Office of the City Auditor
City Auditor Scope of Work
The Office of the City Auditor encompasses the examination and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the City’s governance, risk management process, system of internal control structure and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives. This includes conducting value-for-money audits. The City’s processes should function in a manner to help ensure that:
- risks are appropriately identified and managed.
- significant financial, managerial and operating information is accurate, reliable and timely.
- actions are in compliance with policies, standards, procedures and applicable laws and regulations.
- resources are acquired economically, used efficiently and are adequately protected.
- programs, plans and objectives are achieved.
- significant legislative and regulatory issues impacting the City are recognized and addressed properly.
- quality and continuous improvement are fostered in the organization’s control processes.
Office of the City Auditor Work Plan 2019 to 2022
The risk-based Office of the City Auditor Work Plan for the current Council Term (2019-2022) was developed using a risk assessment process that combined information from many sources, including:
- Risk assessment of City Services using a standard set of attributes (complexity of operations, susceptibility to error, manipulation or fraud, asset profile, community trust/confidence, degree of change, financial, non-compliance).
- Input from the Corporate Leadership Team (Directors, GM’s and City Manager)
- Input/insights from Council
- Current and emerging risks in the Local Government Sector
- High profile issues in other Municipalities
- Themes from previous projects
Date modified
September 30, 2022