Today is Auditor Proud Day! Every year this day is celebrated internationally on the last Thursday of September to recognise the importance of the audit profession and the contribution of auditors to the community and the financial market.
Our ECJ auditors celebrated Auditor Proud day with a team lunch, including their soon-to-be newest team member, Sara Vijayakumar.
To mark the occasion, we asked Umer Altaf, fearless leader of the audit team, to answer a few questions:
WHY ARE YOU PROUD TO BE AN AUDITOR?
An auditor adds value to numbers and aids the financial decision-making process. An auditor creates a sense of alertness for the auditor and the auditee.
WHAT IS THE MOST BIZARRE QUESTION SOMEONE HAS ASKED ABOUT YOUR PROFESSION?
Can’t remember, but often I get offered tax audit and fraud investigation work. Financial statement audit does not cover tax and forensic audits.
IF YOU WEREN’T AN AUDITOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PROFESSION?
I’d probably be running the family business. I am glad I am an auditor.