Annual Report

2018/2019
Resource Utilization
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AUDITOR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA

 Governance &
Accountability
The AuGD’s governance mechanisms
Governance are administered through the Executive
Mechanisms Management Committee, the Audit
Committee, the Quality Assurance Unit
and the Corporate Services Division.
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Auditor
General

Executive Quality Corporate

Internal Audit
Management Assurance Services
Unit
Committee Unit Division
 Resource
Allocation
We allocated our audit staff in
Core Audit Service keeping with the Strategic Audit
Plan (SAP) using a risk based
approach.
z Assignment of Resources
80
69
70
60
50
40
30
20 17 16
10 4 8
0
Performance Assurance Economic Information Special Audit
Audit Audit Assessment Technology and Parish
Audit Council
 Resource
Allocation
Support Services
The AuGD’s governance
mechanism includes the
30 27 following support structures
25 z
20
15
10
5 3 2
0
Corporate Quality Internal Audit
Services Assurance
 Strengthening our
Human Capital
Capacity
We are building our
Building
capability to better
analyse audit evidence.
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36 capacity building initiatives
executed

*Audit Enhancing * Corporate

Governance/Soft Skills * IT Security

96 officers participated
 Partnership in
Building Capacity

Capacity Building We continue to benefit from being an

Cooperating Partners active member CAROSAI, for which
the AuGD will continue to serve as
Secretariat Host until June 2025

SAI Fighting Green Hat – IDI Professional

Corruption, Course Innovation Education for SAI
on the Exchange Series – Educators Training
Implementation of Workshop
ISSAI 30 SAIs and Data
Analysis
 Internal
Control

Oversight Our Internal Control Mechanisms

play an integral role in achieving
Mechanisms
our goals and objectives.

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The Quality Assurance (QA) Unit is committed to providing
assurance that the AuGD and its staff adhere to the professional
standards and methodologies required to ensure that audits of
MDAs are conducted at a high level in keeping with International
Standards.

The Internal Audit Unit (IAU) reviews the Financial and

Administrative operations of the Department through the
implementation of its annual audit plan and ad hoc
verifications when the need arises.
 Staff
Qualification
Professional The AuGD continues to
Competence strive towards having a
highly professional team

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60 54
50
40
30
30
21 21
20 14
10 5 7
1 1
0
ACCA Masters BSc. Associates Diploma Other Certificates CXC/Other No Qual.
Professional
Qualification
 Financial
Management
Budget In 2018/2019, the
Funding Department utilised 94%
765M of the amount budgeted

Grants & Capital Goods,

Contributions, $6,611
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Use of Goods
and Services, $0
$33,575 Awards & Social
Assistance,
Utilities and $1,049
Communication ,
$10,620
Travel Expense
Rental of & Subsistence,
Property & $147,330
Machinery,
$57,575 Staff Compensation,
$458,445
 Charting the
Way Forward

Strategic Strategic Stakeholder

Business Plan Audit Plan Engagement
• We will roll our • The SAP is • As a means of
currentz SBP developed as a ensuring that
forward three-year the audit results
allowing for a rolling plan and meet the needs
full review of forms the of our
our objectives, detailed audit stakeholders,
strategies and schedule in we will continue
indicators in the support of our to pursue a
first quarter of SBP. strategy of
FY2020/2021. deliberate
stakeholder
engagement.
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‘A better Country through effective audit scrutiny’