| Accountants and auditors help to ensure that | | | | are accurate and appropriate controls to protect |
| domestic companies operate efficiently, the public | | | | against fraud and waste. Also review the company's |
| records kept accurately, and taxes are paid | | | | activities, assess their effectiveness, efficiency and |
| efficiently and on time. | | | | compliance with policies and procedures, laws and |
| Implementation of these vital functions by an | | | | regulations of the government. |
| expanding range of business and accounting, including | | | | There are many types of highly specialized auditors, |
| public administration, government accounting and | | | | such as electronic data processing, environmental |
| internal control to their customers. In addition to | | | | engineering, legal, insurance, banking and health |
| performing basic tasks of professional preparation, | | | | inspectors. As information systems more direct |
| analysis and examination of documents, providing | | | | information, internal auditors help managers to make |
| information to customers, offering many accountants | | | | decisions on current data, but as key personnel. |
| now are required to have a wide range of | | | | Internal auditors also may recommend controls for |
| knowledge and skills. | | | | the organization of computer systems in order to |
| Accountants and auditors broaden their services | | | | ensure system reliability and data integrity. |
| budget analysis, financial, and include investment | | | | Public accountants and auditors working in the public |
| planning, IT consulting, and limited legal services. | | | | sector, maintenance and examination of records by |
| Specific duties vary widely among the four major | | | | government agencies and private companies under |
| areas of accounting: public administration, public | | | | scrutiny and people whose activities are legal or |
| accounting and internal control. | | | | taxation. Accounts of the federal state and local |
| Internal auditors verify the accuracy of their | | | | authorities will receive a guarantee that the income |
| organization, internal records and check for | | | | and expenditure in accordance with the laws and |
| mismanagement, waste and fraud. Internal auditing is | | | | regulations. Employed by the federal government in |
| an increasingly important sector accounting and | | | | May working as employees of the Internal Revenue |
| auditing. Internal auditors examine and evaluate the | | | | Service or the financial management, financial |
| financial and corporate systems, procedures and | | | | institution examination, or budget analysis and |
| internal management controls to ensure that records | | | | administration. |