Companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations use auditing practices to manage compliance with internal controls. For example, an auditor looks for inconsistencies in financial records.

Data is more than just information. In the age of analytics-as-a-service, it's a valuable asset. The Big Data and analytics market has a value of $274 billion globally. A significant part of that ...

Big data analytics has emerged as a transformative force in auditing and accounting, leveraging vast and varied datasets—ranging from transactional records and enterprise resource planning logs to ...

The Institute of Internal Auditors has published a new guide to help auditors deal with the challenges of “big data,” the huge volumes of structured and unstructured information that’s being generated ...

Data sovereignty is a hot topic. For commercial and public sector organisations, compliance to ensure personal data is secure is a primary objective. And that means it cannot be subject to foreign ...

Big Data is powerful. It can also be daunting. The current data analytic landscape focuses on the use of “scripts” that can identify duplicates and quantitative outliers. Yet, there is little guidance ...

Regulatory compliance is a critical aspect of the IT landscape these days, and the ability to audit database activities showing who did what to which data when is a specific requirement of many ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

An analytical review in accounting is used by auditors to assess the reasonableness of account balances. Examples of analytical reviews of financial statements broadly include vertical and horizontal ...