Accountants and Auditors

Does not pass

• Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 8.0% of the role's time · $10.9B

• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $8.5B

• Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.6% of the role's time · $7.6B

• Inspect cash on hand, notes receivable and payable, negotiable securities, and canceled checks to confirm records are accurate.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.4% of the role's time · $7.3B

• Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.9% of the role's time · $6.7B

• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.9% of the role's time · $6.6B

• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.6% of the role's time · $6.2B

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.5% of the role's time · $6.1B

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.1% of the role's time · $5.5B

• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.8% of the role's time · $5.1B

• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.7% of the role's time · $5.0B · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Develop, maintain, or analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.7% of the role's time · $5.0B

• Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.7% of the role's time · $5.0B

• Process invoices for payment.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 3.7% of the role's time · $5.0B

• Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, or expenditures.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.7% of the role's time · $5.0B

• Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.7% of the role's time · $3.7B

• Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.6% of the role's time · $3.6B

• Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.6% of the role's time · $3.5B

• Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and a failure is too expensive · 2.3% of the role's time · $3.2B

• Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.0% of the role's time · $2.7B

• Evaluate taxpayer finances to determine tax liability, using knowledge of interest and discount rates, annuities, valuation of stocks and bonds, and amortization valuation of depletable assets.

  reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 1.8% of the role's time · $2.4B

• Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.7% of the role's time · $2.2B

• Direct activities of personnel engaged in filing, recording, compiling, and transmitting financial records.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.6% of the role's time · $2.1B

• Conduct pre-implementation audits to determine if systems and programs under development will work as planned.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 1.1% of the role's time · $1.4B

• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and a failure is too expensive · 0.9% of the role's time · $1.3B

• Review taxpayer accounts, and conduct audits on-site, by correspondence, or by summoning taxpayer to office.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 0.8% of the role's time · $1.0B

• Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 0.5% of the role's time · $633M