A Prestigious Contest

The 2024 HackAudit set a participation record, with over 40 teams registered and 152 students from 20 partner campuses, all tasked to work on the theme:
 

How can AI or generative AI assist external auditors in carrying out their financial and non-financial auditing missions?

After an initial selection phase, only 14 projects were chosen to further develop their ideas with the support of specialized mentors. Then, five finalist teams had the opportunity to present their solutions in real-world conditions, in front of an audience of financial professionals and audit experts.
 

An Innovative Solution for Contract Auditing

Florie Acurcio, Charles Gindre, Tristan Leduc, Hassan Osman and Audrey Sanial, all students in the Master’s in Financial Auditing, developed ClauseScan, a generative AI model designed to optimize contract analysis in auditing.

Their statement: Manual contract review is a time-consuming and complex task, leading to cognitive overload and standardization issues.
Their Solution? An intelligent assistant that automates clause analysis, provides instant translations, and helps identify risks. Accessible through the CNCC portal and integrated with auditing software, ClauseScan would be offered to firms on a subscription basis.

► Watch the project video
 

Recognition from the Jury and Industry Professionals

For these future auditors, this victory means much more than a trophy:
“We didn’t expect it, but it proves that you should believe in your ideas. It’s a wonderful recognition of our work!” shares Audrey Sanial.
“This contest allowed us to delve into a real-world issue faced in audit firms and provide a realistic solution using AI,” adds Florie Acurcio.
 

Final Rankings:

1st: iaelyon School of Management, project CAC to the Future
2nd: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences - University of Strasbourg, project ExpertIA
3rd: INES Expertise - Paris, project AI-NES
4th and 5th: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences - University of Strasbourg, projects IAuditor’s and RSEvolution

The Master’s in Financial Auditing: A Lasting Partnership with the Profession, Represented by the CNCC and the CRCC Lyon-Riom

Since the creation of the program in 2016, the ties with the profession have only strengthened, and iaelyon’s participation in HackAudit is the latest example. In both 2023 and 2024, the winning team came from the Master’s in Financial Auditing,"

Sophie Lépine, Program Director

"The employment rate for the Master’s in Financial Auditing is close to 100% before the end of the program, which confirms its alignment with the needs of audit firms, explains Sophie Lepine.

I would like to thank the CRCC Lyon-Riom teams for their trust, especially Jean François Mallen, President, and Cédric Desachy, Vice-President since November 1, 2024, as well as Olivier Arthaud, President, and Sylvain Boccon-Gibod, Vice-President until that date.
I also want to thank Stéphane Van Hoof, Secretary General of CRCC Lyon-Riom, and the CNCC teams, including Sid-Ali Hamel, Martine Bonnier, and Frédéric Campart from Stationnext, for their continued support.

None of this would have been possible without the support of Marie-Christine Chalus, Dean of iaelyon, François Lantin, Director and Founder of CLEA @iaelyon (Lyon Center for Accounting Expertise and Audit), and, of course, the students of the Master’s in Financial Auditing."

We warmly congratulate the winners for their perseverance and commitment!