Against the backdrop of a number of audit reform inquiries, we are collaborating with the British Accounting and Finance Association to facilitate a discussion with the academic community. We are delighted to host a workshop at the Annual Audit Research Conference this year.
We believe that we need more intellectual discussions driven by the spirit of getting people to think differently about audit and debates that are informed by academic research. In considering the challenges that the audit profession is currently facing, we can avoid boxing ourselves into a corner if we think in more broader conceptual terms.
There are three broader questions that we are interested in:
How should we think conceptually differently about audit?
What can we learn from academic research about the suggested market and regulatory proposals?
What should be the role of academia in shaping the future of the profession?
With our current focus on the Brydon review, we are particularly interested in the following questions:
- Who should audits be for?
- How should ‘audit quality’ be defined?
- What more if anything should auditors do to prevent disorderly corporate failure , for example in relation to attestation of internal controls over financial reporting and the viability of firms?
- What more if anything should auditors do to detect fraud?
Join our session or get in touch with Martin Martinoff.
Annual Audit Conference
Aston Business School
Friday, 24 May,
11:00 - 12:15