auditor

So, I got a call from our external auditor today.  The audit wraps up with the finance committee meeting on Monday.  He called to go over a couple of things before signing off on the work.
Note that he called *me for my opinion and approval ... not my boss (who incidentaly is a CMA).  He asked if I was comfortable with the adjustments they needed to make in policy.  (Note if "I" was comfortable, not the boss or the board of directors.)
You have no idea how that made me feel.  Sometimes, my boss can ... how can I put it ... put his "employees" in their place, and make sure they *know that he is in charge ... do you know what I mean?  (And preaches about teamwork on the side, but that's another post for another day.)  But to have the auditor, a respected expert in his field in the community, respect my view on things and choose to talk to me instead of the director ... my heart smiles.
He also commented that it was so good to have me back (refering to the mess of 2010 while I was out on maternity leave) and it was all in place, "like usual".
*smile*
I'm often quite stressed to have this document distributed and viewed by so many people.  It's represents 17 months of my work (i.e. all of 2011 plus 5 months of audit prep and followup) all condensed into one 15 page document.
But to have the positive acknowledgement of a respected outside source, it makes the process just a little easier to take.