Analytical procedures in auditing

Why analytical procedures are important in audit? What should we do?
01What is analytical procedures?
- An evaluation process of financial information
- Involves analysis of plausible relationship between financial and non-financial data
02Auditors’ objectives in performing analytical procedure
- To obtain audit evidence to justify the audit assertions.
- To perform analytical procedures at year end audit to assist in forming audit conclusion
4 Step on Analytical Procedures
i) Determine audit expectation based on the financial and non- financial data
ii) Define the materiality of the audit engagement
iii) Develop an expectation of recorded amounts
iv) Investigate the results of analytical procedures
Types of analytical Procedures
i) Trend analysis
- Represent Evaluation of movement in amounts over a certain period such as:
- Analyse of sales and purchase monthly movement
- Analyse significant movement in expenses as compare to prior year
ii) Ratio analysis
- Gaining insights of the company by comparing its financial and non-financial data
- Inventory turnover Current ratio Quick ratio
- Receivables turnover ratio
iii) Reasonable testing
- Involve comparison of auditor's expectation against the actual result using financial and non-financial data such as:
- Depreciation reasonable test Payroll contribution reasonable test
Investigate the results of analytical procedures
i) Inquire management and gather audit evidence to justify to management’s responses
ii) Performing other audit procedures as necessary in the circumstances
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