Financial Auditing as an Effective Tool for Fraud Detection: A Systematic Review

Cindy Becerra Huamán, David De la Cruz-Montoya (), Joseph Gutierrez-Cuadros, Sonia Pilco Labajos and Mercedes Lopez-Almeida
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Cindy Becerra Huamán: School of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad Autonoma del Perú, Villa El Salvador, Lima 15842, Peru
David De la Cruz-Montoya: School of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad Autonoma del Perú, Villa El Salvador, Lima 15842, Peru
Joseph Gutierrez-Cuadros: School of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad Autonoma del Perú, Villa El Salvador, Lima 15842, Peru
Sonia Pilco Labajos: School of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad Autonoma del Perú, Villa El Salvador, Lima 15842, Peru
Mercedes Lopez-Almeida: School of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universidad Autonoma del Perú, Villa El Salvador, Lima 15842, Peru

JRFM, 2025, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: The article presents a broad and exhaustive approach to financial auditing studies, as well as their current state in academic research. Its main objective is to examine practices in the face of existing challenges. Financial auditing is strongly influenced by international standards, the role of financial auditors in risk management, and the use of new technologies and artificial intelligence. Using a bibliometric analysis of 74 studies extracted from the Scopus database, the authors visualize the evolution of financial auditing using tools such as VOS Viewer. This reveals trends and keywords associated with financial auditing, accounting, management, risk management, and fraud. According to the study, there is a gap in expectations regarding the role of the auditor that is influenced by different cultural contexts and the growing use of forensic accounting services for fraud investigation and detection. The study also highlights the low use of accounting and auditing standards in countries such as Iraq and Egypt and observes the normalization of the fraud trend in Pakistan.

Keywords: financial audit; auditor ethics; financial regulation; investor confidence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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