What is the role of the Auditors in an IPO?
What is the role of auditors in an IPO?
The auditors are the independent accounting firm They're a third party accounting firm that's hired by the company to verify the financial statements that are prepared by the company's accounting staff Usually it's CFO controller and various accounting personnel All public companies in the U have to have audited financial statements so that you have a third party that verifies that those financial statements are as accurate as possible

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