How to say "auditor" in Japanese
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- 監事かんじnounAn auditing officer of an organization — an auditor, controller, or comptroller — typically in unions, associations, and similar bodies; it is not the word for a company's statutory auditor, which is 監査役.
- 監査役かんさやくnounThe statutory auditor of a company: the officer who audits the accounts and inspects the directors' execution of their duties. This is the word for the corporate auditor position.
For a company's statutory auditor use 監査役, while 監事 is the auditing-officer title (auditor, controller, comptroller) used in other organizations such as unions and associations.
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