An auditor is the individual in an organization who reviews their financial information and assesses the company's internal controls to prevent theft and data manipulation. An auditor's job essentially is to evaluate those financial statements and report back to the organization that hires them. It is an extremely lucrative profession that never seems to be without scope. It is also work that requires a significant amount of practical understanding of the process in order to enhance once efficiency. It requires practice and requires a significant amount of hard work. The most primary requirement in order to place oneself on the road to become an auditor is that one takes up the commerce combination of subjects inclusive of Economics, Finance and Accounting. It is also essential to pursue advanced mathematics in order to become an auditor. After this, at a college level, one must ideally take up a bachelors? degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics or even take up a specialized course related to auditing for a Bachelor?s degree. Even an associate?s degree in either of these subjects may be enough, but such an auditor will have to start off as a junior auditor and on procuring accounting and bookkeeping experience of a significant amount, may be promoted to higher positions within the country. Some individuals even get Master?s Degrees in the aforementioned subjects in order to strengthen their hold on the subject matter of the same. As practical knowledge is essential, it is advisable to students to partake in auditing internships under auditors of various different firms in order to understand the true procedure and practical application of all the knowledge earned in the classroom. Such internships will not only look attractive to prospective hirers on your Resume, but will also provide the student with a level of insight into the nitty-gritties of the work that is being done.

Being an auditor requires a strong hold on accounting and finance and must display above average mathematical skills as these three parameters cover the majority of the activity done by them. They are required to have logical and reasoning skills and must show a level of integrity as they will be working with the personal information of the company and they must be prepared to notify the company in the cases of any discrepancies or evidence of embezzlement that may be discovered by them.