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13-2011.02 - Auditors
Examine and analyze accounting records to determine inancial status o esta!lishment and
prepare inancial reports concerning operating procedures.
Sample of reported job titles: Auditor" #nternal Auditor" Auditor-in-$harge" Assurance
%anager" Assurance &enior" 'inancial Auditor" (e)enue *ax &pecialist
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*asks + *ools , *echnology + -no.ledge + &kills + A!ilities + /ork Acti)ities + /ork $ontext + 0o! 1one
+ #nterests + /ork &tyles + /ork 2alues + (elated 3ccupations + /ages , Employment
Tasks
$ollect and analyze data to detect deicient controls" duplicated eort" extra)agance"
raud" or non-compliance .ith la.s" regulations" and management policies.
(eport to management a!out asset utilization and audit results" and recommend
changes in operations and inancial acti)ities.
4repare detailed reports on audit indings.
(e)ie. data a!out material assets" net .orth" lia!ilities" capital stock" surplus"
income" and expenditures.
#nspect account !ooks and accounting systems or eiciency" eecti)eness" and use
o accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
Examine and e)aluate inancial and inormation systems" recommending controls to
ensure system relia!ility and data integrity.
&uper)ise auditing o esta!lishments" and determine scope o in)estigation re5uired.
4repare" analyze" and )eriy annual reports" inancial statements" and other records"
using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess inancial condition
and acilitate inancial planning.
$oner .ith company oicials a!out inancial and regulatory matters.
#nspect cash on hand" notes recei)a!le and paya!le" negotia!le securities" and
canceled checks to conirm records are accurate.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
Desktop computers
Notebook computers
ersonal computers
ersonal digital assistant D!s or organi"ers 6 4ersonal digital assistants 47A
Tablet computers
Technology used in this occupation:
Compliance software 6 #ntrax 4rocedure8et9 :umigent Entegra9 4aisley $ardmap9
*rend*racker $ompliance &olution
Data base user interface and #uery software 6 %icrosot Access
$inancial analysis software 6 Audit/are sot.are9 %ethod/are 4roAudit Ad)isor9
*homson 44$ e-*ools &uite9 *ropics sot.are
Spreadsheet software 6 %icrosot Excel
Time accounting software 6 /ork'orce &ot.are Emp$enter *ime and Attendance
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%nowledge
&conomics and !ccounting 6 -no.ledge o economic and accounting principles and
practices" the inancial markets" !anking and the analysis and reporting o inancial data.
&nglish 'anguage 6 -no.ledge o the structure and content o the English language
including the meaning and spelling o .ords" rules o composition" and grammar.
Customer and ersonal Ser(ice 6 -no.ledge o principles and processes or pro)iding
customer and personal ser)ices. *his includes customer needs assessment" meeting 5uality
standards or ser)ices" and e)aluation o customer satisaction.
Computers and &lectronics 6 -no.ledge o circuit !oards" processors" chips" electronic
e5uipment" and computer hard.are and sot.are" including applications and programming.
)athematics 6 -no.ledge o arithmetic" alge!ra" geometry" calculus" statistics" and their
applications.
!dministration and )anagement 6 -no.ledge o !usiness and management principles
in)ol)ed in strategic planning" resource allocation" human resources modeling" leadership
techni5ue" production methods" and coordination o people and resources.
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Skills
Time )anagement 6 %anaging one;s o.n time and the time o others.
)athematics 6 <sing mathematics to sol)e pro!lems.
!cti(e 'earning 6 <nderstanding the implications o ne. inormation or !oth current and
uture pro!lem-sol)ing and decision-making.
Critical Thinking 6 <sing logic and reasoning to identiy the strengths and .eaknesses o
alternati)e solutions" conclusions or approaches to pro!lems.
*eading Comprehension 6 <nderstanding .ritten sentences and paragraphs in .ork
related documents.
!cti(e 'istening 6 =i)ing ull attention to .hat other people are saying" taking time to
understand the points !eing made" asking 5uestions as appropriate" and not interrupting at
inappropriate times.
+riting 6 $ommunicating eecti)ely in .riting as appropriate or the needs o the audience.
Coordination 6 Ad>usting actions in relation to others; actions.
,udgment and Decision )aking 6 $onsidering the relati)e costs and !eneits o potential
actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Speaking 6 *alking to others to con)ey inormation eecti)ely.
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!bilities
+ritten Comprehension 6 *he a!ility to read and understand inormation and ideas
presented in .riting.
-nducti(e *easoning 6 *he a!ility to com!ine pieces o inormation to orm general rules
or conclusions ?includes inding a relationship among seemingly unrelated e)ents@.
Near Vision 6 *he a!ility to see details at close range ?.ithin a e. eet o the o!ser)er@.
.ral Comprehension 6 *he a!ility to listen to and understand inormation and ideas
presented through spoken .ords and sentences.
roblem Sensiti(ity 6 *he a!ility to tell .hen something is .rong or is likely to go .rong. #t
does not in)ol)e sol)ing the pro!lem" only recognizing there is a pro!lem.
.ral &/pression 6 *he a!ility to communicate inormation and ideas in speaking so others
.ill understand.
)athematical *easoning 6 *he a!ility to choose the right mathematical methods or
ormulas to sol)e a pro!lem.
Number $acility 6 *he a!ility to add" su!tract" multiply" or di)ide 5uickly and correctly.
Speech Clarity 6 *he a!ility to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech *ecognition 6 *he a!ility to identiy and understand the speech o another person.
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+ork !cti(ities
0etting -nformation 6 3!ser)ing" recei)ing" and other.ise o!taining inormation rom all
rele)ant sources.
&(aluating -nformation to Determine Compliance with Standards 6 <sing rele)ant
inormation and indi)idual >udgment to determine .hether e)ents or processes comply .ith
la.s" regulations" or standards.
!naly"ing Data or -nformation 6 #dentiying the underlying principles" reasons" or acts o
inormation !y !reaking do.n inormation or data into separate parts.
-nteracting +ith Computers 6 <sing computers and computer systems ?including
hard.are and sot.are@ to program" .rite sot.are" set up unctions" enter data" or process
inormation.
&stablishing and )aintaining -nterpersonal *elationships 6 7e)eloping constructi)e
and cooperati)e .orking relationships .ith others" and maintaining them o)er time.
Communicating with Super(isors1 eers1 or Subordinates 6 4ro)iding inormation to
super)isors" co-.orkers" and su!ordinates !y telephone" in .ritten orm" e-mail" or in person.
-dentifying .bjects1 !ctions1 and &(ents 6 #dentiying inormation !y categorizing"
estimating" recognizing dierences or similarities" and detecting changes in circumstances or
e)ents.
rocessing -nformation 6 $ompiling" coding" categorizing" calculating" ta!ulating" auditing"
or )eriying inormation or data.
.rgani"ing1 lanning1 and rioriti"ing +ork 6 7e)eloping speciic goals and plans to
prioritize" organize" and accomplish your .ork.
)onitor rocesses1 )aterials1 or Surroundings 6 %onitoring and re)ie.ing inormation
rom materials" e)ents" or the en)ironment" to detect or assess pro!lems.
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+ork Conte/t
Telephone 6 Ao. oten do you ha)e telephone con)ersations in this >o!B
$ace2to2$ace Discussions 6 Ao. oten do you ha)e to ha)e ace-to-ace discussions .ith
indi)iduals or teams in this >o!B
&lectronic )ail 6 Ao. oten do you use electronic mail in this >o!B
-mportance of 3eing &/act or !ccurate 6 Ao. important is !eing )ery exact or highly
accurate in perorming this >o!B
Contact +ith .thers 6 Ao. much does this >o! re5uire the .orker to !e in contact .ith
others ?ace-to-ace" !y telephone" or other.ise@ in order to perorm itB
+ork +ith +ork 0roup or Team 6 Ao. important is it to .ork .ith others in a group or
team in this >o!B
-ndoors1 &n(ironmentally Controlled 6 Ao. oten does this >o! re5uire .orking indoors in
en)ironmentally controlled conditionsB
Spend Time Sitting 6 Ao. much does this >o! re5uire sittingB
Structured (ersus 4nstructured +ork 6 *o .hat extent is this >o! structured or the
.orker" rather than allo.ing the .orker to determine tasks" priorities" and goalsB
$re#uency of Decision )aking 6 Ao. re5uently is the .orker re5uired to make decisions
that aect other people" the inancial resources" and/or the image and reputation o the
organizationB
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,ob 5one
Title 0o! 1one 'our: $onsidera!le 4reparation 8eeded
.(erall
&/perience
A minimum o t.o to our years o .ork-related skill" kno.ledge" or
experience is needed or these occupations. 'or example" an accountant
must complete our years o college and .ork or se)eral years in
accounting to !e considered 5ualiied.
,ob Training Employees in these occupations usually need se)eral years o .ork-
related experience" on-the->o! training" and/or )ocational training.
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&/amples
%any o these occupations in)ol)e coordinating" super)ising" managing"
or training others. Examples include accountants" human resource
managers" computer programmers" teachers" chemists" and police
detecti)es.
SV *ange ?C.0 to D E.0@
&ducation %ost o these occupations re5uire a our - year !achelor;s degree" !ut
some do not.
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-nterests
#nterest code: C&
Con(entional 6 $on)entional occupations re5uently in)ol)e ollo.ing set procedures and
routines. *hese occupations can include .orking .ith data and details more than .ith ideas.
<sually there is a clear line o authority to ollo..
&nterprising 6 Enterprising occupations re5uently in)ol)e starting up and carrying out
pro>ects. *hese occupations can in)ol)e leading people and making many decisions.
&ometimes they re5uire risk taking and oten deal .ith !usiness.
-n(estigati(e 6 #n)estigati)e occupations re5uently in)ol)e .orking .ith ideas" and re5uire
an extensi)e amount o thinking. *hese occupations can in)ol)e searching or acts and
iguring out pro!lems mentally.
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+ork Styles
!nalytical Thinking 6 0o! re5uires analyzing inormation and using logic to address .ork-
related issues and pro!lems.
-ntegrity 6 0o! re5uires !eing honest and ethical.
!ttention to Detail 6 0o! re5uires !eing careul a!out detail and thorough in completing
.ork tasks.
-nitiati(e 6 0o! re5uires a .illingness to take on responsi!ilities and challenges.
!chie(ement6&ffort 6 0o! re5uires esta!lishing and maintaining personally challenging
achie)ement goals and exerting eort to.ard mastering tasks.
Dependability 6 0o! re5uires !eing relia!le" responsi!le" and dependa!le" and ulilling
o!ligations.
'eadership 6 0o! re5uires a .illingness to lead" take charge" and oer opinions and
direction.
-ndependence 6 0o! re5uires de)eloping one;s o.n .ays o doing things" guiding onesel
.ith little or no super)ision" and depending on onesel to get things done.
Stress Tolerance 6 0o! re5uires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and eecti)ely .ith
high stress situations.
Cooperation 6 0o! re5uires !eing pleasant .ith others on the >o! and displaying a good-
natured" cooperati)e attitude.
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+ork Values
+orking Conditions 6 3ccupations that satisy this .ork )alue oer >o! security and good
.orking conditions. $orresponding needs are Acti)ity" $ompensation" #ndependence"
&ecurity" 2ariety and /orking $onditions.
!chie(ement 6 3ccupations that satisy this .ork )alue are results oriented and allo.
employees to use their strongest a!ilities" gi)ing them a eeling o accomplishment.
$orresponding needs are A!ility <tilization and Achie)ement.
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*elated .ccupations
11-3031.01 *reasurers and $ontrollers
11-3031.02 'inancial %anagers" Franch or 7epartment
11-30G1.00 4urchasing %anagers
13-2011.01 Accountants
13-2031.00 Fudget Analysts
13-20H1.00 'inancial Analysts
13-20H2.00 4ersonal 'inancial Ad)isors
1I-3011.00 Economists
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+ages & &mployment Trends
National
%edian .ages data collected rom !ccountants and !uditors.
Employment data collected rom !ccountants and !uditors.
)edian wages 7899:; J2G.2G hourly" JHK"G30 annual
&mployment 7899:; 1"2CK"000 employees
rojected growth 7899:2
89<:;
'aster than a)erage ?1KL to 20L@
rojected need 7899:289<:; KH0"000 additional employees