Financial Auditor

Possibly the best interview tip is to research and understand the company, its products and services. Avoid reeling off a list of memorised information, and instead highlight particular things that caught your interest.

As a professional, I think it is important to always think about the future. I am excited to join your company as an external auditor, but I have a potential future in mind. I would love to gain a managerial position with your company within the next five years. From there, I would be interested in joining the executives as a financial officer or something of the kind. I do not know exactly how this position will help me in my career, but I know I will gain a lot of important experiences and skills because of it. It will also give me the chance to hone the skills I have currently.

This is in some ways a trick question. In that they are trying to trick you into slipping up. Never answer this question directly. Answer it with a question instead, for instance, you can ask them about the range of the position and then explain that salary can depend on the details of the job of which there are many, but only mention a few.

Some people are career auditors,”, “others view Internal Audit as their entry point into a new business before progressing elsewhere after some time. Whichever you are, make sure you are able to clearly articulate why you are interviewing for this job.

Internal Audit is necessary to

☛ Enhance the size and complexity of businesses

☛ Increase the compliance requirements

☛ Focus on risk management and internal controls to manage them

☛ Unconventional business models

☛ Stringent norms implemented by regulators to protect investors

☛ Intensive use of information technology

☛ Increasingly competitive environment

You may have applied to work in a specific location, in which case you'll probably be asked why.

It might be because you'll be able to save money by living with your parents - it's fine to mention your personal reasons, but try to show that you've had a closer look at the office in question too. Perhaps it works with some clients that particularly interest you, or you may have met some of the team members at a recruitment event and got on well with them.

An independent and objective evaluations or examination of the company’s financial and operational business activities is referred as internal audit.

Plan drawn up is the assessment of the risk that is mutually agreed between the internal audit, senior management and audit committee determines the frequency with which particular audits take place.

External audit’s main focus is on the accuracy of the financial statements and annual report, while the internal audit has a wide prospective and looks into anything that is important for the organization’s success.

Your interviewers want you to show that you've done your research into a career at the firm and have a good understanding of what a graduate role in audit involves.

This means you need to know what kind of projects you'll be working on and what sort of tasks you'll be responsible for, who you'll be reporting to, where your work will be carried out – at your firm's office or on client sites – and how much of your time will be spent studying at college.

☛ Ensure the authority of the audit team is established- it will enhance the co-operation from the auditees

☛ Decide which areas of the company will be audited and the frequency of the audits. Prepare as yearly audit schedule and distribute

☛ Determine the purpose of the audit whether it complies with government regulations, quality standards, internal procedures and systems

☛ Organize a meeting with the auditors to discuss plan, scope and purpose of the audit

☛ Read the documents you are auditing against.

Careers in audit are open to graduates from all degree disciplines, so don't worry if you haven't studied maths or a business-related course at university.

Firms look for candidates with good numeracy skills, strong teamwork and communication skills, willingness to learn, and the ability to build relationships with clients. Use your academic experience, part-time work and participation in clubs and societies to demonstrate that you've developed these skills.

It's important to demonstrate that you have broad commercial awareness and keep up to date with developments in the business and financial press, but you should also be prepared to show that you're following the audit industry specifically and be ready to discuss it in detail.

The Big Four professional services firms have been criticised for failing to spot, or warn about, the global financial crisis, and their practices are also facing scrutiny from British and European regulators who say there's not enough competition among auditors. Make sure you're able to discuss these issues, and their impact on firms in the industry.

Have an example ready that hones in most importantly on the implementation of an idea you put forward, and one that was hopefully successful.

I am a planner, an organizer, and leader who sets a good example. I am an analyzer and have the ability to identify risks, and I know the benefits of stewardship and accountability.

There are a lot of skills that can benefit an auditor, such as being organized, proficient at math and detail oriented. However, one of the most important skills that can be possessed by an external auditor, in my opinion, is that of analysis. Someone in this position is expected to identify discrepancies in documents and have enough knowledge to suggest solutions. Without the ability to analyze this kind of bulk data, an auditor will not be very good at his or her job.

I gained a lot of the technical knowledge I need to be an external auditor while I pursued my bachelor’s degree in accounting. I also have my Certified Information Systems Auditor designation from ISACA, which indicates I have a lot of technical knowledge related to information systems and operational auditing experience. I also gained much of my technical knowledge while I was an internal auditor for five years and an external auditor for three years.

This question is all about testing your preparation skills pre-interview. Your employer wants to know how motivated you are to work for his or her company, thus how well you’ve researched the company culture. Use this question to identify which of their core values you share, your respect for their business ethos and how you intend to uphold the vision they have created for their organisation.

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