly, Hawkes Bay, NZ

"I found the test quite easy to use and interpret and I am really pleased to have this service at my disposal in the future. It’s more objective when employing staff than going by their interview skills alone."

Michelle Thompson, Owner

Tax & Trust Professionals, NZ

"Just some positive feedback, the Manager we got to sit the test achieved 69% - and they interviewed well so we will be making her an offer. In the past we have made offers but have subsequently found the candidate fell well short of what was expected technically."

Sudhir Lala, Director

The Advisory Group, Auckland, NZ

"The online tests provided by Accountests are a valuable tool for assessing the skills of accounting and bookkeeping candidates. The ordering process is simple, the tests work well, the reports are timely and informative, and the support is great as well. Accountests is now an entrenched part of our Finance department recruiting process."

Louise Ratcliffe, Finance Manager

Vensa Health, Auckland, NZ

"We now use these tests to assess all potential accounting staff as part of our recruitment process."

Dianne Wilson, Business Manager

McIntyre Dick, Invercargill, NZ

"The Public Sector Test was pivotal in validating our hiring decision. The reporting was clear and we were able to pick out the criteria of greatest interest to us"

Adele Henderson, Director of Corporate Services

Napier City Councill, Napier, NZ

"Accountests was an extremely useful tool which assisted in our recruitment decision. The person we engaged is at the standard we expected and is in-line with the skill rating in the test results.”

Karen Abery, Practice Manager

Ingham Mora Chartered Accountants, Tauranga, NZ

"The candidates that do well in the test certainly seem to be our better performers."

Arran Findlayson, CEO

The Back Office Co, Auckland, NZ

"I am a very experienced Bookkeeper and the Accountests Bookkeeper Test is exactly what I have been looking for to test potential contractors."

Leanie Jones, Owner

Jones Business Solutions Ltd, Napier, NZ

"We’ve used Accountests a few times now and I’ve been impressed with your service. It’ll certainly be a required step for every hire!"

Paul Struckman, Director

Greenhawk, Auckland, NZ

"We used the management accountant test when reviewing two candidates during recruitment, the results of the test were very useful in understanding the comparative strengths of the two candidates. The reports were very clear and easy to understand."

James Bayly, CEO

Freedom Internet, Auckland, NZ

"Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value. Great assesments for understanding the strengths and knowledge gaps in candidates for a range of accounting roles. Has really helped with recruitment and selection. Easy to understand reporting and great value for money."

Michelle Donnelly, HR Manager

KPMG, Marlborough, NZ

"This was a very good investment in the recruitment process. It is one tool in a bigger process, however it is valuable to assess the candidate and to identify development needs. The instructions, how-to video's and support/FAQ were very helpful. The test is high level and in a limited time-frame. No time for someone taking the test to google answers and the answers are not easy to guess."

Helen Blom, Business Owner

BLOM FAMILY FARM, LLC, Southland, NZ

"The abilities being shown by the recruited candidate correlates with the outcome of their test, and they are progressing and delivering to expectations"

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BDO, NZ