Internal Consultants v. External Consultants

External consultants provide a flexible resource of manpower and specialist expertise that an organization often lacks. Internal consulting offers a new model for many highly skilled accountants whose abilities are under-utilized. A common failure of internal auditors becoming internal consultants is that the company and the consultants both expect their job duties to be driven by functional department manager they are assisting. However, successful consulting demands a proactive approach where the relationship is between equals. Consultants often must challenge the d assumptions of their clients, and this is not easy for an internal consultant who remains on the payroll and is therefore subject to internal pressures from department heads and senior executives.

1. Accountants at Marmon act as internal consultants in a variety of ways. For example, they provide cost information to ope

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