How do they match: Accountants and Auditors

  • Accounting Systems Analyst
  • Audit Manager
  • 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.

  • Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
  • 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.
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  • 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.
  • Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
  • 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.
  • Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.

  • Develop business or financial information systems.
  • Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
  • Report information to managers or other personnel.