How do they match: Accountants and Auditors

  • Accounting Methods Analyst
  • Accounting Systems Analyst
  • Asset Analyst
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Financial Systems Analyst
  • Payroll Analyst

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

  • Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
  • Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries.
  • 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.
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  • Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
  • Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.

  • Examine financial records or processes.
  • Examine financial records.
  • Investigate legal issues.