08-04-2003, 03:25 PM
I beg to differ with sumaaan. Audit managers and partners do undertake a great deal of responsibility that we as trainees do not understand nor appreciate. Perhaps the biggest responsibility that these partners do undertake is signing the audit report themselves on the basis of work performed by us trainees i.e they put faith in the work that we do. We all know the consequences of signing an audit report that gives an inappropriate opinion. As far as late sittings are concerned they are not only part of working as a trainee in an audit firm but also when performing duties as a finance manager in any company. These late sittings just prepare us for a tough road we will have to face when we r in a responsible position and will have to put hours of work in ourselves.
