An Investigation on how the use of Big Data Analytics is impacting Auditing and reshaping the Audit Profession
Purpose The thesis examines the use of Big Data Analytics by audit firms. The purpose of the study is to establish the impact of this new audit technology in practice. Three research questions are developed. The first question investigates how BDA is impacting the audit process. The second research question analyses how the use of BDA is affecting the application of professional judgement by audit