IUC 2020 - Session Recordings

The Humanity of Audit

Speaker
Dr. Amanda White, Senior Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group
University of Technology Sydney
 

In our profession, batting a thousand is conducting a high-quality audit. There is a lot of conversation among accounting professional bodies, regulators, and researchers about what that means and which guidelines to follow in pursuit of the perfect audit. Watch Dr. Amanda White knock this topic out of the park as she explores the balance between regulators and accounting professionals, all striving to improve audit quality. Learn how data and human behavior is driving audit processes and methods both firms and practitioners can employ to support audit quality before, during, and after each engagement.
 

Learning Objectives

• Understand the evolution of the definition of audit quality and the purpose of audits

• Apply regulatory guidelines and research to evaluate methodologies for measuring audit quality

• Use technology to deliver top-notch audits