AUDIT 2025:THE FUTURE IS NOW

A KPMG and Forbes Insights survey reveals that auditors need to use technology to expand their roles, but this need has grown much stronger over the last two years

Most valuable attributes in an auditor:

AUDITORS OF THE FUTURE SHOULD

PROVIDE DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS

Future auditors should have the following skills:

SKILLS THAT ARE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT Articulates a clear point

of view on critical issues

62%46%

100

2014 2016

Leverages data and analytics into actionable insights

56%41%

100

2014 2016

Constructively challenges client management

47%32%

100

2014 2016

Di�erences experienced in regard to your auditor over the past two years:

57% 50%

RECENT PROGRESS

Auditors use more sophisticated

technologies for data gathering and

analysis

Auditors perform deeper analysis in the areas they

already cover

Auditors analyze bigger samples

74%

66%Communicationskills

65%Critical thinking and judgment skills

59%Investigative financial skills

49%Ability to work across siloes

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Based on a survey of 200 audit committee chairs and members, CFOs, Chief Audit O�icers, Chief Tax O�icers, controllers, and directors of financial reporting in the U.S. in October 2016.

Increase in the number of executives who believe

auditors should be moreproactive about expanding

the role of the audit

25%Increase in the number of

executives who believe the auditor of the futureneeds technology skills

27%

2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6