Title : Does accountant CFO matter to auditor?

Authors:

1. Gabriella Handoyo
2. Yani Permatasari
3. Nadia Anridho
4. Khairul Anuar Kamarudin
5. Agnes Aurora Ngelo

Department : Accounting

Journal Name : Indonesian Journal of Accounting and Auditing

Kinds of Journal : Sinta 2

Keywords : accountant CFO, auditor choice, audit fee, audit quality, audit report lag

Abstract:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a chief executive whose responsibilities are related to accounting and audit work. However, there is a downward trend in hiring CFOs with an accounting background. Therefore, we aim to study the relationship between accountant CFO and audit outcomes. This paper uses samples of non-financial firms listed on the Indonesia Exchange Stock (IDX) from 2010 to 2018 and uses OLS with a cluster by the firm in Stata 17.0 to analyze the relationship between accountant CFO and audit outcomes. We document that accountant CFOs tend to appoint Big4 accounting firms because they demand a higher audit quality. Furthermore, the results suggest that accountant CFOs are more likely to have a higher audit fee, a higher audit quality, and a shorter audit report lag. This finding shows that the accountant CFO can be related to the audit outcomes and this shows how auditors value the accountant CFOs. We hope this paper contributes to enrich the literature on accountant CFO and helps firms in hiring their CFO.

For details : https://doi.org/10.20885/jaai.vol27.iss1.art9