How do they match: Accountants and Auditors

  • Cost Accountant
  • Audit Manager

  • 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.

  • Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
  • Develop, maintain, or analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
  • Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
  • 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.

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