How does the auditor of the future manage to be open to new ideas?
The following article is part of our blog series “The Future of Audit“ What is the reason for an in-depth confrontation with this topic you might ask? We at zapliance are a team of auditors, scientists and developers and we have noticed over the past few years, that the general conditions of auditing are changing […]
Special crisis, special risks: What do you think?
The economic effects of the crisis are enormous. Short-time work is announced in many places. Even in auditing. However, this neglects one aspect: in this exceptional situation, companies are now exposed to very special risks – in contrast to “normal” times. And the audit department is taking a “break”. How does it fit together? It […]
Auditing from home? Agile? Digital? That is how you voted!
A few weeks ago, the crisis gained momentum dramatically, and companies quickly decided to send their employees home. Our professor took the chance and wrote an article about what auditors might work from home. Hint: if you missed the article, what I do not expect from you as a well-informed auditor, you can find it here. […]
Fight the Crisis: The Big Freeze
It’s been a while since I last attended an economics lecture. But I have always been interested in the subject. Now the threshold of the crisis has been crossed by the coronavirus, and economic upheavals are becoming apparent. What can we do against the developing economic crisis? I dare to make my proposal: The big freeze. […]
Does working from home hinder your work as an auditor? Take this approach!
‘Corona crisis’ is term on everyone’s lips, and the question of its significance for friends and family is a concern for all of us. However, the initial shock might now be over. The question therefore arises as to what the crisis means for us auditors The profession of an auditor involves a lot of travel […]
External Auditor, digitize yourself!
Digitization projects are currently underway in every industry. Everyone is looking for ways to successfully harness the digital transformation for the benefit of their business model. And of course, auditors are no exception. However, in the auditing industry, there are specific industry drivers that influence digital transformation. This article seeks to highlight some of these […]
The Top 5 challenges facing Process Mining projects
Last week, we sketched the outlines of a process mining project. Of course, we simplified the process somewhat, and, as I’m sure you know, not all that glitters is gold. For this reason, we will show what things you need to take into consideration if you are planning a Process Mining project in the near […]
Process Mining – Searching for the Holy Grail?
To be honest with you, Process Mining is really yesterday’s news. The first approaches by Cook and Wolf can already be found in the literature from as far back as 1998. Though they did not have anything to say about process visualization, they laid the foundations for this technology. The following two blog articles are […]
Guest article: Estonia – “Minimalistic Heaven” for Startups and Investors?!
We accompanied this week’s guest contributor, the author and lawyer Jan Schnedler, on his recent trip to Estonia and we would not want to pass over the opportunity of sharing his report on the experience with you. So, today, here’s something a little more exotic for you to think about. Without further ado, it’s over […]
New Work in auditing! Is there even any such thing?
“New Work” is not the next term to be picked out for the forthcoming Buzzword Bingo but actually deals with the question of how to work efficiently and innovatively in a digitized world. The majority of Germans tend to react with suspicion, or even take a defensive stance, when it comes to changing work processes […]