How do they match: Accountants and Auditors

  • Accounting Systems Analyst
  • Financial Systems Analyst
  • Information Systems Auditor

  • 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.

  • Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.
  • Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
  • Conduct pre-implementation audits to determine if systems and programs under development will work as planned.
  • Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
  • Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
  • Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.

  • Advise others on business or operational matters.
  • Develop business or financial information systems.
  • Prepare operational budgets.