The importance of applying Business Risk Audit Approach to improve the Audit Quality in Syria.– Field Study

The study aimed to demonstrate the importance of applying the Business risk Audit Approach (BRA) by the auditors to improve the Audit Quality in the Syrian business environment. The study followed the analytical descriptive method and the questionnaire which prepared and distributed to the offices and auditing companies accredited by the Damascus Securities Market committee and the Insurance Supervisory committee.

The importance of performance audit in the development of the work of regulatory agencies in Syrian Arab Republic

performance audit it is interested in all aspects of activity of public an administration, including the organization and management systems .I want to talk in this research about the concept of performance audit as definition, types and objectives . I want to mention on the most important terms and tools that should be available to be applied to the work of public affiliated to the control of regulatory agencies .

The Role of planning the Audit in Detecting the Significant Irregularities in the financial statements of clients (Field Study in the audit companies and firms at Syria)

The study aimed to test the role of planning in detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of the clients in the audit companies and firms, where the research came to provide a knowledge about the concept of planning an it‟s activities, beside its role in increasing the ability of the auditor in detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of Clients. In this context, the research community is determined as audit companies and firms, a sample of (60) individuals that are working in the field of auditing in Damascus companies and firms were picked up, finally the researcher reach to a group of conclusions: 1. There is a significant positive correlation between obtaining information about the customer and detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of clients. 2. There is a significant positive correlation between obtaining the information of the legal obligations of the client and detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of clients.. 3. There is a significant positive correlation between the implementation of the initial analytical procedures and detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of clients. 4. There is a significant positive correlation between the assessment of materiality and detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of clients.. 5. There is a significant positive correlation between audit risk assessment and detecting the significant irregularities in the financial statements of clients..

Effect of Inevitable risk Assessment on Audit A tests _ An Empirical Study_

The study aims to determine the effect of the inevitable risk assessment on audit tests. For this purpose, the Researcher has done a field survey by distributing a questionnaire on the sample of the auditors, with whom the researcher could communicate. 56 questionnaires have been distributed, and 34 questionnaires from which have been returned. The results of data analysis showed that, there is consensus on the existence of a positive, extrusive effect of the inevitable risk assessment on the audit tests. And based on the results of the factorial analysis, the results showed that the inevitable risk could be divided into three factors and the audit tests into two factors, by which we are able to study the assessment effect for each factor of the inevitable risk on the components of the audit tests. Also, The results showed that the assessment of the first factor of the inevitable risk affects positively on the first factor of the audit tests, while has no effect on the second factor of the audit tests. But, for the second factor of the inevitable risk has been showed that, its assessment affects positively on the first factor of the audit tests, while has no effect on the second factor of the audit tests. Finally, the results showed that the assessment of the third factor of the inevitable risk has a reverse effect on both the first and the second factors of the audit tests.

Structure of board director and voluntary disclosure (financial and non-financial data) Field study: the case of private Syrian banks

This research work aims at whether or not structure of board director has an immediate effect on voluntary disclosure concerning financial or non-financial data, and defining the degree of this effect. To achieve this aim, the researchers developed an index against which voluntary disclosure may be measured, in the field of study represented by eleven private Syrian banks. The researchers applied their study to the community of banks, including all banks. The study covered the last six years for each bank, starting from 2009-2014. The index consists of 32 items, divided into two subsidiary groups (Financial and non-financial data). The study adopted a strategy of testing the study hypotheses, using analysis regression method. The variant of audit committee has been adopted because the sample under study did not indicate any differences. Studying the relationship between structure of board director variables and voluntary disclosure including the index as a whole, it was found that there is a positive relationship indicating statistical remarks, between profitability variable and voluntary disclosure as a whole. The rest of structure of board director variables denoted a kind of positive partial correlation, having no statistical indications. This variable has been noticed between structure of board director variables and voluntary disclosure as a whole.

The importance of using analytical procedures in improving the performance of the audit process (A field study on the audit offices in the Syrian Arab Republic)

This study aimed to identify the importance of the use of analytical procedures in the audit process through the discovery of the audit and the auditor to draw the attention of potential risk of errors, and to show the role of analytical procedures in reducing the cost of the audit process, thus improving the completion of the audit process. To achieve the objectives of the study have been identified in the theoretical side of the search on the concept and importance and methods of analytical procedures, and the field side to find a sample of auditors working in the Syrian Arab Republic accounts included, the number of the final sample and approved for the purposes of research and analysis (60) auditor factor. The study concluded the importance of using analytical procedures to reduce the potential risk of audit, as well as effective role in reducing the cost of the audit process.

The Role of Risk Management’s Internal Audit Procedures on the Financial Reporting Reliability (Field Study in Private Banks)

This resaerch aims at studying the relationship between internal audit procedures related to risk management and financial reporting reliability in private banking sector which is considered as the most important one affected directly by the economical development; and which its results are reflected on the whole financial society. That occurs by clarifying the procedures contribution in examining and evaluating risk management effectiveness, besides their roles in enhancing and developing it to increase financial reporting reliability. The study concluded that: Examining and evaluating risk management by internal audit enhances financial reporting reliability according to internal and external auditors. Also There is no significant differences in opinins between internal and exernal auditors about the effet of risk management’s internal audit procedures on the financial reporting reliability.

Factors Affecting Competitive Ability of the Syrian External Auditor: Field Study

The main objective of this research is to identify the Factors Affecting Competitive Ability of the Syrian External Auditor. To achieve the objective of this research, a field study was conducted by using a questionnaire to collect data from the population of the study which is composed of auditors accredited by the Finance Ministry, and authorized to audit shareholding companies. The questionnaire was distributed to 275 out of 493 auditors. 117 copies were returned, and 115 of them were suitable for analysis. The researcher concluded that the Factors Affecting Competitive Ability of the Syrian External Auditor, is the level of audit quality, the preexistent degree of International Accounting Standards, operation of auditors fees definition, size firm, and non audit services, and social influence of accounting firm, industrialist specialize of auditor, and the exist of audit committee at the client.

Proposed Model for Relationship between Banking Organization Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure of Social Responsibility An Empirical Study on Private Banks Listed in Syrian Commission on Financial Markets and Securities

This research work aimed at whether or not a model express on the relationship between banking organization characteristics and voluntary disclosure of social responsibility in the annual report. To achieve this aim, the researchers developed an index against which voluntary disclosure of social responsibility may be measured, in the field of study represented by eleven private Syrian banks.

The Relationship between Corporate Governance And Expanding of Disclosure about General And Futuristic Data An Empirical Study on Private Syrian Banks Sector

This research work aims at whether or not corporate governance has an immediate effect on voluntary disclosure concerning financial or nonfinancial data, and defining the degree of this effect. To achieve this aim, the researchers developed an index against which voluntary disclosure may be measured, in the field of study represented by private Syrian banks. The study covered the last six years for each bank. The study adopted a strategy of testing the study hypotheses, using analysis regression method.