response: So, an auditor is someone who checks financial statements to determine if their stated fairly and within accounting standards, correct?
original_response: It is crazy how fearful everyone is of it.  If you're keeping your finances in order, you shouldn't be worried. Its only if you're making some bad choices that those auditors will gather evidence of all your errors and misstatements. yikes!
history: I took an accounting course at school. I didn't think I'd be any good at it, but I came in second in my class! That's awesome! People call accounting the language of business. It is quite interesting. My sister-in-law is an accountant. She works for a big company. Oh, that's cool. Accounting is also sometimes call financial reporting. I found it interesting to learn to work my way around a balance sheet. It's like learning a new language! How interesting! So, accounting includes several fields, like financial, management, tax, and cost accounting, along with external auditing. What's your favorite? Auditing! Another friend of mine is an auditor in Europe. She loves striking fear in the hearts of others, lol.
knowledge: In providing an opinion whether financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with accounting standards, the auditor gathers evidence to determine whether the statements contain material errors or other misstatements.