financial auditor
Financial auditors collect and examine financial data for clients, organisations and companies. They ensure the financial data is properly maintained and free of material misstatements due to error or fraud, that it adds up, and functions legally and effectively. They review lending and credit policies or numbers in databases and documents, evaluate, consult and assist the source of the transaction if necessary. They use their review of the client's financial governance as assurance to give testimony to the shareholders, stakeholders and board of directors of the organisation or company that all is up to par.
Also called: internal auditor, chartered accountant, bank examiner, auditor, internal examiner, external examiner, external auditor, audit manager
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- essential skills
- 38
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- financial manager8 skills in common
- accounting analyst7 skills in common
- audit supervisor7 skills in common
- accountant6 skills in common
- accounting manager6 skills in common
- bank treasurer6 skills in common
- budget manager5 skills in common
- corporate treasurer4 skills in common
Essential skills
22- accounting
- accounting department processes
- accounting entries
- accounting techniques
- analyse financial risk
- arrange audit
- check accounting records
- conduct financial audits
- control financial resources
- corporate law
- develop audit plan
- economics
- financial analysis
- financial department processes
- inspect tax returns
- interpret financial statements
- monitor banking activities
- observe confidentiality
- obtain financial information
- pose questions referring to documents
- prepare financial auditing reports
- present reports
Optional skills
38- advise on credit rating
- advise on financial matters
- advise on tax planning
- analyse financial performance of a company
- banking activities
- commercial law
- communicate with banking professionals
- core banking software
- develop financial statistics reports
- disseminate information on tax legislation
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
- evaluate budgets
- financial jurisdiction
- financial management
- financial products
- financial statements
- follow the statutory obligations
- fraud detection
- identify accounting errors
- identify if a company is a going concern
- insolvency law
- internal auditing
- international financial reporting standards
- international tariffs
- joint ventures
- liaise with shareholders
- maintain financial records
- maintain records of financial transactions
- maintain trusts
- make strategic business decisions
- mergers and acquisitions
- national generally accepted accounting principles
- produce statistical financial records
- provide support in financial calculation
- tax legislation
- trace financial transactions
- use consulting techniques
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