audit
n. countablen. an official check of a person's or company's financial records to make sure they are correct. It can also mean a careful examination of how a process or system is working.
n. an official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body. The sense extends to any systematic review or assessment of a process, quality, or situation.
The company is preparing for its annual financial audit.
After the internal audit revealed several errors in the bookkeeping, the manager hired a new accounting firm to oversee the records.
The environmental audit concluded that while the factory met current legal standards, its waste management protocols required significant modernization to align with the new corporate sustainability goals.
Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“I hear”). Sense of “examine” was because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened.
Often used with the verbs 'conduct', 'carry out', or 'perform'.