The Office of Internal Auditors is available to provide a variety of services to the university community. Listed below are some of the services we provide:

Operational Audits

Sometimes called program or performance audits, examine the use of fuction resources to evaluate whether those resources are being used in the most efficient and effective ways to fulfil the function's mission and objectives. An operational audit includes elements of other types of audit listed below.

Compliance Audits

Determine the degree of a function's adherence to laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Recommendations often call for improvements in processes and controls intended to ensure compliance with regulations and policies.

Financial Audits

Addresses questions of accounting and reporting of financial transactions, including commitments, authorizations, and receipt and disbursement of funds. The purpose is to verify that there are sufficient controls over cash and cash equivalent assets and that there are adequate processes controls over the acquisition and use of resources.

Information Systems (IS) Audits

Address the internal control environment of automated information processing systems and how people use those systems. IS audit typically evaluates system input, output, processing controls, backup and recovery plans, system security, and computer facility reviews. IS audit projects can focus on existing systems as well as systems in the development stage. External specialized expertise may be required to conduct specialized IS audits.

Investigative Audits

Are performed when appropriate. These audits focus on alleged civil or criminal violations of laws or violations of university’s policies and procedures that may result in prosecution or disciplinary action. Fraud, internal theft, use of university’s resources for personal gains, and conflicts of interest are examples of reasons for investigative audits.