ABSTRACT: Efficiency in auditing provides means of appraising company’s performance and diagnosing its ills and weakness.The researcher conducted a critical study on this topic with the intention of finding out the extent to which the company Nigeria breweries plc. Aba has carried out efficiently appraised and highlighted deficiencies and inefficiencies which are usually believed as not existing and whether the company Nigeria breweries plc, Aba is as efficient as it should be. The researcher also carried out a study t find out the causes of low company performance and how best to eradicate this annually by applying efficiency in auditing process.This research work is broken into five chapters. The first chapter gives the general introduction and discussions of the background of the study, statement of the study, objectives of the study, significance of the study, hypothesis testing, scope and definition of terms. Chapter three deals with research design and methodology. Chapter four deals with data analysis. Chapter five deals with findings, recommendation and conclusion. The researcher used oral and written data library research which formed part of the secondary data. Based on the above facts, the researcher formulated test hypothesis making use of null hypothesis the company auditing process is not efficient.Alternative hypothesis-H1. The company’s auditing process is efficient. Lastly attempt made on how best Nigerian breweries plc should be improved by applying efficiency in auditing process by carrying out the following objectives.
General analysis of the company.
Reviewing and appraising the soundness, adequacy and application of accounting and other operational control.
Ascertaining policies, plans and procedures of auditing by the company.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 1
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review 8
CHAPTER THREE
Research and Methodology 45
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis 51
CHAPTER FIVE
Findings, recommendation and conclusion 81
CHAPTER ONE
In developing country like Nigeria, a company whether large, medium or small faces special problem of auditing inefficiency. The problems which includes incomplete recording of accounts, poor attitude to adhere to the accounting standards and guideline coupled with incessant fraud and defalcation have warranted that the techniques of audit should be mastered by accountants. This research work therefore attempts to highlight on these key problems, areas that will undermine auditing efficiency in a company and make suggestion about their possible solutions.
Considering the above, the research work has undertaken to study the auditing efficiency as a tool for improving company performance using Nigerian breweries as the case study. It is intend to find out some of the reasons for deficiencies and inefficiency in the company which is usually believed as not existing. When in fact they started to find out ways to eradicate these abnormalities by the application of efficiency audit.
It is also intended to find out the extent to which management has appraised their own operations and how competent they have been in determining operational weakness and ills.
Considering the above aims and objectives, there is the need to inform other users of the company’s financial information on the efficiency of audit as the tool for improving company’s performance. It helps to prevent fraud because if fraud is detected and prevented on time, the attainment of corporate objective will be much more effectively and efficiently pursued. If the company is efficiently audited, it will help the company to perform efficiently and make it to grow.
In carrying out this study, the researcher intends to test hypothesis are merely anticipated or expected relationships between or among the variables to interest. The hypothesis will be tested and conclusion arrived at the application of;
H0 the company’s auditing process is not efficient.
H1 the company&
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