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Internal Audit Republic of Armenia

Learn about Armenia's internal audit setup, legal framework, and implementation strategies focusing on financial management and control. Discover the structure, regulations, and timeline for internal audit system implementation in various public sector entities.

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Internal Audit Republic of Armenia

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  1. Internal AuditRepublic of Armenia Legal Framework and Structure

  2. Public Internal Financial Control Strategy (11.11.2010)focuses on three activities • Institution of a Centralized Harmonization Unit (CHU), responsible for implementation of a public internal financial control system in compliance with international standards • Internal audit • Financial management and control based on managerial accountability

  3. CHU • 2010 – CHU was set up – Directorate for Methodology of Public Internal Financial Control and Public Procurement within the Ministry of Finance of Armenia; the Directorate is responsible for coordination and monitoring of implementation of financial management, control and internal audit mechanisms developed in conformity with the international standards.

  4. Internal Audit Legal Framework

  5. Reporting line before the RA Law On Internal Audit was passed

  6. Reporting line after the RA Law On Internal Audit was passed

  7. Legal framework (1) RA Law On Internal Audit – 22.12.2010 Professional standards of internal audit and rules of conduct of internal auditors - 11.08.2011 Methodological instructions on application of professional standards of internal audit in Armenia - 08.12.2011 Instructions for development of internal audit guidelines and Regulations (կանոնակարգ) of internal audit service in public sector of Armenia - 17.02.2012 Templates for internal audit units, internal auditors and regulations (կանոնակարգ) for internal audit units and how to keep them - 28.12.2011 Major requirements to Internal Audit Unit and Internal Audit Committee - 23.02.2012

  8. Legal Framework (2) Regulations for definition of internal audit space and functions in public sector entities -30.11.2012 A template for Regulations of Internal Audit and details for its elaboration -12.12.2012 Procedures for internal audit assessment for the purposes of quality assurance, as well as procedures for cooperation of internal audit with inspection authorities and external audit -08.08.2013 Draft procedures for certification of internal auditors and main requirements to entities regarding public sector internal audit

  9. Public sector organizations • Public entities • Local authorities, municipalities • Public and municipal non-commercial entities • Commercial entities with public or municipal share of over 50 %

  10. Internal audit scheme

  11. Outsourcewho is entitled? • Subject to a decision by senior management, it can be practiced by • Commercial entities with public or municipal share of over 50 %, with a turnover or gross income of up to 2 billion Armenian Drams in the previous year. • Public and municipal non-commercial entities with a turnover or gross income of up to 2 billion Armenian Drams in the previous year. • Outsourcing is allowed only to entities with at least 3 certified internal auditors with at least 3 years of professional experience in internal audit

  12. Head of internal audit unit must have at least 3 years of professional exeprience in internal audit

  13. Internal Audit Committee • Internal Audit Committee must have at least 3 members • A member of the Internal Audit Committee must have at least 3 years of professional experience in internal audit

  14. Timeframe for Implementation of Internal Audit System in Organizations • 01.04.2012г.- Public institutions • 01.07.2012г.- Public and municipal non-commercial entities and commercial entities with public or municipal share of over 50 %, with a turnover or gross income of over 500 million Drams in 2011. • 01.01.2013г.- City municipalities, Public and municipal non-commercial entities, as well as commercial entities with public or municipal share of over 50 %, with a turnover or gross income of up to 500 million Drams in 2011. • 01.01.2016г.- Rural authorities

  15. Presence of internal audit • 52 public institutions (President’s Office, Government, People’s Assembly, ministries, commissions, committees, etc.) already have internal audit units • 48 city municipalities

  16. Retraining and certification of internal auditors • According to Art. 15 item 2 of RA Law On Internal Audit, internal auditors in public sector who were active before 01.01.2013 became certified internal auditors after a retraining organized by the authorized agency (RA Ministry of Finance) • So far, 188 internal auditors have been retrained • In 2013, continuous professional training have been organized for internal auditors • In 2014, certification of internal auditors

  17. Thank you for attention! Gayane Stepanyan gayane.stepanyan@minfin.am

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