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    External Audit Services Suppliers

    4,929
    Total Suppliers
    225
    Diverse Suppliers
    78
    Normalized Supplier Rating
    External Audit Services Supplier

    Find the right-fit external audit services supplier for your specific business needs and filter by location, industry, category, revenue, certifications, and more on Beroe LiVE.Ai™.

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    Company
    ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Location
    Jackson, Mississipi
    Duns number
    3862211
    D&B SER Rating
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    The Supplier Evaluation Risk (SER) Rating is Dun & Bradstreet’s proprietary scoring system used to assess the probability that a business will seek relief from creditors or cease operations within the next 12 months. SER ratings range from 1 to 9, with 9 indicating the highest risk of failure. We’ve prepared an infographic to help business owners better understand what influences their SER Rating.

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    External Audit Services market report transcript

    In 2019, the global external audit services industry was valued approx. $96 billion, and it is expected to grow at approx. 4–5 percentto reach
    $100 billion in 2020.

    Market Drivers and Constraints

    Drivers
    • Statutory audit is a mandatory requirement worldwide
    • Emerging regulatory issues and standards are driving demand for high quality audit

    Constraints
    • Supplier focus on non-audit services
    • Commoditized nature of audit services
    • Talent retention

    Supplier Power:

    • Factors responsible for high supplier power: High auditor switching costs* and absence of substitutes in the industry. Big Four command greater bargaining power owing their greater market share
    • *Note: Auditor switching costs are usually 20–50 percent of the annual audit fee.
    • Factors limiting supplier power: Mature buyer organizations, presence of tier II firms and commoditized nature of services.

    Barriers to New Entrants:

    • Barriers to entry: Highly regulated industry. Key entry barriers: capital investment*, intense industry competition, existing buyer–supplier relationships, and experience/reputation of existing suppliers
    • *Note: Capital investment on labor and technology
    • Enablers for new entrants: Mandatory auditor rotation regulation and upcoming economic reforms in the developing economies

    Intensity of Rivalry:

    • High Industry Rivalry: Intensity of rivalry is high, due to concentrated nature of the industry, commoditized nature of services and two third market share of Big Four firms
    • Forces acting against intense competition: high auditor switching costs; product differentiation via technology and client service

    Threat of Substitutes:

    • Mandatory legal requirement: Audit is a legal requirement for all public companies, government institutions, and privately owned companies by all jurisdictions (and regulators) around the world. Globally, there is no substitute available for external audit

    Buying Power:

    • Factors responsible for sufficient buyer power: Mature buyers having considerable audit spend, well-defined quality/service parameters and internal control procedures. Presence of tier II firms also increases buyer power
    • Factors limiting buyer power: High auditor switching costs and Big Four audit firms service quality.