Profession in Finance and Accounting

AUDITOR (EXTERNAL)/PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Auditor normally referred to practicing auditor or public accountants who perform various audit assignments for its clients. It also called external audit.

To practice as an auditor, one should be chartered accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Every country has its own sets of rule for licensing practicing public accountants. Some countries have their own Chartered Accountants/Public Accountants institute and they will license only its own CAs/CPAs to practice in their country. Some country may issue license to CAs/CPAs qualified in any countries. 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) does not have its own Certification and it issues license to those qualified in any countries. Here most common are CA (India, England and other subcontinent countries), ACCA (UK) and CPA (US).

Chartered Accountants/Public Accountants firm may employ accounting graduate as audit assistants, audit clerk or to handle their accounting service clients. Many companies prefer to outsource their accounting work instead of appointing their own accountant.

Employees in Public Accountants firm normally move to companies when they gain experience of a few years. Normally they are absorbed by the clients itself if the client is satisfied with their work. 

Professional qualified auditors with a few years experience with auditing/public accounting firm can easily find job in the industry as Finance Controller, Finance Manager, Internal Auditor or Chief Accountant. Graduate with a few years experience with auditing/public accountants firm can find job as accountants/chief accountants in the industry.

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