The Future of Audit: Literature Review of Possibilities of Automation and Blockchain Technology

Šindelář, Michal; Dlask, Lukáš

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55277-0_3

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“…It increased the defined scope of internal audit functions and the responsibility and accountability of external audit firms leading to staff and skills shortages in the market and increased audit costs [39]. Introducing SOX regulation served as a catalyst for organizations to adopt automated audit techniques [40]. In recent years, the continued introduction of new acts focusing on specific topical areas such as data protection, information security, open banking services and payment security added pressure on organizations to comply and audit functions, both internal and external, to assure compliance statuses to the relevant regulatory bodies.…”

Section: The Application Of Technology In Auditingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspective Chapter: Audit Digitalization – Key Impacts on the Audit Profession

Schreuder¹,

Smuts²

2023

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The rate of technological advancement has influenced existing digitalization programmes of audit processes. The adoption and use of emerging technologies in audit digitalization programmes present numerous opportunities for innovation and improvement. These opportunities come with many threats to the current ways of working, which impacts the audit profession, audit process, and auditor. This study is based on two qualitative data sets to identify the impact of digitalization on the audit industry and audit profession, specifically big data analytics, blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. Existing literature was used to identify areas where the biggest impacts were experienced. Based on the themes identified, semi-structured interviews were conducted in the financial services sector in South Africa to gain insights from industry lived experiences. The interviews focused on the impacts experienced and the realized and potential benefits. Data collected was synthesized to address the research questions of how the adoption of emerging technology will impact the audit industry and shape the audit process, audit profession, the role of an auditor, and aims to define the auditor of the future.

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Section: The Application Of Technology In Auditingmentioning

confidence: 99%