The Es Accounting and Finance
Vol. 4 No. 03 (2026): The Es Accounting And Finance (ESAF)

The Effect of Audit Quality, Audit Committee, and Financial Stability on Financial Statement Fraud in Consumer Non-Cyclicals Manufacturing Companies Listed on the IDX 2020-2024

Cindy Noya (Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Herawansyah Herawansyah (Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Bengkulu, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of audit quality, audit committee, and financial stability on financial statement fraud in consumer non-cyclicals manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2020–2024 period. The study uses a quantitative approach with binary logistic regression methods on 310 observations selected using purposive sampling. Financial statement fraud is proxied using the Beneish M-Score and classified into a dummy variable. Audit quality is measured using a dummy variable based on the size of the Public Accounting Firm, Big 4 and Non-Big 4, the audit committee is measured by the proportion of members with accounting or finance expertise, while financial stability is proxied using changes in total assets (ACHANGE). The results show that audit quality and the audit committee do not affect financial statement fraud. On the other hand, financial stability does have an impact on financial statement fraud. The study's findings suggest that the audit quality and the audit committee require more comprehensive measurements to accurately represent the effectiveness of oversight functions, while financial stability is a relevant factor in explaining the occurrence of financial statement fraud.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

esaf

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

ESAF - The Es Accounting and Finance is a peer-reviewed journal and open access three times a year (March, July and November) published by Eastasouth Institute. ESAF aims to publish articles in the field of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Public Sector Accounting, Auditing and Forensic ...