Do Chief Audit Executives Matter? Evidence from Turnover Events

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald J. Lobo ◽  
Meng Lyu ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Joseph H. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprise ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Internal Transfer

We investigate the chief audit executive’s (CAE) internal audit supervisory role by examining the change in internal audit monitoring effectiveness following the turnover of CAEs. Using a sample of firms listed on the small and medium enterprise board of China’s stock exchange, we find that CAE turnover is accompanied by a reduction in financial reporting/internal control quality and that the reduction is more pronounced for firms whose successor CAEs have lower financial expertise than their predecessors. Further analysis shows that the negative association with financial reporting/internal control quality is stronger when the turnover is for personal reasons than when it is for internal transfer of the CAE. These findings are robust to a battery of sensitivity checks, including placebo tests and matching diagnostics. Our results highlight the importance of the CAE for a firm’s internal audit functions.

The impact of internal audit function characteristics on internal control quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Atef Oussii ◽  
Neila Boulila Taktak
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
Internal Audit Function ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the association between internal audit function (IAF) characteristics and internal control quality. Design/methodology/approach Using data gathered from 59 chief audit executives from Tunisian listed companies, this paper uses a regression model to examine research hypothesis related to the association between IAF characteristics and internal control quality. Findings The findings of the current study reveal that internal control quality is significantly and positively associated with IAF competence, internal audit quality control assurance level, follow-up process and audit committee’s involvement in reviewing the internal audit program and results. Practical implications The findings have significant implications for IAF wishing to enhance their effectiveness, by recognizing the impact of the IAF’s characteristics on internal control quality. The findings of this study also have significant implications for regulatory bodies who are concerned with the internal control quality, managers and audit committees who determine IAF investment, oversight IAF activities and assess internal auditors’ performance. Originality/value This study helps fill a gap in the extant literature where existing empirical evidence of how the IAF characteristics influences the quality of the financial reporting process in emerging markets is scant.

Analysis of Factors Affecting Fraudulent Financial Reporting with Independent Commissioners as Moderation Variable

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Andalia Andalia ◽  
Amiruddin Amiruddin ◽  
Grace T. Pontoh
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Effect Of Pressure ◽  
Analysis Technique

Objective - This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of pressure, opportunity, rationalization, ability and arrogance on fraudulent financial reporting with independent commissioners as the moderating variable. Methodology/Technique - The object of this research is all companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange during 2019. The research sample was obtained through purposive sampling method and resulted in 215 companies. The analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis and Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Findings - The results show that pressure, opportunity, rationalization, ability and arrogance had a significant effect on fraudulent financial reporting. The results of the moderation regression analysis show that independent commissioners moderate the effect of pressure and arrogance on fraudulent financial reporting. Meanwhile, independent commissioners did not moderate opportunities, rationalization, and capacity for fraudulent financial reporting. Novelty - This research contributes to the pentagon fraud theory, which proves that the elements contained in this theory can be used as a basis for analyzing fraud committed by companies, and contributing to the company so that the company's internal control is improved and the presence of an independent board of commissioners is not only a fulfillment of the company's internal control. regulations made by the IDX. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: G32, M21, M41, M42. Keywords: Pressure; Opportunities; Rationalization; Arrogance; Fraudulent Financial Reporting Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Andalia; Amiruddin; Pontoh, G.T. (2021). Analysis of Factors Affecting Fraudulent Financial Reporting with Independent Commissioners as Moderation Variable, Accounting and Finance Review, 5(4): 01 – 12. https://doi.org/10.35609/afr.2021.5.4(1)

scholarly journals Pengaruh Karakteristik Komite Audit, Perusahaan dan Struktur Kepemilikan Terhadap Kecurangan Pelaporan Keuangan

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Andrian Budi Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Firm Characteristic

This study examines the effect of audit committee characteristics, firm characteristic and ownership structure on the likelihood of fraudulent financial reporting. Audit committee characteristics is examined by audit committee financial expertise, meetings of the audit committee and the audit committee tenure. Firm characteristic is examined by the leverage, firm size, firm’s growth rate and external auditor. Ownership structure is examined by managerial ownership and institutional ownership. This research is using a quantitative methods research. This research is using secondary data that comes from the cases list of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) and annual reports of the listed companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Using a sample of 15 fraud and 15 non-fraud firms, we did not find a significant relation between the independent variabels and fraudulent financial reporting.

Mandatory Preliminary Performance Reports: Evidence from China

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-88
Author(s):  
Yunling Song ◽  
Ling Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Market Reaction ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Mandatory Disclosure ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprise ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Performance Reports

ABSTRACT Companies listed on China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange Small and Medium Enterprise Board are required to release preliminary performance reports before the end of February if they cannot file annual reports by that time. Although this mandate might improve the timeliness of information, we find that such preliminary releases are inaccurate and optimistic, potentially misleading investors. Sixteen percent of preliminary reports contain significant inaccuracies (i.e., when actual numbers deviate from preliminary ones by at least 10 percent). Firms in earlier stages of the auditing process, as well as those with low-quality preliminary reports in prior years, poorer performance, greater accounting complexity, and fewer resources, are more likely to issue low-quality preliminary performance reports. Market reaction tests indicate that investors consider preliminary releases to be informative and generally cannot differentiate between high-quality and low-quality preliminary releases. Moreover, when annual reports are filed, investors are surprised by the differences between the annual reports and the preliminary reports. Thus, our paper demonstrates that mandatory disclosure requirements may have unintended negative consequences.

The relationship between managerial ability, earnings management and internal control quality on audit fees in Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Salehi ◽  
Mahmoud Mousavi Shiri ◽  
Seyedeh Zahra Hossini
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Managerial Ability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees to establish whether or not there is a significant relationship between the variables of managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and the audit fees. Design/methodology/approach The study sample includes 190 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange during 2009–2016. Research hypotheses were tested using the statistical methods of multivariable linear regression and data envelopment analysis pattern. Findings The obtained results indicate that there is a significant and direct relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality as well as real earnings management and internal control quality. Based on the results obtained from the second hypothesis, the authors could claim that there is an inverse and significant relationship managerial ability and audit fees. The third hypothesis also revealed that in companies with lower audit fees, there is a stronger relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality. The results of related tests show no significant relationship between accrual-based earnings management and internal control quality. Originality/value This paper is the first study in Iran whose main focus is on the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees.

How Effective are Organizations' Internal Controls? Insights into Specific Internal Control Elements

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. A31-A50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana R. Hermanson ◽  
Jason L. Smith ◽  
Nathaniel M. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Tone At The Top ◽  
Survey Responses

SUMMARY Based on survey responses from approximately 500 Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) and other internal auditors, this article provides an insider's view of the perceived strength of organizations' internal controls (i.e., internal control over financial reporting) in the Control Environment, Risk Assessment, and Monitoring components of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations' (COSO 1992a) Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Although the respondents largely rate control strength as relatively high, we identify several areas for potential improvement of internal controls, especially related to assessing the “tone at the top,” as well as following up on deviations from policy and management override of controls. In analyzing individual control elements, we find that public companies' controls are consistently rated as more effective than those of other organizations. We also find a number of interesting differences across key industries, especially in the Monitoring component, where banks and other financial services firms appear to have more robust Monitoring controls than do healthcare and other services firms. The component-level analysis reveals that internal control component strength is positively related to the CAE reporting primarily to the audit committee, public company status, and the average tenure of the internal audit function staff, among other findings. Based on the survey findings, we describe key implications relevant to internal and external auditors, accounting researchers and educators, and management.

scholarly journals ¿Son las características del comité de auditoría importantes para el presupuesto de auditoría interna en empresas de Malasia?

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Redhwan Al-Dhamari ◽  
Almahdi Almagdoub ◽  
Bakr Al-Gamrh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Governance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Control Functions ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Recent Policy

<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US">An audit committee is viewed as an essential self-regulatory internal governance instrument that is expected to provide an oversight role over the entire process of financial reporting. An internal audit is also one of the corporate governance cornerstones that is essential for the effective monitoring of the operating performance of internal control. To ensure its effectiveness, the audit committee monitors the resources available to the internal audit, and internal control functions should be directly reported to the audit committee. This study analyses the effect of audit committee characteristics on internal audit budget in Malaysia, where data on internal audit budget is available and how well audit committee monitors the internal audit function is questionable. Our study also opens the door to an unanswered question, that is, whether an audit committee index is related to internal audit budget. Data of 96 companies listed on Bursa Malaysia for a three-year period, 2012-2014, was utilized to achieve this end. The regression results show that audit committee meeting and index are significantly and positively associated with internal audit budget. They also indicate that audit committee tenure has a significant and negative impact on internal audit budget. The findings of the study support the recent policy initiatives in relation to audit committee and internal audit. They also serve as a wake-up call to policy makers in requiring more committed and skilled members on the audit committee.</span></p>

scholarly journals The role of effective audit committee in strengthening the financial reporting: Evidence from Jordanian listed companies

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mo’taz Amin Al-Sa’eed ◽  
Soud M. Al-Mahamid
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Future Research ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results

This study aims to understand the features of an effective audit committee and its role in strengthening financial reporting. A questionnaire based survey was circulated to public listed companies on the Amman Stock Exchange (Banking, insurance, and financial institutions). The study was aimed at internal audit managers and finance managers. Out of 156 questionnaires, we received 110 back which represents a 71% response rate. The study results show that the research respondents have a good level of education and experience. In addition, there is a relationship between internal controls, international standards on auditing, institute of internal audit; Jordan securities commission requirements, external audit, understanding of audit committee functions, and financial reporting. Furthermore, the internal control, international standard on auditing and institute of internal audit, Jordan securities commission requirements, External audit, understanding of audit committee functions can explain a significant amount of the variability in financial reporting. Finally, the research results also show that age and gender make a difference for our respondents when they evaluate financial reporting. The study like other cross sectional studies is not free of limitations. Managerial implications and new avenues of future research are supplied. Future research also can borrow the research model and apply a longitudinal study to solve the cross sectional study problems.

scholarly journals Organizing internal audit at enterprises: a risk-based approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Iryna MAKSYMCHUK ◽  
Tetіana UMANETS
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Risk Map ◽  
Personal Opinion ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Audit Program ◽  
Oriented Approach

The paper investigates organization of internal audit at risk-oriented enterprises. The differences between traditional and risk-oriented approaches of internal audit at enterprises are considered. The risk-oriented internal audit allows us to investigate not only financial risks that arise in internal control and accounting, and the risks of differentiated audit are to evaluate various risks groups: financial, operational, technical, informational, etc. Each group has a corresponding hierarchy. Thus, financial risks include accounting risks (second level), which in accordance with IFRS and GAAP requirements include three groups of economic risks: market risk, credit risk and risk of main activity - third level. The risk-oriented internal audit allows you to evaluate the risks at the level of the enterprise divisions. The introduction of the principles and postulates of the concept of "liability centers" in the enterprise allows, for example, in the implementation of expert risk assessment, use personal opinion of managers and specialists of various units in the formation of the chain of values of the enterprise. The risk-oriented internal audit focuses on assessing risks that are not enough or excessively controlled. At the same time, risks are taken into account by the level of significance on the Luckyert scale: minor, moderate and large. But for each subdivision, the level of materiality can be different - it is necessary to calculate the integral risk for the enterprise in general. The risk map of the financial department of the enterprise is built on the basis of the concept of stakeholders. It has been proved that the risk map allows monitoring of the risks of significant distortion of accounting (financial) and non-financial reporting in terms of responsibility centers. The prospects for further research are determined: the development of internal audit documents using the principles of risk-oriented approach - an audit plan, audit program, audit report, schedule document circulation of internal audit service, etc.

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