what are the difference between auditors in practise and auditors in industry?
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An auditor in practice is more than likely a cpa; either working in a big four firm, a regional firm, or a local firm.  They test internal controls of their clients, review financial information, and give an opinion on a company's financial statements.  \n\nAn auditor in industry works at a corporation performing internal auditing duties.  They help management with decision making, suggest improvements to the business, etc...
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It depends on how hard you want to work.  Lawyers have piles of money, but they work extremely hard.  Accountants don't have quite as much money, but they do very well for what work they have to do.  Accountants don't work very hard and have very flexible schedules.
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Accounting looks backwards (what's been done).  Finance looks forward (what can be done).
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The difference between accountants and bookkeepers is not always clear, particularly in smaller companies where bookkeepers also help interpret the accounting information. In large companies, the distinction is clearer this is because in a structured organization work is specialized. Bookkeepers focus on processing of accounting data. Accountants design the accounting information system and focus on analyzing and interpreting information.
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cost accountant\n\nAn accountant who keeps records of the costs of production and distribution\n\n\nAccountants and auditors help to ensure that the Nation’s firms are run efficiently, its public records kept accurately, and its taxes paid properly and on time. They perform these vital functions by offering an increasingly wide array of business and accounting services, including public, management, and government accounting, as well as internal auditing, to their clients. Beyond carrying out the fundamental tasks of the occupation—preparing, analyzing, and verifying financial documents in order to provide information to clients—many accountants now are required to possess a wide range of knowledge and skills. Accountants and auditors are broadening the services they offer to include budget analysis, financial and investment planning, information technology consulting, and limited legal services.\n\nSpecific job duties vary widely among the four major fields of accounting: public, management, and government accounting and internal auditing.\n\nPublic accountants perform a broad range of accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting activities for their clients, which may be corporations, governments, nonprofit organizations, or individuals. For example, some public accountants concentrate on tax matters, such as advising companies about the tax advantages and disadvantages of certain business decisions and preparing individual income tax returns. Others offer advice in areas such as compensation or employee health care benefits, the design of accounting and data-processing systems, and the selection of controls to safeguard assets. Still others audit clients’ financial statements and inform investors and authorities that the statements have been correctly prepared and reported. Public accountants, many of whom are Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), generally have their own businesses or work for public accounting firms.
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I have been both an internal auditor (and still am going on 10 years now) and worked in public accounting (3 years).  \n\nYou should probably take the job with the big four firm. I say this because the bredth of experience that will get form that job will be invaluable in your future career.  You will see many different ways that companies handle internal controls as well as get a good foundation in the "red book".  You will also make contacts and a network of friends that could spread across the world and all different industries.  To me the big downside of the big four job would be the travel (probably be 80%+ unless you get on a very long term engagement) and the perception/feeling that you are a "hired gun" and not really part of the entity that you are working at.\n\nWhile the job with the manufacturing firm may be a fast track to management you will, in the long run, be limiting your potential.  The up side to this job is the stability (as much as anyone has outside government work) you know where you will be working with a fiar amount of certainty, and the lack of travel.\n\nIn the end, if i was you, I would look at how I handle: pressure, travel, change, and risk (the big 4 job is riskier b/c if they lose the contract you are assigned to you may lose your job).  Some people thrive on those things and if you are one of them....then go for the big 4 job.\n\n\nOne last thought you will probably grow more professionally in the big 4 job than the other simply because of the greater variety of work, more and better managers to learn from, and competition among staff auditors to get ahead (which pushes you to do better).\n\nGood luck
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They check the accountancy records of a company and certify as to their correctness.  In large companies it is a highly skilled profession as they may be held liable in law for any mistakes that lead to shareholders being mislead.
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Public accounting firms can issue an opinion on financial statements as to their conformity with GAAP and employ CPA's.  Private acctg. firms usually specialize in tax issues and accounting services.
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I am well agreed with the answer of Edna T.\nAccounting is a profession that involves lot of responsibilities and lot of authorities. When somebody has authority to do something then there are more chances to misuse the sources.\nAs accountants have authority so they should also being controlled by an independent authority that formulate the rules and bounderies for them, in order to run the work smoothly and without misconceptions.\nThe worldwide governing body for accounts is "International Federation of Accountants" IFAC\nand there are lot of óther local bodies of every country.
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You can search for International Standards for Auditing.\nSome sites for your ready reference.\n\nhttp://www.ifac.org/Guidance\nhttp://www.theiia.org/index.cfm?doc_id=124&bhcp=1\nhttp://www.iasplus.com/ifac/iaasb.htm
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review your processes and technology.  business within a company normally follows some sort of flow (hopefully!).  i have used a flow diagram to get a sense of how things are happening.  most times you will need to interview employees to hear directly how they are doing their jobs (sometimes what you think might be happening isn't)\n\nafter you've done the audit, you can often times spot redundancies or inefficientcies.  this can apply to all parts of your business - from personnel workflow, to technology to...  absolutely anything that is part of a process.
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I am unable to follow your question.\n\nIn finance, one is Receipts and the other is Payments.\n\nPut all your income in a book and expenses in another.\nTry to mark it how you earn those amounts.
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There is more to being a CPA then simply passing the test.  Once you pass the test, you are entitled to use the letters after your name.  \n\nHowever, in order to do audits, you must be licensed.  Generally this means that you've worked under another CPA for at least a year in an accounting practice (in Illinois at least).  However, the amount of time varies by state.
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it depends on what you are more interested in.  If company accountant is what you love then there you go.  But if you want Auditing you should go with that.  Auditor do make more money I believe.
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what is the difference between the two
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are standards of financial reporting established by local organizations or professional associations. They are mandatory in the corresponding country.\n\nHowever, there is a recent tendency of local accounting principles of complying with International Accounting Standards (IAS). So, I wouldn't worry so much about differences in accounting standards as I would about differences in tax legislation.
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A national corporation does business throughout a country. It can be publicly or privately held. A private company is privately held, not owned by stockholders. There's really no way to compare the two.