Audit- The Brush-up procedure

Audit- an independent review and examination of records, and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls. Audit is to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures. The Audit recommends necessary changes in controls, policies and procedures.

Audit- the word which makes all of us shiver extensively. In one sense, we always face the audits like mother facing a pregnancy period. We take utmost care; as the day nears, curiosity, fear, pain increases drastically. The work progresses day and night without any deviations or shortcuts. 

Every auditee will be hyperactive during those days. The day of audit is extensively hard to face; if the auditee has lost his confidence. Especially when it comes to a manufacturing industry or a lab; it will be definitely under a blast furnace, facing the heat of audit is just like the mother facing the pain while delivering a baby. Though its fool’s- paradise to compare a mother’s pain to the work pressure, still it’s just a hypothetical comparison.

Just a few hours ago, I have faced the audit which showed me the different faces of an industry; where, there will be adjustments, emotions, fear, tension, happiness, scope for improvement, chance to build or end up your friendship with the colleagues.

For 7 days most of my colleagues have forgotten their sleep, food, even their personnel lives for the sake of audit. This is definitely a point to take for anyone. Dedication and a thrive in work will be shown only when somebody is examining you and your efficiency. 

In true sense world is running on this formula without evaluation your value is invalid. The audits make us rethink our way of working, thinking. They help us improve our skills, it will help us in skill development, anger management and team building.

Audits are the process which definitely helps us achieve the small milestones because audit itself is a small milestone. Though it may feel as an obstacle for the day to day work; but, it improves the quality of work.

While facing audit recently, I met an auditor, who with his knowledge, experience taunts me and my colleagues with his queries; but, his queries helped us to improve ourself. He asked some basic questions; which, most of the professionals forget to deliver over 3-4 years of working in industries. 

His questions were like Aladdin brushing his lamp, the result was the appearance of Jenie. For us it was the back to form like experience, He brushed our lamp of knowledge and a Jeenie of interest in the profession came back and thanks for the auditor for giving that jeenie to us.

People often think audit as a burden, pain-full, but It will help to improve the skills, it will help to improve facilities and improve the ease of work.