I am officially a "One Season Auditor"!


Time flies so fast that I haven't even noticed how much I've grown in audit - experience-wise not physically, though yes, I too have fattened up myself in the span of 9 months that I have been working. Let me tell you what has happened in the last 9 months.

At first, I was just a "footer and cross-referencer" of the face of financial statements and the notes to FS. Then I was assigned to worked on a couple of companies under one group, under the printing industry. I had to do a lot of things which I am not well acquainted with. I felt so lazy and uninspired to do my work. However, I was under the care of a very kind and helpful senior that my conscience started bugging and forced my lazy ass to work everyday.

I was struggling during the first few months with my first real audit clients, putting emphasis on the "Planning Stage". I did not know what  kind of procedures to do and I am not really the type of person to keep on bugging my seniors on issues I think I can handle, although, I kept on depending on my co-junior, Chin, who is very hardworking and knowledgeable. Anyway, I was probably annoying her too much since I was abusing her kind heart. Hehehehe....

Chin and I manage to survive every deadline, not that we submitted our output on time, but we just somehow got the job done. I wasn't able to perform the completion stage of my first clients since I was assigned to another client which is a listed real estate company. I wasn't able to contribute much during the planning stage since I was still doing some stuff with my previous one. It gave me relief, somehow, that I wouldn't have to go through that phase again. This time, I think I was performing better since, I already had foresight on what should be done and I do remember well the feeling of chasing deadlines. I hated it.

Then again, another client was assigned to me, this time a non stock, non profit corporation. I did make sure that I clean up my work before I proceed to the next client. However, there were till a lot of review comments and it was impossible to completely leave my previous clients behind. I can never completely focus on the present one since I have to answer queries from various people from various companies. Good thing, I'm used to multitasking that even though it was so annoying, I was able to maintain my composure. (This is free writing, so I am free to express my feelings.)

Since I was exposed to different companies, I started comparing amounts. Well of course it varies, but I couldn't help it. Every company I have been assigned to is under different industries, which made my outlook in life wider. Yes, as an auditor, I did found out a lot of things I am not allowed to disclose here. I even had fears of getting slapped by the client if I make such conclusions, though I was confident were based on standard procedures performed and without bias.

Tax season went through smoothly. I did not have any tentative ITRs and all FS were released before April 15 ended. I can now stay up late and sleep anywhere in any position. I think I'll be up for another season. I feel like I still have a lot of things to learn. The firm I am currently working for entrust me with freedom to do my job whenever I feel like doing it (that's what I personally feel) as long as I can deliver the output they require. I just hate it when I feel like I am being chained and controlled. I can also freely express my opinions and feelings and not get misunderstood. I like this firm. Yeah, I like this firm, therefore, I'm staying. 

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