The Internal Audit/System Strengthening Unit evaluates the Institute’s internal controls, including its corporate governance and accounting processes. Other unit activities include,
- Providing independent assurance of the operations and effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, governance, and internal control processes.
- Performing bi-annual reviews of the operations at the central, regional, and state offices to ensure compliance with the Institute’s policies and donor requirements.
- Carrying out reviews of the Head Office’s departmental operations to ensure adherence to standards/policies guiding their operations.
- Regular reviews of the departmental Standard Operating Procedures to guide their operations.
- Reviewing payroll processes and related matters.
- Performing quarterly financial, operational, and system reviews of the Institute’s Global Fund sub-recipients, USAID TB LON 3 sub-recipients, and CDC-funded ASPIRE project sub-partners.
- Verifying the existence of assets and recommending appropriate measures to safeguard them, preventing unauthorized diversion.
- Investigating reported occurrences of fraud, embezzlement, theft, waste, etc
Accountants from the IHVN Internal Audit and Compliance Department and the Finance Department participate in the Institute’s 3rd Annual Accountants Conference themed “Advancing Excellent Grant Compliance.
Unit Head, Internal Audit/System Strengthening Unit
Director & Head of Internal Audit & Compliance Department
