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Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica. Providing Assurance Through our Three-year rolling Audit Plans. Annual Report 2018. Objectives. Providing Assurance through our Audit Plan 2018-21. Our Audit Objectives.
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Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica Providing AssuranceThrough our Three-year rolling Audit Plans Annual Report 2018
Providing Assurance through our Audit Plan 2018-21 Our Audit Objectives
We considered the alignment of the entities’ strategic and operational plans in the context of Vision 2030 National Development Plan (NDP) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Audit Alignment with Vision 2030 NDP
Performance Audit Our audits continued to focus on the governance practices and systems at MDAs in the management of scarce financial resources in order to provide assurance that the country received value for money spent.
Outcome of our Performance Audit Coverage Tabled To be tabled Q1 2019
Performance Audit Looking Forward 2019-2021 Our audits will continually seek to contribute to the achievement of efficient and effective public financial management. The audits will cover five sectors in the context of Vision 2030 and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Economic Assessment We reviewed the Government’s Fiscal Policy Papers (FPPs)and analysed the financial statement of public bodies in support of the Auditor General’s responsibilities under Section 48B (6) of the FAA Act.
Special Investigations We continued to provide assurance in keeping with Section 25 of the FAA Act, through the conduct of special investigation audits based on requests from members of the public, Parliament and based on internal assessments.
Outcome of our Special Investigation Coverage Tabled To be tabled Q1 2019
Financial Statements Audit We carried out our audit of financial statements in conjunction with compliance audits to determine the extent to which MDAs followed rules, laws and regulations, policies and established codes or agreed-upon terms contained in contracts or funding agreements.
Compliance Audit We continued to conduct compliance audits to determine whether MDAs complied with various regulatory instruments in accordance with the FAA Act, the PBMA Act, Staff Orders for the Public Service, Government circulars and guidelines, entity-specific legislation and agreed-upon terms.
Information Technology Audit We continued to do Information Technology (IT) Audits in a context of the Government’s dependence on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service.
Outcome of our Information Technology Audit Coverage Tabled To be tabled Q1 2019 Suspended
