February 1, 2008
The company I work for follows IFRS… or International Financial Reporting Standards…
As a result, we are forever justifying our existence to our auditors… a chartered accounting firm… who are *extremely* persnickety when it comes to accounting for every cent that passes through the place…
I have to say I have mixed feelings about their input… they are brilliant at what they do… and I understand the big picture requirement to have auditors to ensure openness and transparency of our operations… and in order to justify our existence with the tax office… but it does frustrate me when we spend hours tracking ridiculously small sums of money… considering the hourly rate our auditors charge…
As it happens… we were bombarded this week by a crew of five auditors… intent on keeping us honest…
When they walked in… I commented to our Accounts Manager that the “Hemmorhoids” had just walked in…
He thought for a moment… and then asked if I called them that because they were a pain in the ass?
And I replied “No… it’s because they’re an anal bunch”…
He then laughed so hard… and so genuinely… that for just a tiny moment… he almost seemed human…
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yay a post - and a funny one to boot
Comment by Coz — February 2, 2008 @ 7:51 pm
Hmmm… it was but a one joke post though…
Comment by Stick — February 5, 2008 @ 11:14 am