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Fundamentals of Auditing 6th Ed

This introductory title is embedded with principles required for all professional accounting individuals, whether in commerce and industry, or in public practice of auditing.

by B Marx (Author) , Alex Van Der Watt (Author) , Vanessa Celeste Van Dyk (Author) , Nikki Schonfeldt (Author)
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa
Publication Language: English
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ISBN/ISSN: 9780409057393
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa

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This introductory title is embedded with principles required for all professional accounting individuals, whether in commerce and industry, or in public practice of auditing.

 

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B Marx
Alex Van Der Watt
Vanessa Celeste Van Dyk
Nikki Schonfeldt

Professor B Marx

Present — He is a non-executive director of DigiCore Holdings Limited, and chairman of their audit committee.

He is a founding member of the Corporate Governance Research Group, who research and consult on corporate governance. He is also one of the adjudicators of the Ernst & Young Sustainability Awards Competition

He served on the audit committee of the University (RAU and UJ) for 10 years, the Finance committee for 2 years and is a current member of the Management Risk Committee. He is a co-opted member of the Audit Committee of Vrystaat Korporasie Beperk (VKB) for the past four years.

1987 — He obtained his B.Compt (Cum laude) in 1987, his B.Compt (Hons) in 1988 and his M.Compt (Cum laude) in 1993 at the University of the Free State. He has completed his doctoral thesis in Auditing (on the topic of audit committees) in 2008 at the University of Johannesburg

1992 — After completing his articles at the audit firm Deloitte in 1992 he joined the Department of Accountancy of the University of Free State as a senior lecturer and was promoted to associate professor in 1994. In 1995 he joined the Department of Accountancy at RAU (now the University of Johannesburg) as professor and head of the auditing section, a position he holds until today.

1989 — He qualified as chartered accountant (CA) in 1989, obtaining an overall 3rd place in the Qualifying Examination. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom (FCCA), and an associate member of the South African Institute of Internal Auditors; a member of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and a member of the Association of Black Chartered Accountants of South Africa (ABASA)

1984 — Matriculated in 1984 at Grey College in Bloemfontein

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Professor Alex Van Der Watt

Senior lecturer Associate professor at University of Johannesburg (1995 - )

Manager: Reporting and planning at Ariel Technologies (Division of Denel Ltd) (1995 -1998)

Trainee Accountant at Price Waterhouse Coopers (1993-1995)

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Mrs Vanessa Celeste Van Dyk

Present — Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg

Financial Manager at GfK

Manager at KPMG

Article clerk at KPMG

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Nikki Schonfeldt

Material development in Auditing

Translation work in Auditing

Senior lecturer in Financial Management and Auditing at University of Johannesburg, until July 2005

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Table of contents

Chapter 1 - An introduction to auditing
Chapter 2 - The auditor's regulatory environment
Chapter 3 - The ethical environment
Chapter 4 - Corporate governance
Chapter 5 - The audit process
Chapter 6 - Computers in the audit environment
Chapter 7 - Engagement activities
Chapter 8 - Planning the audit
Chapter 9 - Obtaining audit evidence
Chapter 10 - Final considerations, concluding and reporting
Chapter 11 - Responsibilities of an auditor
 

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