Building a modern audit profession

Our Audit Manifesto

Audit Manifesto

Principle 1: Purpose

Articulate, communicate and uphold a social and economic purpose

Principle 2: Identity

Develop and promote the distinctive identity of the audit professional

Principle 3: Community

Foster a collaborative learning community for the professional practice of audit

Principle 4: Education

Commit to holistic professional formation and education

Principle 5: Education

Adopt a ‘design mindset’ to think and work differently

Latest articles

Reading the Brydon Report

Impressions of the Brydon Report were written by Professor Chris Humphrey to stimulate big picture thinking and encourage a systemic approach.

Re-imagining audit

As part of the 2019 AAA conference, we hosted a discussion on the future of audit with academics and practitioners which offered different and critical perspectives on the way ahead.

Are we open for innovation?

In a series of blogs, we are exploring new ways to think about competition, collaboration and innovation in the context of regulated markets and professional services.

Creating the ‘time to think’ carefully about the future of audit

Highlights from the first ‘Time to Think’ session that we hosted for young professionals on 12 March at ICAEW

Ways to think about the ‘professional’ practice of audit

A summary of the AuditFutures Seminar at Newcastle Business school on ethics, professionalism and the future of audit.

The Audit Collaboratory

We hosted a symposium for audit firms to explore areas where we should be collaborating better

Designing AI for professional values

ICAEW and the University of Edinburgh hosted a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for the accountancy profession in developing and adopting AI

Enlightening professions?

In 2014 we partnered with the RSA to articulate a vision for audit and a better society. The key messages are indeed inspiring for the profession today.

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Blog posts, interviews and op-eds

Thinking differently is ‘audit’

Chris Humphrey is challenging the profession to try a different conceptual thinking about audit and to rethink its role in creating a better society.

Reviving professionalism

A thought-piece by Martin Martinoff on the urgent need to revive professionalism

Getting real about the future of reporting

Brett Scott challenges the profession to step outside its comfort zone.

Rethinking professional practice

Professor Daryl Koehn is urging us to rethink the normative aspects of professional practice

Reviving the notion of telos in teaching ethics

Plamena Pehlivanova is arguing for a new point of view to see ethics holistically – with the emphasis on critical capacities of judgment rather than compliance and ‘learned’ behaviour.

Are we waiting for a ‘Kodak’ moment?

Stephen Chipman delivered an extraordinary keynote address at the 2013 AAA Audit Section Luncheon.

What kind of society do we want to become?

Key takeaways from the keynote speech delivered by Professor Mariana Mazzucato at the launch of our joint report with the RSA

Is audit too fragile to survive?

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