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RISKATLAS.CO.ZA
External Auditor
OFO Code: 241104
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 241104
- Occupation
- External Auditor
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2411 · Accountants
Official description
Accountants plan, organize and administer accounting systems for individuals and establishments. Some occupations classified here examine and analyze the accounting and financial records of individuals and establishments to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Audit and Assurance Manager, Forensic Auditor / Investigator, Project Auditor, Public Accountant, Auditor
- Conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy
- Auditing accounts and bookkeeping records
- Conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc
- Devising and controlling a system to determine unit cost of products and services
- Preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets
- Preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials
- Advising on, planning and installing budgetary, accounts controlling and other accounting policies and systems
- Preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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5. Qualification
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned