Accounting & Finance
External Auditor
Performs statutory audits of financial statements under IFRS and ISA.
Duties vary by employer, sector and team size. Use this as a memory aid — only add what you actually did.
What a typical day looks like
Planned audit engagements and assessed risk of material misstatement · Performed substantive testing and analytical procedures · Tested internal controls over financial reporting
What you actually do
- Planned audit engagements and assessed risk of material misstatement
- Performed substantive testing and analytical procedures
- Tested internal controls over financial reporting
- Prepared audit working papers to firm standards
- Drafted audit findings and management letters
- Reviewed financial statements for IFRS compliance
- Supervised and reviewed junior team members' work
Common tools and systems
CaseWare
Excel
Audit software
Transferable skills
ISA
IFRS
Substantive testing
Working papers
How it changes by level
- Entry
- Executes defined tasks with review and support.
- Mid
- Owns an area end to end and resolves exceptions independently.
- Senior
- Sets standards, reviews others' work and answers to leadership.
Related moves
Internal Auditor
Senior Accountant
Financial Controller
Questions that surface your evidence
- How many audit clients did you serve per season?
- What revenue size were the entities you audited?
- How many juniors did you supervise?
Source and review
HRSD Saudi Skills & Occupations framework (editorially reviewed) · hrsd.gov.sa
Reviewed: 2026-08-01 · Saudi-specific reference
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