WELCOME TO INTERNAL AUDIT

Department Contacts:

Tony Hernandez
Staff Auditor
Email: Antonio.Hernandez2@sweetwaterschools.org

The Office of Internal Audit, under the supervision of the Superintendent with reporting requirements to the Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees, is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improvement to District operations.

While carrying out their duties, Internal Audit staff is responsible for utilizing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of internal controls and includes the following:

• Developing and maintaining an audit program necessary to ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies and procedures.
• Communicating the results of audits and reviews by preparing timely reports, including recommendations for modifications of management practices, fiscal policies and procedures as warranted by audit findings.
• Establishing and maintaining a quality assurance program that consists of uniformity of work paper preparation; audit sampling; work paper review; report preparation and review; report communication and issuance; and record retention.

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