Pages: (77-88 )
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of artificial intelligence and accounting profession in Nigeria. The study employed a field survey research design. The population of this study are accountants in Nigeria considering the Big Four which include KPMG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst and Young. The study found that Artificial Intelligence had significant accounting profession in Nigeria. The study recommended that accounting software of assurance firm should learn from previous tagging decisions that are typically made according to rules that the accountant is aware of and also integrate artificial intelligence into their system of sampling in case an audit is required, it will be possible to audit all the data rather than merely a sampling.
Keywords: Accounting Profession, Artificial Intelligence, Anomalous Detection, Data Analytics, Anomalous Detection,