Views of our stakeholders Peter Kinsley Deputy

Transcript:Views of our stakeholders Peter Kinsley Deputy:
Views of our stakeholders Peter Kinsley Deputy Director of Audit Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Ireland 15 May 2018 Outline of presentation Context – what we do Our stakeholders Views of our stakeholders Our responses Our work Identify opportunities for improved performance Support work of Committee of Public Accounts Key stakeholders Citizens Parliament Committee of Public Accounts Bodies we audit Accounting Officers/ Chief Executives Boards / Audit Committees Staff Consulting with our stakeholders What our stakeholders said Independence Staffing Financial audit outputs Performance audit outputs What stakeholders value What stakeholders would like to see Independence The Office of the C&AG is definitely independent The Office of the C&AG is independent of the Committee of Public Accounts and it’s good that they refuse to follow any political lead How can they be fully independent when they are auditing the people they meet every day in the canteen? Staffing View staff as high quality and professional Value public sector knowledge staff display More continuity when teams change Concerns with knowledge of government accounting from contract staff I have a very good opinion of the Office of the C&AG. Their staff are very professional and they all know their job. Financial audit outputs Reconsider materiality in relation to propriety issues Some saw as fault finding exercise Concise but some issues need more detail Audit committees would like more engagement Greater likelihood findings will be accepted if coming from Office of C&AG Performance audit outputs Real appetite for more reports Significant value from learning opportunities More cross cutting reports What stakeholders value Comfort given by work of C&AG Experience of staff Quality and independence What stakeholders would like to see More presentations/briefing events More guidance More engagement with audit committees More timely audit completions Greater use of info-graphics and illustrations in reports Follow up on findings Our responses Increase our number of special reports Work with bodies towards earlier completion Tailor approach to propriety audits Improve engagement with audit committees Improve ‘readability’ of reports Redesign website Support more good practice events Formally follow up on recommendations Thank You