WHAT IS AN AUDITOR ?
As an Auditor, you will collaborate closely with clients to ensure the timely, accurate, and reliable completion of engagements. Your responsibilities will encompass the preparation, analysis, and verification of financial statements and records, utilizing accepted accounting procedures to assess financial conditions and facilitate financial planning.
Need-to-Know Overview of an Auditor
1. Auditor Roles and Functions:
- Provide personal attention, timely service and high-quality work that exceeds our client’s expectations.
- Prepare audit, review and compiled financial statements.
- Analyze information by developing spreadsheets to verify and reconcile account balances.
- Respond to notices and requests for information from government authorities.
- Assist in year-end tax planning and strategy sessions.
- Keep current on all accounting and auditing updates, as well as tax legislation.
- Perform diversified accounting, auditing, and consulting assignments under the direction of supervisor, manager/director, and partner.
- Assist in planning and organizing audits; communicate with client management regarding timing of fieldwork. and client assistance levels;
- Communicate effectively with the client to receive information necessary to complete the engagement with a minimum of disruption to client.
- Draft reports and work papers for the managers to review.
- Prepare audit reports, including all relevant disclosures.
2. Auditor Experience and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related finance degree.
- Experience in related audit or applicable business experience (Experience in public accounting is preferred).
- CPA Certification preferred.
- Communicates effectively, with both written and oral skills, to maintain current client relationships and build new business.
- Can multi-task, stay organized and take ownership of projects to see them through to completion.
- Displays strong working knowledge of GAAP and technical accounting skills.
- Proficient in use of computers.