INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT

The Internal Audit which exercises an independent appraisal activity within the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, for the review of operations, as a service to Management, Stakeholders. The Department makes sure that internal control put in place by the Management are adhered to, for the smooth operation in the organization and also in compliance with the extant laws and other rules and regulations that guide accounting and auditing professions.

THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT ARE:

• To ensure strict compliance with the (F.R.) Treasury circular and other circulars emanating from the F.G on revenue and expenditure matter
• To ensure total compliance with the operational policies, procedures and guidelines of the Hospital as prescribed by management from time to time
• Monitoring of revenue collection by revenue agent
• To put in place effective expenditure control system in order to achieve cost control and value for money in all our transactions
• To review periodically the accounting and internal control system put in place, by identifying emerging risk area and introducing measure to continuously safeguard the resources of the hospital.
• To assist the external auditor, other regulatory bodies and the relevant government agencies in the conduct of their statutory duties.
• To carry out any special investigations as directed by the management.
• To continuously carry out market surveys to ensure reasonableness in procuring prices of items.
• Verification of existence of consumables and non-consumables items.
• Review of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and the functioning of non-financial control.
• Examination of Financial and operating information for management, including detailed testing of transaction and balances.