Prepared and Presented by Frank Crawford CPA Crawford amp Associates PC wwwcrawfordcpascom frankcrawfordcpascom This session will look at the attributes that GOOD auditors possess We will also look at the attributes of EXPERT auditors ID: 318795
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What Makes a Good Auditor
Prepared and Presented by Frank Crawford, CPACrawford & Associates, P.C.www.crawfordcpas.comfrank@crawfordcpas.comSlide2
This session will look at the attributes that GOOD auditors possessWe will also look at the attributes of EXPERT auditors
The group will rank the attributes in order of what they think will is importantWe will compare your rankings to a study conducted in the U.S.We will develop a “catch phrase” to use from this point forward to identify the attributes necessary in all GOOD and EXPERT auditorsWhat Makes a Good Auditor?Slide3
Creative InquisitiveThinker Common sense
Organized IntelligentJudgment FairInformal InformalKnowledge Experience Confidence FlexibleLogical DecisiveGood listener Looks at alternativesObjective Analytical
Responsible Perceptive
Good Auditor Attributes
(in no particular order)Slide4
Creative InquisitiveThinker Common sense
Organized IntelligentJudgment FairInformal InformalKnowledge Experience Confidence FlexibleLogical DecisiveGood listener Looks at alternativesObjective Analytical
Responsible Perceptive
Good Auditor Attributes
(Assign a number from 1-22, in order of what you think is the most important attribute to the least important attribute for a good auditor )Slide5
Good Auditor Attributes
(your order)Slide6
Discussion of resultsSlide7
Creativity MethodicalKnow’s
what is relevant Problem simplificationPhysical appearance ExperienceInquisitive EnergeticAssumes responsibility Makes exceptionsCommunicate expertise DecisivenessPerfectionist Problem selectionWarm and friendly Stress toleranceAdaptability Self confident
Current knowledge Perceptive
Expert Auditor Attributes
(in no particular order)Slide8
Creativity MethodicalKnow’s
what is relevant Problem simplificationPhysical appearance ExperienceInquisitive EnergeticAssumes responsibility Makes exceptionsCommunicate expertise DecisivenessPerfectionist Problem selectionWarm and friendly Stress toleranceAdaptability Self confident
Current knowledge Perceptive
Expert Auditor Attributes
(Assign a number from
1-20,
in order of what you think is the most important attribute to the least important attribute for
an excellent
auditor )Slide9
Expert Auditor Attributes (your order)Slide10
Discussion of resultsSlide11
Using some combination of the first letters of the first word of each set of attributes, create a catch phrase that we can use to identify a good auditor and an expert auditor
Something like “Smart and Sassy”, or Sharp and Good Looking”Create a catch phrase…Slide12
Good auditor lettersO, L, J, I, I, G, F, F, P, L, C, T, A, C, C, R, O, D, C, I, E, K
Expert auditor lettersP, P, W, M, P, E, M, P, I, C, C, S, S, D, E, P, A, C, A, KThe letters to useSlide13
Good auditor
Expert auditorLet’s pick the best catch phrases…Slide14
Questions