ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR

In the 21st century, one of the most efficient ways to achieve an independent audit and quality opinion is by using information from the organization database, mainly documents in electronic format. With the help of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAAT), the financial auditor analyzes part or ev...

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Main Author: Ciprian-Costel, MUNTEANU
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Language:English
Published: Universităţii "Constantin Brâncoveanu" 2014-11-01
Series:Strategii Manageriale
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Online Access:http://www.strategiimanageriale.ro/papers/140427.pdf
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description In the 21st century, one of the most efficient ways to achieve an independent audit and quality opinion is by using information from the organization database, mainly documents in electronic format. With the help of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAAT), the financial auditor analyzes part or even all the data about a company in reference to other information within or outside the entity. The main purpose of this paper is to show the benefits of evolving from traditional audit techniques and tools to modern and , why not, visionary CAAT, which are supported by business intelligence systems. Given the opportunity to perform their work in IT environments, the auditors would start using the tools of business intelligence, a key factor which contributes to making successful business decisions . CAAT enable auditors to test large amount of data quickly and accurately and therefore increase the confidence they have in their opinion.
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spelling doaj.art-34ca458da6d74b5b9390492fb469dd332022-12-22T01:09:47ZengUniversităţii "Constantin Brâncoveanu"Strategii Manageriale1844-668X1844-668X2014-11-01VII4212220ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORCiprian-Costel, MUNTEANU0Doctoral School of Economic and Human Sciences within "Valahia" University from Târgoviste, Romania In the 21st century, one of the most efficient ways to achieve an independent audit and quality opinion is by using information from the organization database, mainly documents in electronic format. With the help of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAAT), the financial auditor analyzes part or even all the data about a company in reference to other information within or outside the entity. The main purpose of this paper is to show the benefits of evolving from traditional audit techniques and tools to modern and , why not, visionary CAAT, which are supported by business intelligence systems. Given the opportunity to perform their work in IT environments, the auditors would start using the tools of business intelligence, a key factor which contributes to making successful business decisions . CAAT enable auditors to test large amount of data quickly and accurately and therefore increase the confidence they have in their opinion.http://www.strategiimanageriale.ro/papers/140427.pdfaudit techniquescomputersoftware systemsbusiness intelligencespreadsheets
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ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
Strategii Manageriale
audit techniques
computer
software systems
business intelligence
spreadsheets
title ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
title_full ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
title_fullStr ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
title_full_unstemmed ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
title_short ARGUMENTS ON USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED AUDIT TECHNIQUES (CAAT) AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITOR
title_sort arguments on using computer assisted audit techniques caat and business intelligence to improve the work of the financial auditor
topic audit techniques
computer
software systems
business intelligence
spreadsheets
url http://www.strategiimanageriale.ro/papers/140427.pdf
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