Specialists accounting in audit committees and their role in corporate governance
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The new act on statutory auditors, audit forms and public oversight, which came into force in the first half of 2017, introduced important changes related to activities of audit committees supervisor board in public-interest entities. The implemented regulations strengthened the role of audit committees in monitoring of financial statements, audit process and internal control, and choice of audit firm. The Act clearly defined the professional competencies that are needed by the members of an audit committee. One of them should have knowledge of the branch, and at least one should have knowledge in accounting or in financial audit. This requirement will make substantive supervision better, and the financial market participants will trust published information more.
The aim of the article is to present the role of accounting specialists, when they are the members of an audit committee. The article refers to the kinds of activities, with widely understood interest of the company and shareholders.
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