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Operational
Audits
Operational audits
deal with broad performance issues, focusing on whether public funds and
resources have been economically, efficiently and effectively managed.
In particular, management audits examine and report on matters related
to any or all of the following:
- the adequacy of
management systems, controls and practices, including those intended
to control and safeguard assets, to ensure due regard to economy, efficiency
and effectiveness;
- the extent to which
resources have been managed with due regard to economy and efficiency;
and,
- the extent to which
programs, operations or activities of an entity have been effective.
Financial
Management Audits
Financial management
audits examine and conclude on management's representations as to financial
performance.
Advisory
Services
Advisory services
help organizations make change by:
- participating
in significant initiatives and priorities;
- helping to develop
new programs; and,
- providing solutions
to financial and business issues.
Specific areas of
advisory services provided by IAAS are:
- risk and control
assessment (including control self-assessment);
- performance management
and related systems; and,
- financial and
business analysis to assist in problem solving.
Information
System Reviews
Information System
reviews include the following:
- Information system
reviews of existing or new systems, before and after implementation,
to ensure they are secure and meet your needs;
- Project management
reviews, before or after implementation, to ensure controls are in place
to mitigate project risks or to identify the strengths and improvements
required for future projects;
- Organizational
or operational reviews to ensure the organizations goals and objectives
will be achieved; and,
- Specific technology
reviews to ensure security and controls are in place.
Investigative
Assignments
Investigative assignments
scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing or breaches of government standards
of conduct. Allegations may be internal or external to government and
may examine the records of individuals, organizations and firms with agreements
between them and the Government of British Columbia. To ensure the need
for an audit is properly documented, complaints and concerns of the person
making the audit request must be recorded.
To issue a complaint, click here; or
contact the Comptroller General at: (250) 387-6692
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