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An accountant is a financial doctor, is this true or false?

i happened to figure myself in a debate with a medical doctor over curing a sick person .now i asked don't you think the financial health is most important as it provide for human health

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Question added by asi ngoh , auditor , management consulting audit
Date Posted: 2013/09/06

i think it's true... experience matters..so if accountant is a financial doctor then auditor is a financial detective :)

Adnan Ameen Bakather
by Adnan Ameen Bakather , Founder & Managing Director , Consult & Perform

The role of accountant ends by presentation of the financial statement of a company. Then, another role of financial analysts or advisor starts. Accountants are not eligible to give a financial advice unless he is familiar with the corporate finance and financial management, investment and portfolio management.

 

In other words, it is not true that the accountants are a financial doctor. He is a doctor of the accounting cycle, stages and life. 

taha amer
by taha amer , Finance Manager , Arabia ‎Holding

false

Deleted user
by Deleted user

true

mukkur srinivasan varadhan
by mukkur srinivasan varadhan , Chartered Accountant , Chartered Accountant in practice

False,we can call an auditor the financial doctor.

Mohammed Salim Allana
by Mohammed Salim Allana , Compliance and Assurance Manager , United Arab Bank

Yes, you are right but the accountant should understand the value of money and its right place of investments otherwise wrong moves put him in difficult situations.

Faiyazuddin Mohammed
by Faiyazuddin Mohammed , Research Associate , Cognizant (UBS Service Centre India Pvt. Ltd)

I aree with Nouman

Riyaz Basha Shaik
by Riyaz Basha Shaik , SENIOR EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTS , ETA MELCO ELEVATOR CO. L.L.C

The account is only adviser and as per auditing and assurance standard the audit is not an investigation, but it is expression of opinion, disclosure etc, hence we cannot compare with doctor.

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