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corporate auditor; statutory auditor
A company officer, required in many Japanese 株式会社 (joint-stock companies), who oversees how the directors perform their duties and audits the company's accounts. A statutory role distinct from an outside accounting firm.
彼は会社の監査役だ。
He is the company's statutory auditor.
監査役が取締役の業務を監督する。
The statutory auditor oversees the directors' performance of their duties.
監査役は、取締役が適切に経営を行っているかを独立した立場で確認する。
The statutory auditor checks, from an independent position, whether the directors are managing the company properly.
A statutory officer of a Japanese joint-stock company who audits the directors' conduct and the company's finances. Distinct from a 会計士 (an outside accountant).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 監査役を務める: to serve as a statutory auditor
- 社外監査役: an outside (non-employee) auditor
- 監査役会: the board of company auditors