Auditor Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Auditor includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Auditors undertake reviews of wages.
  • Ensuring procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and complied with.
  • Gauging levels of financial risk within organizations.
  • Auditors ensure that assets are safeguarded.
  • Collating, checking and analyzing spreadsheet data.
  • Liaising with managerial staff and presenting findings and recommendations.
  • Auditors identify if and where processes are not working as they should, and advising on changes to be made.
  • Preparing reports, commentaries and financial statements.
  • Checking that financial reports and records are accurate and reliable.
  • Auditors examine company accounts and financial control systems.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Auditor duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Auditor roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.