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Accounting and financial auditor
Accounting and financial auditors occupy a strategic position within companies. This demanding profession combines technical expertise, analytical rigour and a sense of ethics, while offering real prospects for career development and attractive remuneration.
The business
What is an Accounting and Financial Auditor?
Its role
The accounting and financial auditor verifies the reliability of a company’s accounts. You examine the financial statements, analyse transactions and assess internal control. Your mission: to certify that the accounts comply with accounting standards and accurately reflect the financial health of the audited organisation.
Its field of action
As an accounting and financial auditor, you will work in two distinct environments. Internal audit puts you at the heart of a company’s control department, where you work closely with the finance and management teams.
The external audit will take you to a specialist firm, from the Big Four to regional structures. You will work with different clients, analysing their accounting practices and formulating recommendations. This diversity enriches your business expertise and broadens your vision of companies.
The functions
What are the duties of an accounting and financial auditor?
Your day-to-day work as an accounting and financial auditor will involve a variety of demanding assignments.
You analyse the financial statements and check that they comply with standards
You assess the effectiveness of internal control systems
You carry out tests on accounting transactions and procedures
You identify financial and operational risks
You write detailed audit reports
You formulate recommendations for improvement
You support the teams in implementing corrections
You certify the reliability of the accounts to stakeholders
Qualifications
Qualities and skills needed to be a good accounting and financial auditor
Technical and regulatory expertise
You have an excellent command of accounting, company law and taxation. This expertise enables you to analyse complex financial issues with precision.
Rigour and attention to detail
Your exemplary concentration guarantees the quality of the audit. A single mistake can have serious consequences for the audited company.
Impartiality and objectivity
You provide an independent external view of financial management. This neutrality strengthens the credibility of your analyses with investors and partners.
The benefits
What are the advantages of working as an accounting and financial auditor?
Accounting and financial auditing puts you at the heart of economic transparency. You contribute to investor confidence and the stability of financial markets. This public-interest mission gives meaning to your day-to-day work in a constantly evolving sector.
Your technical expertise opens up remarkable career prospects. Autonomy is a key feature of this profession, where you manage your assignments from A to Z. Career opportunities will take you to head of assignment, audit manager, financial director or partner in a firm.
Remuneration
Accounting and financial auditor: salary and career development
The job ofaccounting and financial auditor offers attractive remuneration with good prospects for career development. At the start of your career, you can expect to earn between €30,000 and €35,000 gross per annum. With experience, this salary rises to between 42,000 and 54,000 euros, and up to 70,000 euros for senior profiles.
In addition, there are often significant benefits, such as variable bonuses, ongoing training and prospects for advancement to management positions. The banking and insurance sectors offer the most attractive remuneration packages, with the potential to exceed €100,000 after 10 years’ experience.
Up to
70 000€
Salary per year
Training courses
How do I become an accounting and financial auditor?
Our training courses
INSEEC offers you a number of excellent courses for careers in accounting and financial auditing, tailored to the requirements of the sector.
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