Athreya Balaji M, CPA
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Calling on all #CPA #CharteredAccoutant #auditfirm #accountingfirm... Want free #Audit #Quality resources? - in-depth articles and insights, - useful resources (templates, checklists, QRCs, etc.), - case studies and best practices. Click the link below: 👇👇…
Today's message is not about #AuditQuality. Instead, it's a simple but powerful lesson I've learned... 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙. If you plan to do something, just do it! Don't get into the "analysis paralysis" mode. Whether it is: ✅…
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 "𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬" 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿... 🔮 Wondering what I mean? Here’re the non-negotiable qualities for a great career in #Audit #Quality: ✅ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 with a knack, ✅ 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 for technical…
𝙏𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝘾𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨 - 𝙩𝙝𝙚 "𝙒𝙝𝙮"!! ✅ 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺: A successful RCA digs deep to uncover the underlying "why" behind the problem. This is where the real value lies. ✅ 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮…
𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺. 😮 🤐 Imagine an audit report that's not just a historical record, but a roadmap for the future. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧…
𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! It demands: ✅ thoroughness, ✅ intention, and ✅ focus. And therefore, it's not about: ❌ superficiality; ❌ mindless motions; and ❌…
#𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻!🔥 Much like Sauron, they: ✅ are often seen as the 'eye in the sky', ✅ have a keen eye for any intruders (audit quality risks), ✅ keep…
𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁? 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚 "𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 "𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩". 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙!💡 That's because the former is a transaction (like a movie - "for the period") and the latter is a balance (like…
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲? 😰 😩 Here're some possibilities: 1️⃣ Super-stressed because of over-work, 2️⃣ Pressing deadlines and late nights, 3️⃣ He just got fired, 4️⃣ He's sitting on chair of thorns (torturous client or boss), or 5️⃣…
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝟵: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲! 🌟 🌟🌟 The rapid rise of AI and data science in the #Audit and #Assurance profession, and its impact on #AuditQuality is clearly undeniable. But with great power…
𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙧, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙤, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙋𝙚𝙥𝙚. 🇵🇹 ⚽️ 😐 A defender is just as crucial as an attacker, right? The same goes for #RiskManagement in an #Audit Firm. While the spotlight often shines…
𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁? 🤔 No! Right? That's the same way that KYC (Know Your Client) procedures / requirements work in an #Audit and #Assurance…
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣 #𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. Here's a quick overview: 1️⃣…
#RootCauseAnalysis: The Non-linear path to better #AuditQuality! #𝙍𝘾𝘼 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 – 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧. 😂 Hang on... But, there are some core principles that guide…
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝟴: 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗣𝗕𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 🤖 1️⃣ Do you hate filling…
𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨, 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨! 🌳🌳🌳 Just back from my favorite activity - camping! ️⛺️ ❤️ 🌳 🏕 While it's not about #AuditQuality or #RiskManagement today, the peace of nature definitely helps me…
𝙄 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 #𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙋𝘼 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 8 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣: ✅ 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁,…
𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩? 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 - 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪! #AuditQuality works exactly like a fitness routine! The more you…
#𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀,#𝗥𝗖𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹. 🛑 But that's not RCA's fault. There are other reasons... The culprit? 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 / 𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱…
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝟳: 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀. 💰 🤖 Remember the days of separate #Audit / #Assurance and tech teams, where technology "specialists" will be brought…
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩! ⚽ There's hardly any coordination. Right? Applying this analogy to the audit…
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