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Digitaliseringens utmaningar: Vilken kompetensutveckling behöver revisorer för att hantera dessa?
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Challenges of digitalization : What competence development do auditors need to meet them? (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Digitaliseringen har under de senaste åren förändrat samhället i grunden och påverkat både vardagsliv och arbetsmarknad. Inom arbetslivet har digitaliseringen medfört både möjligheter och utmaningar, där företag och organisationer behöver anpassa sig till nya arbetsmetoder, kompetenskrav och säkerhetsrisker. För yrken som revision har digitaliseringens utveckling inneburit förändrade arbetssätt, där användningen av avancerade analysverktyg och automatisering spelar en allt större roll i att hantera digitaliseringens risker och utmaningar.

Syftet: Syftet med studien är att identifiera de kompetenskrav som revisorer behöver för att hantera de utmaningar inom revisionsbranschen som digitaliseringen medför. Den här studien kan vara till nytta för revisionsbyråerna i sitt arbete med att utveckla och anpassa revisorers och revisorsassistent-kompetens inför digitaliseringens krav.

Metod: En kvalitativ metod i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer har använts för att samla in nödvändig data, där sex personer intervjuades. Urvalet inkluderade auktoriserade revisorer, revisionsassistenter och en HR-specialist från olika revisionsbyråer i Sverige.

Slutsats: Studien visar att digitaliseringen har förändrat revisionsbranschens kompetenskrav i grunden. Revisorer behöver idag en kombination av tekniska färdigheter, traditionellt omdöme och mjuka färdigheter som kommunikation och anpassningsförmåga. Resultaten lyfter särskilt behovet av kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling och betonar vikten av erfarenhetsutbyte mellan olika generationer inom yrket. Studien stöds av tidigare forskning och pekar på behovet av fortsatt utveckling inom utbildning och branschstruktur.

Abstract [en]

Background: Digitalization has, in recent years, fundamentally transformed society, impacting both daily life and the labor market. In the workplace, digitalization has brought both opportunities and challenges, requiring companies and organizations to adapt to new working methods, competency requirements, and security risks. For professions such as auditing, the development of digitalization has led to changes in work processes, where the use of advanced analytical tools and automation plays an increasingly significant role in managing the risks and challenges of digitalization.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the competency requirements that auditors need in order to handle the challenges that digitalization brings to the auditing profession. This study may be of value to audit firms in their efforts to develop and adapt the competence of auditors and audit assistants to meet the demands of digitalization.

Method: A qualitative method in the form of semi-structured interviews has been used to collect the necessary data, where six people were interviewed. The sample included authorized public accountants, audit assistants and an HR specialist from various accounting firms in Sweden.

Conclusion: The study shows that digitalization has fundamentally changed the competency requirements within the auditing profession. Today, auditors need a combination of technical skills, traditional professional judgment, and soft skills such as communication and adaptability. The results highlight the need for continuous competence development and emphasize the importance of knowledge exchange between different generations within the profession. The study is supported by previous research and points to the need for continued development within both education and the structure of the auditing profession.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 65
Keywords [en]
Auditors, Digitalization, Automation, Competence Development, Auditing Profession, Audit Process, Challenges
Keywords [sv]
Revisorer, Digitalisering, Automatisering, Kompetensutveckling, Revisionsbranschen, Revisionsprocessen, Utmaningar
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-25509OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-25509DiVA, id: diva2:1984141
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Business Administration; Business Administration
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Business Administration and Economics - Study Programme; Business Administration Accounting and Auditing
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Available from: 2025-07-15 Created: 2025-07-15 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved

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