Ms. Pawlicki leads the efforts of the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee (ASEC), which is focused on providing thought leadership to identify and prioritize emerging trends and market needs for assurance and related services, and on the development of those services. ASEC works closely with the AICPA Auditing Standards Board to develop assurance services for emerging subject matter areas such as cybersecurity and sustainability, and to explore audit innovation through new techniques and approaches that leverage data analytics and technology.
Our auditors are already auditing transactions in the blockchain. We’ve got a lot of work to do … it’s a great opportunity in an area where CPAs can add a lot of value.