ACCA Ben Wilson's AAA audit cast
Episodes
Audit Reports Simplified
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Students HATE audit reports. Technical language, hard to understand, boring to study, tough exam questions.ACCA Expert Tutor Ben Wilson uses simple ex...
Sustainability audit simplified
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is sustainability tested in ACCA audit exams? How can you best prepare? Expert ACCA audit tutor Ben Wilson gives his study advice
AAA Exam Review S25
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What came up in the S25 AAA exam? How can this help you prepare for future exam sittings? Join expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson to find out
Hot and new topics for September 2025
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New topics are more likely to be examined.....as they are at the front of the examiner's mind. Expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson covers key updates...
Audit procedures simplified
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are audit procedures? How can you earn more marks for procedures in the audit exam? Expert ACCA tutor Ben Wilson gives his guidance here
Ethics simplified
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expert audit tutor Ben Wilson gives study advice for ethics.....and tells you about his 2 most common ethical dilemmas
Audit risk simplified
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New series.....new type of podcast! Ben has a co-host (exciting) and will be taking technical audit topics and breaking them down for you.
ACCA technical article explainer - ISSA 5000 (Sustainability)
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ACCA published a new AAA technical article in January 2024 - ISSA 5000 (sustainability). In this edition of the podcast, Ben brings the article to lif...
Can AI help you to pass AAA?
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How is AI impacting auditors, regulators.....and ACCA students! Ben gives advice on how AI can help with your exam preparation.
Waiting for AAA results
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Be prepared! Ben gives practical advice on what to do whilst waiting for results.
ACCA's integrated report
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juicy facts about ACCA......and lots of commentary on ACCA's audit report. Great for your AAA exam preparation!
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse....and audit quality management
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed spectacularly in early 2023......just 2 weeks after KPMG gave a clean audit report. Why did the bank collapse? And...
Carillion, KPMG and ethics
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What went wrong at Carillion? How were KPMG implicated? And what is Ben's top topic tip for the March 2023 exam? Listen to find out!
HSBC, PwC and the $1bn audit
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben explores the rules on 'tendering' for large company audits, discusses 'audit quality', and considers why only 2 auditors (PwC & Deloitte) pitc...
Bouncing back from failing an ACCA paper with Jess Harcourt
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jess took several attempts to clear her nemesis paper......AFM. Here, she gives practical tips and advice to help any other students who are strugglin...
Remote Invigilation vs In Centre exams
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you have a 'choice' about whether to sit your ACCA exams remotely, or in a physical exam centre, this edition will help you to make an informed dec...
Superdry, MUGC and auditor resignation
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Superdry are facing going concern uncertainties...and their auditor (Deloitte) has resigned. In this edition, Ben discusses the challenges facing Supe...
Current issue - ESG Reporting
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ESG is highly likely to be tested in the AAA exam.....as the examiner has just published 2x technical articles on it! I'm joined by Michaela, ESG expe...
Current issue - Quality Management
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new ACCA technical article has been published on Quality Management.....this is something that is very likely to be examined in AAA! Andy, a senio...
Elon Musk, Twitter and Due Diligence
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the normal due diligence process? What value to assurance providers add? And how did Elon Musk's $44bn offer for Twitter fail to follow this p...
Audit fines and quality control
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
KPMG, PwC and Deloitte have all been fined by the FRC recently for audit failings. In this edition of the audit cast, Ben discusses these cases and th...
How to score 81% in AAA
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Baker, a top performing ACCA student (who scored 81% in the AAA exam), shares his top tips for AAA success
Work life balance and the auditor
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big 4 audit partner Andy and I discuss how work life balance is changing in the modern UK audit environment.
Interest rates and impairment reviews
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben discusses how rising interest rates can trigger / impact an impairment review, and the challenges this can pose for the auditor
UK or INT version of ACCA AAA and SBR?
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by Tom Clendon, expert SBR tutor, to give you the facts you need to make an informed choice
Money laundering and Natwest bank
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Money laundering.....taking dodgy, illegally acquired funds and 'washing' them clean using the financial system. Natwest bank was recently fined £297...
Prizewinner special edition
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Salman, AAA prize winner for Qatar at the 2021 exam sitting, gives her top tips on how to maximise your chances of passing the AAA exam.
Tesco and the modern audit report
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Audit reports are regularly tested in AAA. In this edition of the auditcast, Ben uses Tesco's 2021 auditor's report to bring this dry topic area to li...
Climate change and reporting
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reporting on climate change is a hot topic, particularly with the COP26 summit around the corner. Ben is joined by Tom Clendon, expert SBR tutor, to d...
Current issues special edition
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big 4 audit partner Andy and I discuss current issues relevant to the AAA exam.....auditing in a pandemic, high profile audit failures, non audit serv...
Fintech and due diligence
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is fintech? Why have there been so many fintech transactions in the first half of 2021? And what due diligence work will auditors perform on thes...
Virus variants and data analytics
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data analytics have been used to drive governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Real time data over the emergence of new variants and their sp...
Inflation and the audit report
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation (prices rising over time) can cause going concern issues for a company, particularly if they are debt financed. In this episode of the audit...
Warren Buffett and corporate governance
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett's investment fund, Berkshire Hathaway, has earned huge returns for investors over the last 50 years. However, standards of corporate go...
Home working and internal controls
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The home working revolution of 2020/21 has dramatically impacted many workers. Internal controls have had to adapt to allow workers access to confiden...
Cryptocurrency, classification and subsequent events
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream. In this podcast, Ben discusses challenges for the auditor around classifying bitcoin ...
COVID 19 and going concern
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Auditing going concern during a global pandemic is a real challenge! Ben discusses the audit tests that should be performed and potential impacts on t...
Ever Given, inventory, provisions and revenue recognition
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What were the audit implications of the Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez canal? Ben discusses how inventory, provisions and revenue recogni...