How much does an Financial auditor earn
A Financial auditor earns between $1.840 and $12.535 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.773 and a median salary of $3.755 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 12.022 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
Average wage | 4.773 | 57.275 | 1.193 | 23 |
1º Quartile | 1.840 | 22.080 | 460 | 9 |
Median Salary | 3.755 | 45.057 | 939 | 18 |
3º Quartile | 9.560 | 114.720 | 2.390 | 46 |
Higher Salary | 12.535 | 150.424 | 3.134 | 60 |
Professional job categories
- Science and arts professionals
- professionals of the social sciences and humanities
- organization and business administration professionals
- accountants
Related Positions:
- Accounting expert
- Accounting and tax records administrator
- Controller technician
- Forensic accounting expert
- Accountant
- Counter
- Independent auditor (accountants and the like)
- Industrial accounting assistant
- Expert accountant
- Auditor (accountants and the like)
- Cost accountant assistant
- Assistant expert (accountant)
Main workplaces
Accountants they work in accounting offices and accounting departments of agricultural, industrial, commercial and service companies, including banks. They are employees with a formal contract, except for the accounting expert who works on his own and without supervision. They usually organize themselves individually, working under supervision. They work indoors and during the day. Accounting experts can work remotely. Eventually, they work under pressure, which can lead to stressful situations.
What does it take to work in the field of Accountants
The exercise of these occupations requires a degree in Accounting Sciences. The full performance of activities occurs after four years (accountant) and more than five years (general auditor and accounting expert).
Functions and activities of Financial auditor
Accountants must:
Activities
- request a special regime for tax procedures, municipal, state and federal;
- calculate economic and financial indices;
- provide registration information to banks and suppliers;
- analyze possible consequences of failures;
- speak correctly;
- prepare the explanatory notes to the financial statements;
- generate the data to fill in the forms;
- control withholding taxes of self-employed and employers;
- analyze the matter discussed in the case file;
- confront accounting information with costs;
- speak correctly;
- update internal procedures;
- manage document flow;
- provide defense;
- build balance sheets and other financial statements;
- manage the employee record;
- prepare accessory declarations to the tax authorities, competent bodies and taxpayers;
- set the rate of amortization, depreciation and depletion;
- elaborate articles of incorporation/statute;
- compensate taxes;
- keep confidentiality;
- assist in hiring an independent auditor;
- due to the parties to obtain evidence;
- calculate social charges on payroll, pro-labore, self-employed;
- structuring cost centers;
- audit financial statements;
- advise business management;
- appear at labor hearings;
- reconcile account balance;
- structuring chart of accounts according to the company's activity;
- consolidate financial statements;
- analyze the balance sheet;
- guide the areas of the company on costs;
- prepare the individual and corporate income tax return;
- act with discretion;
- prepare payroll for employees, self-employed and pro-labore, vacations, termination contractual;
- write accounting books;
- reason logically;
- classify the documents;
- generate journal/ledger;
- make economic and financial management reports;
- keep up to date;
- record the movement of assets;
- follow the implementation of recommendations;
- evaluate internal controls;
- plan work to be performed;
- issue trial balances;
- make documents available with control;
- disclose and consult manuals;
- prepare documentation for clearance certificates;
- write tax books;
- monitor the development of expert work;
- prepare final report with recommendation;
- stay considerate;
- elaborate folder;
- issue an opinion;
- keep confidential;
- calculate taxes due;
- acting ethically;
- justify the adopted procedures;
- fulfill special requests and complaints;
- monitor the inspection work;
- define cost and apportionment system;
- framing the company into a taxation system;
- prepare employment obligations;
- participate in class entities;
- perform physical control with accounting;
- analyze the reports;
- analyze the calculated costs;
- collect information for tax recovery;
- provide information on balance sheets;
- work as a team;
- participate in the preparation of internal standards;
- answer the manifestations in the opinion in the report;
- send newsletters;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- receive the letter of responsibility;
- participate in congresses, conventions and workshops;
- work as a team;
- participate in shareholders' meetings and in fiscal and administrative councils;
- ensure the information;
- elaborate budget;
- maintain the chart of accounts;
- fill in specific forms inherent to the company's activity;
- define internal procedures;
- remove the records from the courts;
- act with dynamism;
- identify the information needs of the company;
- deliver lectures, seminars and training;
- complete the actual profit calculation book;
- demonstrate knowledge of other languages;
- send messages via email;
- meet the external audit;
- intermediate agreements with trade unions;
- demonstrate basic computer skills;
- write tax credit sheet on acquisition of fixed assets;
- keep up to date with legislation;
- notify the assistant expert about documentation and steps;
- stay informed;
- return the reports and records to court;
- define accounting procedures;
- determine costs;
- prepare accounting report and opinions;
- check compliance with rules, procedures and legislation;
- use fax, telephone, internet and intranet;
- prepare documentation and auxiliary reports;
- provide advice to internal/external control entities;
- identify the possibility of reducing taxes;
- notify closure to the competent bodies;
- demonstrate objectivity;
- act politely;
- monitor the execution of the budget;
- point out the possibilities for using tax incentives;
- manage the registration of books in organs appropriate bodies;
- parameterize accounting/tax and support applications;
- classify the asset in the accounting and equity system;
- formalize the fee proposal;
Sectors that hire Financial auditor the most in the job market
- accounting and tax consulting and auditing activities
- business management consulting activities
- temporary labor lease
- accounting activities
- combined office and administrative support services
- health plans
- holdings of non-financial institutions
- multiple banks, with commercial portfolio
- hospital care activities
- hotels