Good auditor needs to be a good accountant. Do you agree?

by manaf almas , Auditor , DAR AL NUZUM PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

iam agree the aspect of good accountant must be good auditor rather than good auditor must be good accountant

by Alison Finch , Business Development Manager , Lifeplus

Yes absolutely, auditors need to be able to understand that a business is reporting it accounts correctly, otherwise how would they accurately demonstrate that a company is in a good or bad financial state.

by Bassam Ibrahim Mohammed Mahdi Ibrahim Mohammed Mahdi

Yes I agree

by Abdul Rahim Said Rahim , Senior Executive - Business Development , Al Ruwais Plastic Products Trading LLC

Yes, I Agree, One is not a good Auditor until He is a good Accountant.

by Mohammad Khorshed Alam QIA , Internal Auditor , Alam Group of Companies

not like that an auditor should not be a good accountant but an auditor should have knowledge of accounts, purchase, sales that means whole business process.
so there is no option to think an good accountant will be a good auditor .

by Kamran Markatia , Senior Officer Accounts Payable , National Clearing Company of Pakistan Ltd

yes i agree auditor must be command in accounting then he is done his audit task in professional way.

by Kokab Rahman , Managing Director, Head of Business Development , Radeya Business Services http://www.radeya.biz

Of course.
One can not check accounting records for accuracy unless they have in-depth knowledge of accounting.

by Deleted user

An auditor should be a good accountant because the subject matter he is auditing is the financial statements which are prepared from Accounting Standards..
so if he doesn't know the accounting standards then he can't audit that and thus can't provide an opinion where it is true and fair..

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by Abdul Samad , Assistant Accountant , Head Office at Dr. Essa's Laboratory & Diagnostic Centre

Yes I do.
An accountant can become an Auditor.
And without having a good grasp of accounting, the auditor may not perform well while conducting an audit.

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by Aderemi Ojomo , International Relations Manager , Sen Sok International University Hospital

A good auditor must be a good accountant, because it would give you an inept knowledge in your audit work because you will be aware of the technicalities of accounting.
Before you can audit an account perfectly well you must know the fundamentals on which the account is prepared.

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