Assessing the development of performance audit methodology in the supreme audit institution: The case of Indonesia

Authors

  • Nico Andrianto The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia
  • Iwan Purwanto Sudjali BPK
  • R. Luki Karunia the National Agency for State Administration (STIA LAN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28986/jtaken.v7i1.554

Keywords:

Audit reform, performance audit, effective, audit methodology, SAI

Abstract

Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK), or The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia, has introduced performance audits intensively since public sector audit reforms were initiated in 2001. However, the implementation of performance audits still faces several obstacles. This study examines the development of the performance audit methodology in BPK, which can be divided into three stages: before the revitalization of BPK in 2006, the initial development of performance audits during 2006-2010, and the maturity of the implementation of performance audits since 2011. This study concludes that several key factors have affected the implementation of performance audits at BPK, including the development of audit guidelines, the dynamics of medium-term government planning, the focus of the BPK’s Management, and assistance provided by other supreme audit institutions (SAI). To address new realities and challenges in the future, more sophisticated performance audit methods need to be adopted by BPK, such as big data analytics, the adoption of governance audits, and employing public policy analysis. Without adopting such methods, the institutionalization of ​​effective performance audits might not be achieved in the future.

Author Biographies

Nico Andrianto, The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia

Head of Evaluation and Performance Audit Reporting Section II, Evaluation and Performance Audit Reporting Directorate, Supreme Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI).  He completed a Master of Public Policy from Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, majoring in Policy and Governance. Currently, He is an Applied Doctorate Student of State Development Administration, at the School of Public Administration, the National Agency for State Administration (STIA LAN), Jakarta.

Iwan Purwanto Sudjali, BPK

Head of Performance Management Section II, Strategic Planning and Performance Management Directorate, Supreme Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI). He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the Queensland University of Technology.

R. Luki Karunia, the National Agency for State Administration (STIA LAN)

Lecturer at School of Public Administration, the National Agency for State Administration (STIA LAN), Jakarta.

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Submitted

2021-04-12

Accepted

2021-06-23

Published

2021-06-28

How to Cite

Andrianto, N., Sudjali, I. P., & Karunia, R. L. (2021). Assessing the development of performance audit methodology in the supreme audit institution: The case of Indonesia . Jurnal Tata Kelola Dan Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara, 7(1), 19–37. https://doi.org/10.28986/jtaken.v7i1.554

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