A professional who verifies accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers. Responsibilities include:

• Examines expense accounts, commissions paid to employees, loans made on insurance policies, interest and account payments, cash receipts, sales tickets, bank records, inventory and stock-record sheets, and similar items to verify accuracy of recorded data.
• Corrects errors or lists discrepancies for adjustment.
• Computes percentages and totals, using adding or calculating machines, and compares results with recorded entries.
• May be designated according to type of records audited as Cash-Sales-Audit Clerk; Charge-Accounts-Audit Clerk; C.O.D.
• Audit Clerk; Commission Auditor; Expense Clerk; Federal-Housing-Administration-Loan Auditor.
• May be designated.
• Responsibilities include:
• Inventory-Audit Clerk; Journal-Entry-Audit Clerk; Medical-Records Auditor; Remittance-On-Farm-Rental-And-Soil-Conservation Auditor.