How to say "auditor" in Japanese

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  • 監事かんじCommon
    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Common
    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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