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How does data analytics assist in identifying potential financial risks during an audit?
How does data analytics assist in identifying potential financial risks during an audit?
Data analytics helps identify unusual patterns and unexpected conditions that could indicate financial risks.
Explain the importance of assessing the reliability of data before using it in data analytics for audit purposes.
Explain the importance of assessing the reliability of data before using it in data analytics for audit purposes.
Reliability ensures the data's accuracy and trustworthiness, which is crucial for making sound judgments and conclusions during the audit.
What are the key preconditions related to data that must be considered before performing data analytics in an audit?
What are the key preconditions related to data that must be considered before performing data analytics in an audit?
Relevance and reliability of primary and subsidiary records are key preconditions.
What role do general IT controls play in ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and authenticity of data used in data analytics for auditing?
What role do general IT controls play in ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and authenticity of data used in data analytics for auditing?
What is the significance of internal controls over data entry and processing when using subsidiary records for data analytics in auditing?
What is the significance of internal controls over data entry and processing when using subsidiary records for data analytics in auditing?
Describe a practical challenge encountered when implementing data analytics in auditing.
Describe a practical challenge encountered when implementing data analytics in auditing.
What conceptual challenge arises regarding the "position of IT general controls" when integrating data analytics into audit processes?
What conceptual challenge arises regarding the "position of IT general controls" when integrating data analytics into audit processes?
How can the assessment of the relevance and reliability of external data sources be a conceptual challenge when employing data analytics in auditing?
How can the assessment of the relevance and reliability of external data sources be a conceptual challenge when employing data analytics in auditing?
How does data analytics change the "nature of audit evidence"?
How does data analytics change the "nature of audit evidence"?
Explain the challenges auditors face when dealing with the exceptions and differences identified through data analysis during an audit.
Explain the challenges auditors face when dealing with the exceptions and differences identified through data analysis during an audit.
What specific “documentation requirements” arise when applying data analytics in audit processes?
What specific “documentation requirements” arise when applying data analytics in audit processes?
Why is "quality of control process regarding tooling" a conceptual challenge when using data analytics in auditing?
Why is "quality of control process regarding tooling" a conceptual challenge when using data analytics in auditing?
In the context of 'going concern analytics,' what is the primary role of data analytics tools when analyzing a client's financial information?
In the context of 'going concern analytics,' what is the primary role of data analytics tools when analyzing a client's financial information?
In assessing the 'going concern' assumption for an audit client, what caution should engagement teams exercise when using data analytics tools?
In assessing the 'going concern' assumption for an audit client, what caution should engagement teams exercise when using data analytics tools?
What is the role of 'AI in day activities'?
What is the role of 'AI in day activities'?
In the context of AI, what are the key elements of an effective prompt?
In the context of AI, what are the key elements of an effective prompt?
Explain the 'give a clear descriptive and accurate task' element of effective prompting.
Explain the 'give a clear descriptive and accurate task' element of effective prompting.
Why is providing context important when using AI tools to generate drafts?
Why is providing context important when using AI tools to generate drafts?
What is the significance of "creating rules" when prompting AI for tasks such as updating documents?
What is the significance of "creating rules" when prompting AI for tasks such as updating documents?
Why is it important to "evaluate and iterate" with AI-generated content?
Why is it important to "evaluate and iterate" with AI-generated content?
Flashcards
What is Data Analytics?
What is Data Analytics?
The process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modelling data to find patterns, relationships, and trends in large datasets.
Data analysis in audit
Data analysis in audit
Used in audits to provide information supporting risk assessment, identify unusual conditions, and uncover errors.
Preconditions for Data Analysis
Preconditions for Data Analysis
Completeness, accuracy, and authenticity of data from primary and subsidiary records.
Practical Challenges in Data Analysis
Practical Challenges in Data Analysis
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Conceptual Challenges in Data Analysis
Conceptual Challenges in Data Analysis
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Going Concern Analytics
Going Concern Analytics
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Elements of effective prompt
Elements of effective prompt
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Study Notes
Data Analytics
- Includes inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data.
- Used to identify patterns, relationships, and trends within large datasets.
- Employs techniques like statistical analysis, data mining, machine learning, and visualization.
Data Analysis in Auditing
- Provides insights to support risk assessment, identify unusual conditions, and uncover errors.
- Considers the reliability and purpose of the data.
Preconditions for Data Analysis
- Data must be relevant and reliable.
- For primary records, completeness, accuracy, and authenticity are ensured through general IT controls and automated system/application controls.
- Subsidiary records require completeness, accuracy, and authenticity, maintained through internal control over data entry and processing.
Challenges in Data Analysis
- Practical challenges include data acquisition, legal/regulatory issues, managing regulatory instances, and the need for auditor retraining/reskilling.
- Conceptual challenges involve the position of IT general controls, the relevance/reliability of external data, and the nature of audit evidence derived from data analysis.
- Other conceptual difficulties include dealing with exceptions/differences, documentation needs, and ensuring quality control in tooling.
Going Concern Analytics
- Aids in analyzing financial information from audit clients.
- Models might not be the only source of information for risk assessment.
- Other circumstances could lead to a higher risk of failure/going concern (e.g. non-financial events/circumstances).
AI in Daily Activities
- AI facilitates summarizing, updating, and generating drafts.
- Supports searching for answers.
Elements of an Effective Prompt
- Assigning a role is important
- Provide a clear, descriptive, and accurate task definition.
- Context and examples are needed.
- Create rules and constraints.
- Fact checking is important, so evaluate and iterate.
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