The vendor is required to provide internal auditing services to assist agency administrators and governing boards by furnishing independent analyses, appraisals, and recommendations about the adequacy and effectiveness of a state agency's systems of internal control policies and procedures and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities.
- The internal auditor shall:
• Report directly to the state agency's governing board or the administrator of the state agency if the state agency does not have a governing board;
• Develop an annual audit plan;
• Conduct audits as specified in the audit plan and document deviations;
• Prepare audit reports;
• Have access to the administrator; and
• Be free of all operational and management responsibilities that would impair the auditor's ability to review independently all aspects of the state agency's operation.
- Contract Period/Term: 3 years