Internal Auditor Mock Interview
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Question 10 of 25
What would you do if during an audit you found an accounting practice that was suspicious?
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Brian Schuchart is a CPA and Senior Finance Business Partner. His professional experience includes senior management roles with NBC Sports, Virtual Health, and the Children's Hospital of Philadephia.
This is an opportunity to highlight your integrity and honesty. The high-level answer should be obvious - that the concern must be addressed immediately.
Brian Schuchart is a CPA and Senior Finance Business Partner. His professional experience includes senior management roles with NBC Sports, Virtual Health, and the Children's Hospital of Philadephia.
"If I was working on an audit and discovered a practice that I found questionable, I would immediately voice my concern to my manager. As a more junior internal auditor, perhaps I was misinterpreting the situation. If not, my manager would provide good counsel on next steps to resolve the situation. The most important thing is to be honest and ethical - two character traits that I am proud to say I possess."
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If I uncovered a practice that was suspicious I would first double-check my work and ensure that what I was seeing was accurate. I would ask myself and try to frame the situation for my own understanding as to why these practices were happening. From there I would reach out to my supervisor in an effort to get some guidance on how to proceed to solve the issue.
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Nice! The interviewer will appreciate that you aren't impulsive and that you will check your work and try to understand the issue from different angles. You might also run some additional tests, dig deeper into the numbers, and/or talk to some trusted colleagues. Letting your manager know is definitely the next step. End your response by reminding the interviewer that you will take your responsibility to catch errors and any fraudulent activity very seriously. Good job!
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