audit

audit, vérification des comptes

Vérification officielle et indépendante des documents comptables, ou rapport issu de cette vérification.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : audit of something (An audit of the accounts revealed several errors.)

Synonymes : financial review

Expressions courantes : annual audit, financial audit, independent audit

audit, examen

Vérification attentive d’une chose pour connaître son état ou sa qualité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : audit of something (We carried out an audit of the school's equipment.)

Synonymes : review, assessment, examination

Expressions courantes : energy audit, skills audit, resource audit

audit de conformité

Vérification indépendante que les documents et activités d’une organisation respectent les règles et normes requises.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : audit of something (The audit of security procedures found weak access controls.)

Synonymes : compliance review

Expressions courantes : security audit, compliance audit, systems audit

auditer, vérifier

Examiner les documents comptables de façon indépendante pour vérifier leur exactitude.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : examine, check

Expressions courantes : audit the accounts, audit a company, audit financial records