The role of the auditor including legal and professional requirements, its importance, benefits and limitations
The Role of an Auditor An auditor is a professional who has an authority to independently examine, verify and confirm the accuracy as well as fairness of financial records of a business entity. The role of auditors can be classified as internal and external auditing activity. Internal auditors are those accounting experts who examine the accuracy and reliability of financial statements of their own employer. In contrast, external auditors are independent auditing/accounting entities who pass their professional judgment and form an opinion concerning the fairness of financial statements . Under the Companies Act, the role of an auditor is to ...