Auditing - Duties of Audit Staff

Supervisors

Supervisors perform the following duties −

• Keep in touch with the audit staff.
• Assess and discuss the progress and completion of audit work.
• Take the Auditor’s advice on important issues.
• Rotate the duties of the audit staff.

Section Audit Assistants

Section Audit Assistants perform the following duties −

• Keep in touch with the client and the Auditor.
• Check the work done by junior staff.
• Prepare audit program.
• Ensure smooth audit work.
• Give advice, instructions and guidance to junior staff.
• Confirm whether legal requirements are met or not.
• Assess assets, liabilities and capital structure of company.
• To verify valuation of assets and liabilities.

Junior Audit Assistants

Junior Audit Assistants perform the following duties −

• Check schedules and reconciliations of the statements.
• Check all supporting data, documents and papers.
• Follow instructions of the seniors.

Audit Clerk

Audit clerk performs the following duties −

• Checking of posting, casting and carry forwards.
• Other routine checks.
• Follow instructions that come from the seniors.