As a Financial Auditor, you will need to master following:

• accounting department processes
• financial department processes
• monitor banking activities

More generally, a financial auditor is also versed in:

• accounting
• accounting entries
• accounting techniques
• analyse financial risk
• arrange audit
• check accounting records
• conduct financial audits
• control financial resources
• corporate law
• develop audit plan
• economics
• financial analysis
• inspect tax returns
• interpret financial statements
• observe confidentiality
• obtain financial information
• pose questions referring to documents
• prepare financial auditing reports
• present reports

It also helps to know the following:

• commercial law
• identify if a company is a going concern
• international tariffs
• advise on credit rating
• advise on financial matters
• advise on tax planning
• analyse financial performance of a company
• banking activities
• communicate with banking professionals
• develop financial statistics reports
• disseminate information on tax legislation
• ensure compliance with accounting conventions
• ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
• evaluate budgets
• financial jurisdiction
• financial management
• financial products
• financial statements
• follow the statutory obligations
• fraud detection
• identify accounting errors
• insolvency law
• internal auditing
• international financial reporting standards
• joint ventures
• liaise with shareholders
• maintain financial records
• maintain records of financial transactions
• maintain trusts
• make strategic business decisions
• mergers and acquisitions
• national generally accepted accounting principles
• produce statistical financial records
• provide support in financial calculation
• tax legislation
• trace financial transactions
• use consulting techniques