Friday, 16 December 2016

AUTOMATED FORENSIC AUDITING AND FRAUD CONTROL IN NIGERIA

AUTOMATED FORENSIC AUDITING AND FRAUD CONTROL IN NIGERIA



The topic “Automated forensic auditing and fraud control in Nigeria” is a critical concept in modern days accounting, and our country Nigeria is not left out in its practice.  This  research  aims  at  pointing  out  the  rationale  behind  fraudulent practices as well as examining the role of automated forensic auditing on fraud control. A survey research design was adopted for this research study and the sample size was selected using Taro Yamane sampling technique as data used were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Four research questions were formulated  out  of  which  three  hypotheses  were  tested  using  the  (ANOVA) statistical technique.

From the analysis, the major findings derived were that; Automated forensic auditing has significant relationship with fraud control as it helps in the detection and prevention of fraud; There are measures employed to solve  the  problems  of  insufficient  documented  materials  necessary  for investigating  suspects  as  it  helps  to  foster  investigative  process;  There  are standards  set  for  improving  on  techniques  used  for  obtaining  evidence.

Conclusively,  it  can  be  said  that  fraud  control  in  Nigeria  cannot  do  without forensic accounting; fraud detection may not be possible in Nigeria if management of different levels are not committed to do an indebt study of a financial statement i.e. having a physical check of assets and liabilities. It was recommended that; The internal control system of every organizations should be strengthened through regular audit; training of forensic auditors should be done regularly, and also seminars should be organized to encourage the use of automated tools.

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