Confidence in the future
Enhancing the audit through innovation
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We've come a long way from the days when audit was a few words of confirmation from the auditor, evolving to what is now millions of data transactions and complex analysis. More than ever, stakeholders are calling for audit to give them confidence in an unpredictable world.
How do we continue to develop audit, and provide assurance to stakeholders as they look ahead to make decisions about the future?
The evolving audit
Audit transformation has become the topic of the day for audit firms, but the reality is we’ve been working with our clients to improve the audit for more than a decade. We’ve already invested in automation to make the process faster, higher quality and to give greater insight. But where are we going next?
In our ‘Confidence in the future’ series, we’ll be releasing a number of insights covering how we believe audit needs to evolve, each looking at how we can deliver high-quality assurance to tackle some of the perceived challenges around the audit.
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Gilly Lord, Head of Audit Strategy and Transformation
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"In today’s uncertain times, it’s really understandable that stakeholders are asking for audit to give a much deeper, more meaningful level of insight. So, how does audit need to evolve?"
Insights
Explore discussions and points of view from our global Confidence in the future series.
Human and machine collaboration in the audit
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Head of Audit Strategy & Public Policy, PwC United Kingdom
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