In this FARview, Tjibbe Bosman explains the recent collaboration between FAR and an affiliated audit firm.

To scale up data gathering efforts, FAR has created a script based on Robotic Process Automation. Together with PwC, this script has been adjusted to use within the audit of a large asset management corporation, saving considerable time and resources. The code is published open-source for anyone interested: https://github.com/seyithocuk/Automated_Audit_Reconciliations

This collaboration is an excellent example of the possibilities of advancing interactions and functionalities between science and practice. 

The paper on this subject is accepted and published in Current Issues in Auditing. Please follow the link for the full paper: https://meridian.allenpress.com/cia/article/doi/10.2308/CIIA-2020-043/465025/Robotic-Process-Automation-for-the-Extraction-of

FARview 16 Iver Wiertz over 'Virtual audit teamwork'

FARview is de podcast  van de Foundation for Auditing Research, een autonome onderzoeksinstelling gericht op wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar factoren die bepalend zijn voor de kwaliteit van accountantscontrole. De FAR faciliteert een unieke samenwerking met de 10 grootste accountantskantoren in Nederland door data vanuit de praktijk ter beschikking te stellen aan wetenschappers vanuit diverse disciplines.

In deze podcast gaan we in gesprek met wetenschappers en professionals over de praktische relevantie van FAR onderzoeksprojecten. FARview bespreekt de betekenis van hun bevindingen voor de dagelijkse audit praktijk en al haar stakeholders.