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Abstract
The study aims to shed light on the types of risks associated with the use of information technology in the audit process that face the external auditor, and to demonstrate the impact of these risks on the quality of the external auditor’s performance through the auditor’s academic and professional qualifications, rules of professional conduct, and consistency with field work standards. The study was based on the hypothesis The main principle is that the external auditor’s identification and evaluation of the risks that he may be exposed to when using modern techniques represented by auditing technology can result in a series of positive results, which in turn enhance the quality of his performance in the auditing process. In order to achieve the objectives of the study and examine and test its sub-hypotheses, it was adopted The study adopted a descriptive analytical approach through constructing and drafting a questionnaire that was distributed to the study sample consisting of a group of external auditors working in auditing offices and companies in the Republic of Iraq, and then analyzing the study data through the use of a number of statistical means and methods.
The study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which is that the expansion and spread of the use of information technology in many professional works has placed the auditing profession on the need to keep pace with technical developments, as there has become an urgent need for the use of technology by the external auditor in his audit work. Information has provided many opportunities and provided many competitive advantages, but its use is associated with various risks that require the external auditor to recognize and evaluate them in advance to take the necessary precautions and procedures and thus will positively affect the quality of his performance when conducting the audit. The study also recommended the need for auditing offices and companies in Iraq Which uses technology in its work with all policies and procedures that ensure that all auditors are aware of the risks of technology and the extent of its impact on the quality of the external auditor’s performance
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The study aims to diagnose and clarify the role of audit evidence in assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting information system for the entities subject to audit. The study was based on a main hypothesis that states the adoption of the external auditor to obtain an integrated and comprehensive set of evidence in accordance with the requirements of international auditing standards in monitoring the operation of the accounting information system for business organizations can result in a set of benefits, including facilitating the task of evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the system’s outputs to the extent to which the characteristics of this system comply with the requirements of the beneficiaries on an ongoing, accurate and objective basis. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, examine and test its main hypotheses, the study adopted the descriptive analytical approach by constructing and formulating a questionnaire that was distributed to the study sample consisting of a group of external auditors serving in auditing offices in the Republic of Iraq, and then analyzing the study data through adopting a number of tools and statistical methods.
The study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which is that one of the most important challenges facing the external auditor when practicing the tasks of collecting audit evidence its dealing with auditing technology, especially with regard to collecting electronic evidence along with its traditional counterpart. In addition to the weakness in level of accounting and auditing culture for the audited entities. The study also recommended the necessity of providing adequate support by the senior management for the entities subject to audit in relation to the external auditor when exercising the tasks of collecting evidence and taking into account the element of audit fees and wages in a manner that is commensurate with the size and complexity level of the company’s activities for which the accounting information system is audited.