📈Business & Finance
Auditor
Reviews companies' financial statements
Independently checks an organization's financial statements for accuracy and legal compliance.
What they do
- ▹Goes through a company's accounting records line by line, checking figures against source documents
- ▹Checks whether a company pays its taxes correctly and follows the law
- ▹Writes the formal audit opinion that investors and tax authorities will read
- ▹Visits client sites to inspect warehouses, cash registers and production
Skills you need
- ▹Deep knowledge of accounting and audit standards
- ▹A skeptical eye for spotting a forged document or an error
- ▹Handling large volumes of data without losing focus
- ▹Independence — not bowing to client pressure
- ▹Business writing and report preparation
Focus on these subjects at school
Mathematics
Where they work
- ▹Audit and consulting firms (including "Big Four" offices in Dushanbe)
- ▹Internal audit departments of banks and large companies
- ▹The Accounts Chamber and other state oversight bodies
Pros
- + Working across industries, from retail to construction, keeps you close to the whole economy
- + International audit firms open the door to certifications (ACCA, CIPA) and work abroad
Challenges
- − A packed, travel-heavy schedule right before clients' annual reports are due
- − Has to deliver unwelcome findings to a client's management
Programs that lead to this profession
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