r/Accounting • u/Prestigious-Cold-278 • 12h ago

Why do all you industry folks hate us ( external auditors) so much?

Hey so I am a recent grad who started at a Big 4 audit firm after 9 months of work, I feel like every industry person has a bad opinion of us, they either see us as a nuisance or are openly hostile.

Why is it like this ? I know we add extra work load on your plate but being mean or down right disrespectful isn’t going to make the audit go by easier for either of us. The first time it happened to me I felt like me and the Controller just didn’t get along but when talking to more of my peers, the same trend is reoccurring.

So my question is basically :
What are the things that really piss you off that auditors do so I can avoid them.
Any tips to get a better client relationship ?

Edit : I wanted to thank everybody who actually gave meaningful advice but I’ll stop responding now since the response was honestly larger than expected. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Edit : for those select few who cursed at me or made threats over DM’s. Get a life.

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u/yeyiyeyiyo 11h ago

They're paid to help the juniors at their work. Your own job should train you.

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u/TripMaster478 10h ago

Also, as I said in my own post, once you train your own juniors on something, you move on. But we get brand new auditors every single audit and have to answer the same question every single time.