Yep, cities make money and spend money just like you do. Unlike you—at least for now—they need their own personal bookkeeper. And that's the role of the city auditor. Auditors examine budgets and receipts, prepare tax forms, create record-keeping systems, and ensure that all of the city's financial transactions are legal and well documented. So, yes—there will be math in this job. In fact, your attention to detail needs to be top notch, because what the city is spending money on can affect the thousands or millions of people who live there. If you're good with finance, or want to learn how to be good with it, this is an important and steady career that you can put your money on.
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City auditors are sort of the gatekeepers of your money—they ensure that public funds, collected from taxes that you pay, are managed properly and legally by your city's government.
The man known as the "father of internal auditing" was Lawrence Sawyer—an accountant, teacher, actor, and children's book author, whose system of auditing is still used today.
