Comptroller vs. Auditor — What's the Difference?

A comptroller is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior-level executive who acts as the head of accounting, and oversees the preparation of financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements.

An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit. To act as an auditor, a person should be certified by the regulatory authority of accounting and auditing or possess certain specified qualifications.

An officer who audits accounts and supervises the financial affairs of a corporation or of a governmental body. Also called controller.

One that audits accounts.

The chief accountant of a company or government.

One who audits a course.

Someone who maintains and audits business accounts

One who hears; a listener.

One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.

One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.

(rare) One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.

(Scientology) One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.

A hearer or listener.

A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance.

One who hears judicially, as in an audience court.

Someone who listens attentively

A student who attends a course but does not take it for credit

A qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization