Forensic Accountant and Auditor Knowledge and Skills Requirements for Task Performance Fraud Risk Assessment in the Nigerian Public Sector

Autor: Dr. Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson Popoola, Ahmad, Ayoib Che, Samsudin, Rose Shamsiah
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
jel:M4
Fraud Forensics
Accounting
Accountability
Forensic Accounting
Auditing
Assurance
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Investigation
Risk Assessment
Task Performance
Problem Representation
Skills
Mindset
Knowledge
Values
Ethics
Fraud Risk Assessment
Financial Criminology
Fraud
Fraud Related Problem Representation
Fraud Prevention
Fraud Detection
Fraud Response
Fraud Specialist
Auditor
Forensic Accountant
Fraud Examiner
jel:M41
jel:M42
jel:M48
jel:M49
jel:M40
health care economics and organizations
Fraud Forensics
Accounting
Accountability
Forensic Accounting
Auditing
Assurance
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Investigation
Risk Assessment
Task Performance
Problem Representation
Skills
Mindset
Knowledge
Values
Ethics
Fraud Risk Assessment
Financial Criminology
Fraud
Fraud Related Problem Representation
Fraud Prevention
Fraud Detection
Fraud Response
Fraud Specialist
Auditor
Forensic Accountant
Fraud Examiner
Zdroj: Publons
Popis: Despite the Nigerian government efforts at reducing the incidence of fraud and corruption through measures, such as establishing and strengthening organs of accountability and promoting the global best corporate practices, fraud and financial crimes in the public sector continue to be on the increase. This paper examines the capability and competence requirements – Knowledge (KR), Skills (SR) and Task performance fraud risk assessment (TPFRA) of a forensic accountant and auditor in the Nigerian public sector. Also, this study determines whether the forensic accountant has higher levels of SR, KR and TPFRA requirements than the auditor in an emergent area of fraud prevention, detection and response. The study employed cross-sectional design and a survey method. Of the 550 questionnaires distributed, 422 questionnaires were returned and out of which 328 questionnaires retained for analysis. The variables are considered a between-subject factor and measured at two levels with a total of 29 observable items (including demography information). The study used PLS-SEM (SmartPLS 2.0 M3) and IBM SPSS ver. 20.0 as the primary statistical analysis tools. The results of the study confirm the significant positive relationship of SR on TPFRA and KR on TPFRA. Also, the findings revealed that the forensic accountant has significant higher levels of KR, SR and TPFRA than auditor in respect of fraud prevention, detection and response. The implication of this study might result in the overall reduction of fraud and fraudulent acts, promote institutional, regulatory and legal framework, and create awareness amongst the accounting and auditing institutions in the Nigerian public sector.
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