211231 External Auditor
Designs and operates information and reporting systems, procedures and controls to meet external financial reporting requirements.
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Unit group
- 2112 Auditors
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 1
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Designs and operates information and reporting systems, procedures and controls to meet external financial reporting requirements.
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Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 21 Accounting and Finance Professionals
- Minor group
- 211 Accountants and Auditors
- Unit group
- 2112 Auditors
Tasks
- Collects, analyses and interprets information on the financial standing, cost structures and trading effectiveness of organisations
- Verifies that an organisation's internal accounting procedures and financial operations run efficiently and meet legal requirements
- Conducts audits and investigations, and prepares financial statements and reports for management, shareholders and governing statutory bodies
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
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Related occupations
Industry context
- ANZSIC 6419 Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 17 primary activities
- ANZSIC 6411 Financial Asset Broking Services 4 primary activities
- ANZSIC 6229 Other Depository Financial Intermediation 5 primary activities
- ANZSIC 6962 Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 14 primary activities
Alternative titles
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Compare OSCA 211231 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code211231 External Auditor | 211232 Internal Auditor |
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| Official role definition | Designs and operates information and reporting systems, procedures and controls to meet external financial reporting requirements. | Examines, verifies, evaluates and reports on financial, operational and managerial processes, systems and outcomes to ensure financial and operational integrity and compliance, and assists in business process reviews, risk assessments, developing deliverables, and reporting progress against outcomes. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 211231External Auditor
- 211232Internal Auditor
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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