Auditor
Also known as: Audit Associate · Internal Auditor · Audit Assistant
Checks a company's accounts and controls to confirm they are accurate and follow the rules.
What you’d do
An auditor checks a company's accounts, records and internal controls to confirm that they are accurate and follow the law and accounting standards. Employers include CA firms, audit and advisory firms, banks, and the internal audit teams of companies. A typical day involves sampling transactions, matching them with documents, testing controls and writing up findings.
- Tests transactions against supporting papers
- Reviews internal controls and processes
- Documents findings in audit working papers
- Reports issues to managers or clients
How you get in
The usual route is CA articleship in an audit firm while studying for CA; freshers start as audit assistants or article trainees. B.Com graduates without CA can join internal audit or audit support roles and add CMA, CIA or similar later.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Accounting standards and company law basics
- Sampling and vouching transactions
- Testing internal controls
- Excel and audit software
- Clear written reporting of findings
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Com graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Com graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work is seasonal, with heavy peaks around financial-year-end and filing deadlines.
- Next roles: senior auditor, audit manager, internal audit or risk roles.
- Only a qualified CA can sign a statutory audit report.
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