5-Day Course in Auditing in the Public Sector [1]
Public Officers develop integrated development plans and determine financial resources necessary to implement them. With participation from the public, budgets are then prepared and approved by the National Assembly. The budgets are implemented and results monitored and evaluated as per the Public Finance management Act 2012. In managing public resources, public officers are expected to adhere to international best practices, the constitution of Kenya 2010, Public Finance management Act 2012, Public Procurement and asset Disposal Act 2015, Public Officers ethics Act 2003, among other requirements.
Auditing in the Public sector provides oversight over Public Finance Management by evaluating to ascertain that public Officers carry out the fiduciary duties as entrusted to them by the Government/Public according to the law. Results are published through Boards of Directors/National Assembly/Country Assembly. There are both external and internal public sector audits. Effective Public Audit is among others about:
| – Improving management systems to increase value for public money | – Strengthening risk management to manage uncertainty and safeguard public resources | ||
| – Improving asset management systems to increase the productivity of public assets and prevent misuse
– Deterring and preventing corruption |
– Reporting the findings to assure the Government/Public of the processes of public finance management | ||
| Who should attend | Why you should attend – understand |
| – Internal & External Auditors
– Heads of Departments – Members of Boards of Directors in public sector entities
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– Legal & regulatory basis of Public Sector audits
– How to provide effective public sector audits to management & audit committees; & audit committee oversight to public sector entities; – How to comply with laws and regulations for auditing; and applying professional standards in the audit process; the use of technology in providing audit services; effective reporting & presentation of audit results |
[1] Also available for in-house training; contact us for terms and pricing.
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A-5 – Public Sector Auditing – Outline
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