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Communication For The Field Of Accounting

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Communication for Auditors
If asked what an accountant does, most people would respond with answers, such as dealing with numbers or being proficient in math. That may be true, but one main problem that is overlooked in this field is communication. Everybody communicates whether it is verbal, written, sign language, etc. It is a vital part of our world and plays an important role in accounting, which unfortunately is forgotten about. Graduates from colleges, who are seeking employment from accounting firms, only focus on understanding the technical skills of accounting. An entry level job for these graduates is auditing. Auditors analyze financial statements of a company and then provide solutions to the company’s financial issues. In …show more content…

If the 80/20 method is used correctly, the report will hold value and a purpose. Often times, auditors write about factual evidence and do not properly communicate solutions for financial problems. (Tie in with thesis) Structuring an audit report is similar to essays written in the English language. There is an introduction paragraph, which contains a greeting and the report’s purpose, a body, which contains factual evidence of the report, and a conclusion, which has the solutions and recommendations (Kapoor & Valencia 37). An introduction paragraph should identify any problems and create a sense urgency. This “should occur within the first or second line of the audit report” (Kapoor & Valencia 36-37). From there, the body will walk the client through the plan of action, and, ultimately, emphasize the solution and its benefits for the company at the conclusion. Writing mechanical skills and rules should be exceptional if one is writing any type of written document for an accounting firm. As a professor of professional communication and financial reporting, Christopher Jones discusses the negative impact of “…misspellings,

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