"විධිමත් අභ්යන්තර පාලනයක් තුලින් විශිෂ්ටත්වයට පිය නගමු"
"Let's step into excellence through formal internal control"
"Let's step into excellence through formal internal control"
To become the institution of excellence in the establishment of good governance free from mistakes, frauds and corruptions in the Southern Province
To strengthen the internal control of every institution belonging to the provincial council so as to operate financial and non-financial activities free from frauds, corruptions and mistakes, and to promote provincial development with transparency.
Independence, Honesty, Confidentiality, Technical standards, Professional conduct, Subject Priority, Professional proficiency and vigilance, Team spirit
To formulate the monthly audit program in accordance with annual audit plan for strengthening internal control, engage the audit staff in the service and to supervise them.
The right to inspect and take over books documents , reports ,ledgers, cheques, stamps, money and any other registers relating to financial matters and any other form of work carried out in connection with control units, accounting units and workplaces in all ministries of the provincial council, governors secretariat, council secretariat, department offices of commissions, authorities board and institutions established under statutes, function delegated to divisional secretariats, local authorities with the concurrence of the minister of local government and other institution situated in the province. To conduct special investigations when necessary and to obtain statements from required officers and persons on the circumstances arising during such investigations. In cases where it is prescribed that the rule of the good faith should be protected under any other rule or provision the relevant documents should be provided for examination
To ascertain the effectiveness of the internal investigation and control system in place within the organization to prevent errors and frauds as well as the effectiveness of the actual operation.
To determine the reliability of accounts and other reports and to ascertain whether the accepted accounting practices used provide the information needed to prepare an accurate financial statement.
To evaluate the quality of their performance in fulfilling the responsibilities assigned to the staff.
To ascertain whether the assets of all institutions in the province are protected from all forms of loss and damage.
To ascertain whether Provincial council statutes, government financial regulations, government establishment code, provincial financial rules, procedures, the chief secretary’s circulars, public administration circulars and treasury circulars & instructions applied to the province by the Hon. Governor, other Acts and laws and procurement guidelines are followed.
To ascertain the effectiveness of the internal control system established to prevent and discover waste, idle capacity and uneconomical expenditure.
To inspect the accounting procedure of and the operations leading to any expenditure of the institutions of the provincial council and to ascertain whether assets and responsibilities of institutions are used carefully, economically and properly.
To hold special investigation when necessary and to submit recommendations.
To give guidance necessary to minimize the audit queries issued to various institutions of the Provincial Council by the Auditor General.
To prepare an internal audit program for the province for each financial year and obtain the approval of the Chief Secretary and send it to the Auditor General with a copy to the Hon. Governor and to conduct internal audit activities in accordance with that program.
To prepare a quarterly report on internal audit inspections based on the Chief Accounting Officers and Accounting Officers and submit it to the Hon. Governor with copies to the Auditor General and the Chief Secretary.
To submit necessary guidance, recommendations and proposals to the Chief Accounting Officers and the Accounting officers for strengthening internal control system of institutions in which internal control system is weak.
To organize constant training for introducing knowledge, modern technology and techniques to the staff of the Provincial Internal Audit Department and Internal Audit Units.
To submit necessary guidance, recommendations and proposals to the Chief Accounting Officers and the Accounting officers for strengthening internal control system of institutions in which internal control system is weak.
To participate as a permanent member in audit management committees of Ministries, Departments and institutions of the Provincial Council.
To act as a Representative of the Chief Secretary in the parliamentary public accounts committee and in the committee on provincial funds.
To coordinate with the Inter Provincial Councils regarding internal audit activities.
To take action to prevent and expose fraud, corruption, irregularities and waste in the Provincial Council Institutions by strengthening their internal control.
To take action to improve the efficiency of provincial financial management by guiding the Provincial Councils Institutions to implement Financial Rules, Financial Regulations, Circulars and Advice.
To take necessary measures to increase the financial strength of the Provincial Treasury by taking action to minimize the arrears of revenue of the Provincial Council Institutions.
To contribute to improve the management and security of assets by taking action regarding security of, regulation and monitoring of accounting of and losses of assets of the Provincial Council Institutions.
To give guidance on the optimal utilization of human, financial and physical resources of provincial institutions and assist in improving performance.
To give guidance necessary to place the institutions in a higher level in the financial performance appraisal of the institutions by the public accounts committee of the parliament of Sri Lanka by taking action to minimize audit queries directed by the National Audit Office.
To improve the quality and importance of internal auditing by taking action to establish a proper coordination between inter Provinces for exchanging new trends and experiences in Internal Audit.
A five year strategic plan has been approved for the period 2020-2024 to achieve the objectives of the Southern Provincial Department of Internal Audit. It seeks to provide strategic advice, guidance and assistance in establishing a strong internal control system to enhance the performance of Provincial Council institutions. It is planned to make maximum use of the human, physical and technical resources of the department for this purpose.
With the establishment of the Southern Provincial Council under the Provincial Council Act No. 42 of 1987, the Department of Internal Audit of the Southern Province was established with the establishment of a separate independent unit for internal audit work under the Southern Provincial Chief Secretariat...
Two day training program on "Construction Industry Inspection" for officers of internal audit department, Southern Province council.
Due to the inability of all the institutions belonging to the Provincial Council to participate in the annual audit and the inability to participate in the audit in the face of Covid 19 situation, the project intends to carry out internal audit activities covering the entire institutional system through a model introduced by the institutions for various subject areas. . The call for corporate information is included in the Comprehensive Action Plan of the 2020 - 2024 Five Year Strategic Plan an internal audit strategy that provides continuous monitoring throughout the year.
Strategic approach to achieve the objectives of the Department of Internal Audit of the Southern Province in the next five years period 2020-2024 to help build a more powerful and robust internal control system of the Southern Provincial Council system of government and to enhance the performance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with transparency. The objective of this project is to enhance the knowledge of the officers of the Audit Department.
To achieve the objectives of the Department of Internal Audit of the Southern Province strategically to achieve the objectives of the Department of Internal Audit of the Southern Province during the period of the next five years 2020-2024 to assist in building a more powerful and robust internal control system over the system of government institutions of the Southern Provincial Council and to contribute to enhance the performance of the Department through transparency. This project is implemented to organize awareness programs for the heads of institutions.
This project will strategically reach the objectives of the Internal Audit Department of the Southern Province over the next five years 2020 - 2024, assist in building a more powerful and robust internal control system over the system of government institutions of the Southern Provincial Council, and the project will performance with transparency and develop a set of performance development guidelines to contribute to upliftment.
This project is expected to Strategic approach to achieve the objectives of the Southern Provincial Department of Internal Audit over the next five years 2020 - 2024 to assist in building a more powerful and robust internal governance system of the Southern Provincial Council over the system of government institutions and Update and enhance the knowledge of the officers of the Department of Internal Audit to contribute to enhance the performance with transparency. This project is expected to Strategic approach to achieve the objectives of the Southern Provincial Department of Internal Audit over the next five years 2020 - 2024
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