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Hello there,
I am currently an in-house accountant and I am considering applying to a role in internal audit with a privately owned international company. Per job ad: “your primary role will be to assist with the performance of financial and operations audits by evaluating the design and testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls.”
For those of you that made a transition into IA or began their careers in IA; would you please answer some of my inquiries. I would immensely appreciate it.
1. Do you find internal audit fulfilling and meaningful career?
2. Is 25% travel a lot? The job ad states both international and domestic travel. Would I risk losing a long-term relationship due to this amount of travel?
3. Do the higher-ups and staff view internal auditors as value-adding personnel? Or are auditors viewed as nuance and “just wanting to get others in trouble”?
4. Is this a growing field and be a good choice to transition from an in-house accountant?
5. Finally, purse the CPA or CIA.
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