There are several advantages that come from using continuous data monitoring through automated tools compared to annual in-depth financial audit. One of the advantages is that continuous data monitoring allows organizations to monitor their financial data on an ongoing basis, providing real-time insights into their financial health. What this does is that it timely identifies any risk, mistakes, or abnormalities allowing to correct them in a timely manner. If an annual audit is done, it can provide a retrospective analysis that may not capture emerging issues. Another thing is annual audits take a lot more time and are more costly. Tools for continuous monitoring automate the procedure, enabling organizations to concentrate audit resources on areas that need in-depth analysis and streamline their monitoring efforts. Because of this, cost reductions and increased effectiveness have occurred. One of the automated tools appropriate for ongoing monitoring is data analytics software. This type of software can work with large volumes of data, detect errors, generate alerts, and identify patterns. These tools generate regular reports based on predefined metrics, allowing management to review financial performance and key indicators in a timely manner. Businesses todayaccounting firms among themare struggling to deal with the high volume of data that technology has made available. Organizations that can successfully interpret these data and use them to make crucial business decisions have a competitive advantage. In such a climate, its helpful for CPAs to know as much about the technological tools they use as possible. Just knowing basic accounting and office software programs, some experts say, is no longer enough: Accountants need to know how to code. Auditors should have the ability and understanding of both accounting principles and technology principles in order to provide a versatile capacity for work. What professors and accounting firms are encouraging students to do now is to either take free coding classes or consider a dual major in MIS and accounting. This combination will be attractive to the students future employers.