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               International Journal of Management (IJM) 
               Volume 11, Issue 5, May 2020, pp. 222-229, Article ID: IJM_11_05_022 
               Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=11&Issue=5 
               Journal Impact Factor (2020): 10.1471 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com 
               ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 
               DOI: 10.34218/IJM.11.5.2020.022 
                
               ©  IAEME Publication          Scopus Indexed 
                
                    APPLICATION OF COMPUTER ASSISTED 
                             AUDIT TECHNIQUES IN PUBLIC 
                                        ACCOUNTING FIRM 
                                 Bambang Leo Handoko and Ang Swat Lin Lindawati 
                           Accounting Department, Faculty of Economics and Communication  
                                      Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 
                                                  Mazlina Mustapha 
                     Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management 
                                      Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia 
                  ABSTRACT  
                      Facing the industrial revolution 4.0, every profession in the world must improve, 
                  every  professional  workforce  involved  in  it,  must  begin  to  add  one  skill  that  is 
                  computer literacy. This phenomenon certainly occurs also for the financial auditor 
                  profession.  Auditors  are  required  to  no  longer  only  carry  out  the  audit  process 
                  manually or traditionally but to use computerization. In auditing this is referred to as 
                  computer  assisted  audit  techniques.  Our  research  is  a  qualitative  study,  we  use 
                  literature studies as secondary data and primary data collection techniques. Primary 
                  data  collection  is  done  by  observation  to  public  accounting  firms  and  conducting 
                  interviews  with  auditors  to find  out  how  the  application  of  audit  software  in  their 
                  environment.  Our  interviews  include:  understanding,  constraints  faced,  and  the 
                  auditor's views regarding the audit software itself. In this study we obtained results 
                  regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the computer assisted audit technique 
                  and a review of its application in public accounting firms in Indonesia both the big 
                  four  and  the  non  big  four.  Our  research  can  be  a  reference  or  reference  for 
                  subsequent research in the field of audit and software.  
                  Key words: Audit, software, industry, technique, computer, assisted 
                  Cite   this   Article:   Bambang   Leo   Handoko,   Ang   Swat   Lin   Lindawati   and  
                  Mazlina  Mustapha,  Application  of  Computer  Assisted  Audit  Techniques  in  Public 
                  Accounting Firm. International Journal of Management, 11 (5), 2020, pp. 222-229. 
                  http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJM?Volume=11&Issue=5 
                
                
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                           Application of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques in Public Accounting Firm 
                1. INTRODUCTION  
                Audit  is  an  activity  to  reveal  whether  the  information  or  activities  that  occur  are  not  in 
                accordance with the benchmarks that have been designed so that it can produce information 
                about the cause of the discrepancy between the activity and the specified benchmarks. [1], 
                stated  that  the  audit  is  selecting  and  reporting  discrepancies  between  information  and 
                standards through the collection and evaluation of evidence information. 
                    It  is  undeniable  that  we  live  in  an  era  that  is  fast  paced  and  practical.  The  need  for 
                computer  technology  is  needed  to  support  daily  work  from  the  simplest  to  the  most 
                complicated.  There  are  three  eras  of  economic  growth,  namely  the  agricultural  era,  the 
                industrial  era,  and  the  information  era.  In  the  third  era,  information  technology  is  very 
                important  because  it  facilitates  and  enables  companies  to  collect  and  analyze  data  and 
                information [2]. 
                    The practice of accounting implementation in the current era focuses on facilitating the 
                transformation  of  resources  and  methods.  This  allows  the  formation  of  companies  on  a 
                network form basis so that there is a fast and large movement of elements. 
                    The development of information technology has led to practicality and convenience in 
                audit activities, namely Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CATTs). CATTs is the use of 
                computer technology in audit activities to obtain audit evidence making it easier for auditors 
                to collect and analyze electronic-based information. Therefore it is important for auditors to 
                understand  the  workings  of  Computer  Assisted  Audit  Techniques  to  use  and  evaluate 
                electronic-based data. 
                    The Public Accountant Professional Standards (SPAP) also emphasized the need for an 
                auditor's understanding in examining a computer-based accounting system. This technique is 
                known as Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs). The use of CAATs will increase 
                the efficiency and effectiveness of auditors in carrying out audits by utilizing all capabilities 
                possessed  by  the  computer.  Combining  this  understanding  of  the  importance  of  audit 
                expertise   with   computer-based   information   systems   knowledge   will   result   in   a   very 
                significant  increase  in   the  information  system   audit  process   [3].  The  preparation  of 
                information systems auditors to have these skills must be prepared in advance to be able to 
                carry out the tasks of an information system audit [4]. Actually in addition to ACL software 
                there are also other software such as IDEA, CA Panaudit Plus, Monarch Software and many 
                others, but most of the functions are the same, namely interrogating data that is processing 
                databases for specific purposes. 
                    There are also  considerations  in  the use  of  CAATs  in  every  company  in  Indonesia.  If 
                referring to Public Accountant Professional Standards cited in [5]  include also in PSA No. 57  
                concerning  Auditing  in  a  Computer  Information  System  Environment,  in  paragraphs  04 
                through paragraph 06 describes the level of skills and competencies that auditors must possess 
                when  carrying  out  an  audit  in  a  computer  information  system  environment  and  provides 
                guidance when delegating work to assistants with system skills computer information or when 
                using work carried out by other independent auditors or experts who have expertise in the 
                field of computer information systems Specifically, auditors must have sufficient knowledge 
                to plan, implement and use the results of the use of CAATs. The level of knowledge that the 
                auditor  must  have  depends  on  the  complexity  and  nature  of  the  CAATs  and  the  entity's 
                accounting system [6]. 
                    Therefore, the Auditor must realize that the use of CAATs in certain circumstances can 
                require that he has far more computer knowledge than he has in other circumstances. 
                    The auditor must also consider the suitability of computer facilities and computer-based 
                business process systems as needed, to be considered by the auditor planning the use of the 
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                              Bambang Leo Handoko, Ang Swat Lin Lindawati and Mazlina Mustapha 
                CAATs for the client entity, so that the auditor has reasonable expectations that the CAATs 
                can be used during the audit. 
                    Many  computerized  systems  for  carrying  out  certain  tasks  do  not  produce  visible 
                evidence. So in this situation, it is not practical for the Auditor to do the testing manually. 
                2. LITERATURE REVIEW 
                2.1. Auditing 
                According to  [7]  is  a systematic process for obtaining and evaluating evidence relating to 
                assertions   about   economic   actions   and   events   objectively   to   determine   the   level   of 
                appropriateness  between  those  assertions  with  the  criteria  that  have  been  determined  and 
                communicating the results to interested parties.  
                    According  to  [8],  in  terms  of  the  extent  of  the  audit,  the  types  of  audits  can  be 
                distinguished from: 
                1.  General  Audit,  which  is  a  general  audit  of  financial  statements  conducted  by  an 
                independent Public  Accountant  Office (KAP)  with  a  view  to  providing  an  opinion  on the 
                reasonableness of the financial statements as a whole. 
                2. Special Audit, which is a form of audit that is only limited to the request of the auditee 
                conducted by the Public Accounting Firm by giving an opinion on the part of the audited 
                financial statements, for example an examination of the company's cash receipts. 
                    Still according to the same source, according to [8], in terms of the type of examination, 
                the types of audits can be distinguished from: 
                1.  Operational  Audit  (Management  Audit),  which  is  an  examination  of  a  company's 
                operational activities, including accounting policies and operational policies that have been 
                determined by management with a view to knowing whether operations have been carried out 
                effectively, efficiently and economically. 
                2. Compliance Audit, which is an examination conducted to find out whether the company 
                has  complied  with  the  regulations  and  policies  in  force,  both  those  stipulated  by  the 
                company's internal parties and external company. 
                3.  Internal  Audit,  which  is  an  examination  conducted  by  the  company's  internal  audit 
                department  that  includes  the  financial  statements  and  accounting  records  of  the  company 
                concerned and compliance with management policies that have been determined. 
                4.  Computer  audit;  which  is  an examination  conducted by the  Public  Accounting Firm  of 
                companies that process accounting data using the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) system. 
                2.2. Computer Assisted Audit Techniques 
                Computer Assisted Audit Technique (CAATs) is a technical or virtual technique used to test 
                internally from an application of a good computer all directly or non-logically used to process 
                data [9]. 
                    CAATs  when  described  simply  is  the  use  of  computers  in  auditing  activities  that  are 
                useful for collecting and evaluating data in the form of electronics in order to be proven audit. 
                This is needed in order to obtain and evaluate data in electronic form. Therefore, auditors 
                must know the techniques by which they can experiment with analyzing electronic data called 
                Computer Assisted Audit Techniques. 
                    CAATs can also be interpreted as the use of certain software tools that are carried out to 
                test the test of control and the substantive test. 
                     
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                2.3. CAATs Activities 
                Activities that can be carried out with CAATs [10]: 
                       Audit sampling, the computer plays a role in calculating sample parameters, selecting 
                        samples and assessing sample results. 
                       Simulation, the computer is used in assessing software owned by clients. 
                       Collection of data to be tested 
                       Analysis of the analysis 
                       Preparation of examination paper 
                       Calculation, comparison and manipulation of data. 
                       Analysis of calculations 
                       Project information such as budget and time monitoring. 
                       Standard audit correspondence 
                       Check data completeness, consistency, allocation and accuracy. 
                       Check the formula 
                       Comparing data integrity 
                       Overview, sort, merge, split, ratio for data analysis 
                       Comparing data between various audit procedures performed. 
                3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 
                3.1. Type of Research 
                The research method used is qualitative research whose research procedures are descriptive 
                qualitative, namely by studying, describing, analyzing and explaining the data obtained  
                3.2. Data Source 
                Source of data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Primary data is data 
                obtained directly from the company that is the object of research. 
                       Conducting field research by collecting information directly 
                       Observation directly. 
                       Conduct interviews with related employees/auditor and are responsible for operational 
                        activities in public accounting firm. 
                    Secondary data  is  information  data obtained  through  documentation  such  as  published 
                independent  auditor’s  report,  paper  from  previous  study,  literature,  audit  documentation, 
                working paper [11]. 
                3.3. Data Analysis Method 
                The data analysis method in data collection used in this study is as follows 
                1. Literature Review (Library Research) 
                In this study the authors conducted data collection by reading, searching and studying data 
                and information both from international journal, books and media such as the internet related 
                to computer assisted audit techniques. 
                2. Field Research 
                In this study conducted in several ways, namely 
                a. Interview 
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