Brief description 

The position of auditor consists of examining and analyzing accounting records to determine financial status of an establishment and prepare financial reports concerning operating procedures.

Tasks

• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.
• Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
• Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
• Report to management about asset utilization and audit results and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
• Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures.
• Supervise auditing of establishments and determine scope of investigation required.

Qualifications and requirements 

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, and to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.