The Auditor: Understanding the Risk Type of Auditors

Our data of over 80 auditors who completed the Risk Type Compass assessment shows a very distinctive distribution. Almost 70 percent of the auditors were grouped in a cluster of three risk types. The highest proportion were designated as the deliberate risk type, with the second most common being “composed,” followed by “prudent.” There were far fewer auditors in the “intense,” “spontaneous,” and “carefree” risk types end of the spectrum.