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Unlock the power of data-driven engagements with Caseware IDEA data analysis software
Data analytics is changing the game for audit, accounting and finance professionals worldwide. When analysing audit data — whether you’re detecting fraud or identifying anomalies, trends and patterns — you must have a solution that delivers high-quality results without fail.
With a modern, intuitive interface and advanced analytical functionalities, Caseware IDEA software accelerates data analytics, provides a user-friendly experience and supplies you with in-depth knowledge in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Features
Seamless data imports to add engagement efficiency
Import data easily from top sources, including PDF, Excel and CSV. IDEA accounting software also works with 50+ packages (Quickbooks, Sage, Xero, etc.), Caseware Working Papers, Python and more.
Powerful audit analytics for deeper, more informative insights
Boost your view with our all-in-one analytical tool that covers every audit need. Whether you’re running a specific test, like sampling, or using built-in automated tests for an entire financial audit, IDEA has you covered.
Comprehensive reporting that gives auditors the full view of what’s happening
Visually pinpoint patterns, trends and outliers using interactive dashboards. With seamless integrations, you can export engagement results or third-party applications.
Reliable audit trail that delivers an accurate and reliable record
Master your work with Project Overview. This tool displays every task’s status using sleek graphics. Document the project or generate a script quickly to re-run the analytics later.
Benefits
Boost productivity
Improve risk management
Reclaim time and money
Strengthen collaboration
Bolster data integrity
Provide an unforgettable customer experience
Supporting Tools
Enhance your IDEA experience
Take advantage of these modules to run more tests and generate better insights.
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IDEA Lab
arrow_forwardIDEA Lab offers an expanding library of advanced analytics plug-ins developed by industry experts. It includes cutting-edge technologies that provide solutions for various tasks and industry-specific functions.
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SmartAnalyzer
arrow_forwardSmartAnalyzer is a collection of queries and tasks that improve the quality and consistency of every audit engagement. It offers an extensive set of routines for analysing general ledger, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets and accounts payable transactions.
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Passport
arrow_forwardPassport is Caseware IDEA’s all-in-one user portal. It hosts software downloads, tutorials, videos, SmartAnalyzer apps, sample scripts, custom functions, tech tips, industry-related content and more.
Boost your reports with these added features
These plug-ins add more capabilities to your IDEA solution.
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Exceptional exceptions
arrow_forwardAccess audit intelligence and machine learning techniques to generate risk-based samples and provide overviews of risk areas. Identify notable journal entries and focus audit efforts on items posing the highest threat of fraud or error.
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Financials app
arrow_forwardGet access to a collection of 55+ smart audit tests for faster, detailed analysis of the general ledger and important sub-ledgers to detect anomalies, exceptions or outliers effortlessly.
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Journal entry testing
arrow_forwardApply over 20 journal entry audit tests. Plus, use integrated workflows between procedures and IDEA for analytics to help users conduct audit tests directly and save engagement evidence.
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Fuzzy join
arrow_forwardPerform a fuzzy join between two IDEA databases by testing for possible duplicates.
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Relative size factor
arrow_forwardIdentify anomalies where the most considerable AMOUNT field value for subsets in each key is outside the norm.
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Subset sampling
arrow_forwardPerform a Stratified Random Sample analysis, enabling high-value sampling on multiple subsets. Run the plug-in independently on any data set or as a complement to the Exceptional Exceptions application.
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Text analysis
arrow_forwardParse and analyse report files, then import results into IDEA to create sentiment analysis, word frequency and word cloud charts.
Take your IDEA solution to the next level
These innovative tools offer additional capabilities to IDEA’s core functionality.
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SmartExporter
arrow_forwardLeverage SmartExporter, an intuitive, user-friendly, Windows-based extraction tool, to pinpoint and export the precise SAP® data required for analyses. This integration will simplify workflows, diminish wait times and augment operational efficiencies.
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Cloud Import Utility
arrow_forwardIntegrate IDEA with over 90 accounting applications that can fetch information, such as trial balance, with precision and consistency.
Easy-to-use templates that simplifies the financial reporting process
Take advantage of carefully crafted templates developed by leading standards bodies designed to simplify the lives of finance professional
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Accounts Production
arrow_forwardWe offer many templates for financial statement preparation for accounting practices and corporations based on accounting standards, including FRS 101, 102, 105 and IFRS.
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Corporation Tax
arrow_forwardLeverage capability and integration and automate the process of producing corporation tax computations and filing CT600. Enhance your efficiency at every stage of your tax process and calculate, analyse, produce, tag and submit online in one easy process.
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