Ben Wilson

ACCA Ben Wilson's AAA audit cast

Education EN ↓ 41 episodes

Join expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson as he discusses world events from an audit perspective, helping to develop your advanced auditing skills for the AAA exam

Author

Ben Wilson

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.benwilsonaaa.com

Latest episode

Mar 24, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Accounting standards for AAA 24.03.2026

Struggling with Accounting Standards for the ACCA AAA Exam? Expert AAA tutor Ben Wilson breaks it ALL down here. If you’re preparing for ACCA Advanced Audit & Assurance (AAA), understanding accounting standards isn’t optional — it’s essential for passing and scoring high. In this video, we cover: ✅ The key accounting standards you MUST know for AAA ✅ How standards are tested in the exam ✅ C...

Groups: ACCA technical article explainer 29.01.2026

Groups are tested VERY regularly in the AAA exam. Understand what you need to know to pass with Expert ACCA AAA tutor Ben Wilson's review of this article.

ACCA technical article explainer: Less Complex Entities 23.01.2026

What do AAA students NEED to know about Less Complex Entity audits? How is this likely to be tested in the AAA exam? Do you actually need to read the article? Expert ACCA tutor Ben Wilson covers all this and more

Audit Reports Simplified 13.11.2025

Students HATE audit reports. Technical language, hard to understand, boring to study, tough exam questions. ACCA Expert Tutor Ben Wilson uses simple explanations to make this tough topic more understandable for you.

Sustainability audit simplified 22.10.2025

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 18.09.2025

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 10.07.2025

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 for September 2025.

Audit procedures simplified 29.04.2025

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 17.04.2025

Expert audit tutor Ben Wilson gives study advice for ethics.....and tells you about his 2 most common ethical dilemmas

Audit risk simplified 11.04.2025

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) 20.02.2024

ACCA published a new AAA technical article in January 2024 - ISSA 5000 (sustainability). In this edition of the podcast, Ben brings the article to life, explaining the technical areas in simple language......and gives hints on how it will be tested in the AAA exam.

Can AI help you to pass AAA? 09.11.2023

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 10.10.2023

Be prepared! Ben gives practical advice on what to do whilst waiting for results.

ACCA's integrated report 21.08.2023

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 26.05.2023

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 what factors led to KPMG being implicated? Ben explores these questions in this edition of the audit cast.

Carillion, KPMG and ethics 01.03.2023

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 26.01.2023

Ben explores the rules on 'tendering' for large company audits, discusses 'audit quality', and considers why only 2 auditors (PwC & Deloitte) pitched for the HSBC audit. Oh....and there's a 'FUN FACTS QUIZ' at the end!

Bouncing back from failing an ACCA paper with Jess Harcourt 20.01.2023

Jess took several attempts to clear her nemesis paper......AFM. Here, she gives practical tips and advice to help any other students who are struggling with ACCA. 

Remote Invigilation vs In Centre exams 05.01.2023

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 decision

Superdry, MUGC and auditor resignation 15.11.2022

Superdry are facing going concern uncertainties...and their auditor (Deloitte) has resigned. In this edition, Ben discusses the challenges facing Superdry and gives exam insights on audit reports. See Superdry's financial statements here https://corporate.superdry.com/media/3153/annual_report_2021.pdf See Deloitte's resignation letter here (if this link doesn;t work, go to the 'Companies House' we...

Current issue - ESG Reporting 31.08.2022

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 expert at an investment bank, to discuss the main themes of the technical articles

Current issue - Quality Management 19.08.2022

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 senior EQCR reviewer at a Big 4 firm, shares his experiences of quality management in the real world of audit. Read the article here https://www.accaglobal.com/an/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-study-resources/p7/technical-articles/isq...

Elon Musk, Twitter and Due Diligence 04.08.2022

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 process? Find out in this edition of the audit cast.

Audit fines and quality control 13.06.2022

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 the implications for audit quality control, a key examinable topic.

How to score 81% in AAA 29.04.2022

Michael Baker, a top performing ACCA student (who scored 81% in the AAA exam), shares his top tips for AAA success

Listen to the ACCA Ben Wilson's AAA audit cast podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.