Shortcomings in the work of some state audit bodies and the digital transformation of state audit were discussed in the VAP

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The 13th meeting of the Coordinating Council of State Audit and Financial Control Bodies was held at the Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by representatives of the VAP, the Ministry of Finance and regional audit commissions.

Thus, the results of the assessment of the activities of the state audit institutions for 2024 were summed up. The work of 14 of the 20 audit commissions, or 70%, was assessed as effective, which is 15% more than last year. The rest of the revkom were rated "satisfactory".

The participants discussed the identified violations in detail. In particular, the reports of the heads of the revolutionary commissions for the Abai region, Almaty, Kostanay and Turkestan regions, as well as for the city of Almaty, who showed the least results, were heard.

Summarizing the discussion, the chairman of the WAP, Alikhan Smailov, demanded that the heads of the revolutionary commissions eliminate the identified shortcomings in their work.

"The chairmen of the revolutionary commissions for Akmola, Kostanay, Pavlodar, Turkestan regions and the city of Almaty must submit information to the WAP by July 1 on measures to bring employees who have improperly executed decisions of the Coordinating Council to personal responsibility," Alikhan Smailov said.

At the meeting, the Internal State Audit Committee of the Ministry of Finance was also instructed to prepare proposals for the heads of government agencies to consider the responsibility of employees who violated state audit standards. We are talking about internal state auditors of the Prosecutor General's Office, akimats of Almaty, Kostanay regions and Astana.

To strengthen the work of the internal audit services, the Internal State Audit Committee of the Ministry of Finance will prepare a schedule for the development of performance audit methodologies. In addition, the WAP will hold a republican seminar for employees of these services on a similar topic.

Special attention at the meeting was paid to the issues of digital transformation of the state audit system. This part highlights the importance of timely integration of information systems and automation of procedures.

"The Supreme Audit Chamber has done a serious job of automating its information system. Now the audit commissions must actively engage in this process, ensure timely and complete data entry into the new digital platform," he said.

Alikhan Smailov instructed to complete the testing of the module "Cabinet of the state audit facility" by the end of the year and introduce it into all regional rev commissions. This process will be supported by a training workshop on working with a risk management system. In conclusion, the prospects for the transition to remote auditing through cloud accounting were considered.

The Internal State Audit Committee of the Ministry of Finance has been instructed to develop an algorithm and a step-by-step plan for the implementation of this system to coordinate the audit of consolidated financial statements of central government agencies.

Source: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/esep/press/news/details/1006826?lang=ru