Every year we have independent accountants come to conduct a financial audit of our financial operations. The accountants will be on site for the next 3-4 days, randomly reviewing our work over the past 12 months to verify that we've accounted for everything appropriately and done everything above board. I view this process as a learning experience as each year I come away with a little more knowledge of how to better lead the finance and accounting aspects of our ministry. It's an intense several days, but the results are worth it!