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The advent of digital technologies and the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) have transformed various industries and firms, including auditing. Manual auditing procedures have proven to be time-consuming and labor-intensive, leading to lower audit quality and higher costs. The integration of digital transformation and AI in auditing practices offers potential solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this research focuses on examining the impact of digital technologies and AI on audit efficiency, effectiveness, challenges faced during adoption, adjustments in auditors' roles, and the regulatory and ethical considerations arising from the integration. A cross-sectional research design was adopted to collect data from a sample of 400 participants through an online survey, analyzed by statistical tools, including descriptive statistics and correlation and examined the relationships between variables. The findings indicate a positive relationship between the level of digital transformation and the adoption of AI in auditing practices in Saudi Arabia, along with significant challenges, such as resistance to change, technological infrastructure, skills gap, and regulatory compliance concerns, paving a way for further advancements in the field of auditing and digital transformation.
期刊介绍：
Finance and accounting are seen as essential components for the successful implementation of market-based development policies supporting economic liberalisation in the rapidly emerging economies in Africa, the Middle-East and Asia. AAJFA aims to foster greater discussion and research of the development of the finance and accounting disciplines in these regions. A major feature of the journal will be to emphasise the implications of this development and the effects on businesses, academics and professionals. Topics covered include: -Asset pricing, corporate finance, banking; market microstructure -Behavioural and experimental finance; law and finance -Emerging economies: finance, audit committees, corporate governance -Islamic finance, accounting and auditing -Equity analysis and valuation, venture capital and IPOs -National GAAP and IASs compliance, harmonisation and strategies -Financial measurement/disclosure, and the quality of information reported -Accountability and social/ethical/environmental measurement/reporting -Cultural, political, institutional impact on financial measurement/disclosure -Accounting practices for intellectual capital and other intangible assets -Provision of non-audit services and impairment to auditor independence -Audit quality and auditor skills; internal control/auditing -Management accounting, control and /use of key performance indicators -Accounting education and professional development, accounting history -Public sector and not-for-profit accounting
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