audit

会計監査、監査報告書

会計記録を独立した立場で正式に調べること、またはその報告書。

やさしい英語で： An official independent check of financial records, or the report produced by that check.

• The company needs an annual audit.
• The audit found missing financial records.
• We received the completed audit yesterday.

使い方： audit of something (An audit of the accounts revealed several errors.)

類義語： financial review

よく使う表現： annual audit, financial audit, independent audit

点検、調査

物事の状態や質を知るため、注意深く調べること。

やさしい英語で： A careful check of something to find out its condition or quality.

• An energy audit could help cut your bills.
• The team completed a skills audit.
• Our audit of classroom resources showed a shortage of books.

使い方： audit of something (We carried out an audit of the school's equipment.)

類義語： review, assessment, examination

よく使う表現： energy audit, skills audit, resource audit

適合性監査、監査

組織の記録や活動が規則や必要な基準に合うか、独立した立場で調べること。

やさしい英語で： An independent check that an organization's records and activities meet its rules and required standards.

• The security audit identified several risks.
• An independent audit checked whether staff followed the rules.
• The audit found that internal controls were inadequate.

使い方： audit of something (The audit of security procedures found weak access controls.)

類義語： compliance review

よく使う表現： security audit, compliance audit, systems audit

監査する

会計記録を独立した立場で調べ、正しいか確認する。

やさしい英語で： To independently check financial records and make sure they are correct.

• An outside accountant will audit our accounts.
• The charity's books are audited every year.
• Who audited the company's financial records?

類義語： examine, check

よく使う表現： audit the accounts, audit a company, audit financial records