The President of the IIA shares what he sees as the top seven attributes of an effective internal auditor, and in general I agree, with a few distinc­tions. The most important attribute is referred to as business acumen, but the description that accom­panies it has more to do with having an in-depth knowledge of the […]

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Earlier this month I received a letter from the governing body of my profession in this province, the ICAO. I wasn’t expecting it so naturally I was pretty curious. It turned out to be great news: “According to our records, your estimated completion date of the 30-month practical experience requirement is 12÷7÷2007.” Even before I had […]

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I’m going to have a fast-paced week again. This week I’m working on two clients from jobs that have wrapped up field work and two clients whose field work has yet to begin. On the two post field work jobs, I’ll be auditing the consol­i­dation of several large private companies and clearing review notes and documenting […]

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I’m knee-deep into my third year working as an auditor, and that means I’ve nearly met my experience require­ments to call myself a CA. By my calcu­la­tions I’ll qualify somewhere around January. Over those 2+ years I’ve gained valuable experience working with clients in many different indus­tries. The oppor­tunity to learn is literally limitless, and […]

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So says this recent story on Accoun­tancy Age, quoting a Cantos interview with the ACCA’s head of devel­opment, Tony Osude: “If you went to one of the mid-tier firms, one of the beauties about being there is you might not be paid as much neces­sarily, but you have much more hands on experience. You can expect […]

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