Mission:
To carry out County Code Section 1720, which states that the Controller is… “to annually audit, settle and adjust the accounts of all County officers.”
Perform financial, compliance and internal control audits to ensure that fiscal affairs of the County are being executed in accordance with management and regulatory requirements and investigate fraud.
Objectives:
In order to meet our mission, we do the following:
- Voluntarily participate in an agreed upon peer review procedure, completed by an independent CPA firm.
- Partner with the County’s outside CPA firm in the performance in the audit of the County’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – to realize audit fee savings.
- Adhere to professional standards (AICPA and GAO) when performing audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or generally accepted governmental auditing standards.
- Complete annual core audit plan.
- Include regulatory and grantor required audits in the core audit plan in order to realize audit fee savings.
- As a byproduct of all audits, report internal control and compliance weaknesses and provide recommendations.
- Partner with the County's independent CPA firm to perform the Single Audit to ensure that as a recipient of federal funds, dollars are used in compliance with federal program requirements.
- Begin to investigate all fraud, waste and abuse hotline tips within 48 business hours of receipt.
- Perform financial analyses, as requested.
Object Outcomes:
These objectives have been metrically measured to ensure that they are being met in an efficient and effective manner.