Problem
Sometimes it is hard to get data and understand it. For example, if you are not an accounting major, asking questions about the key metrics might be hard if you don't understand the discipline. Thus, it is important to have an understanding of all aspects of the business to holistically understand the firm. It is thus important to know how to 'interview' people within the firm to better understand and make better decisions on what to optimize. Using that thought, you need to ask good questions. These should be driven by the strategies and goals. It is time to think about how to ask these questions and 'who' to ask them. So, first, what do you need from accounting? Why do you need it?