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Auditor: job description
Auditors perform audits (inspections of financial accounts) on commercial and public sector organisations.
Typical employers of auditors
Qualifications and training required
Key skills for auditors
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Content: Typical employers of auditors
Auditors can be either internal or external. Internal auditors: work for professional firms outsourced by client companies
work in-house as part of an organisation’s accounting team
work for large private companies, organisations and charities. Internal auditors work largely in the private sector to improve the efficiency of businesses and identify where processes are not working as they should. As well as reviewing financial accounts, they also look at aspects of the company such as ethics, environmental sustainability, reputation and growth. External auditors: work with private firms of accountants, or in the public sector for the National Audit Office
carry out obligatory audits of the public sector and governmental bodies
may be called to examine the finances of private businesses, especially those working in association with governmental bodies. External auditors play a vital role in ensuring that money raised by taxes is used effectively and efficiently. Qualifications and training required
There are routes into a career in audit for both university graduates and school leavers, though routes differ depending on whether you are aiming for internal or external audit. External auditors must first qualify as chartered accountants with a professional accounting body.