Roles

Though the audit function shall be functionally independent within the Agency, the IAD shall interact with and complement other business or operations units to promote effectiveness and efficiencies within the Agency operations and activities.  In particular, the IAD shall:

• Coordinate internal and external reviews, evaluations, investigations or audit activities as requested by leadership within the Agency (i.e., Federal Audits, Biennial Audits by Auditors of Public Accounts, Performance/Program Reviews by the Office of the State Comptroller, etc.).
  
  
• Serve as liaison with other State or Federal Agencies for the purpose of coordinating information for audit, investigation or review purposes.
  
  
• Comply with Audit Standards, Codes of Conduct and Ethics that are promulgated from time-to-time by the relevant professional and regulatory bodies (i.e., Institute of Internal Auditors, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, U.S. Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS), etc.)