CONTACT INFORMATION
Internal Audit Service
- IAS
- 4th Floor, High Rise Building, Quezon City Hall, Diliman, Quezon City
- 8988-4242 local 1203
- InternalAudit@quezoncity.gov.ph
ABOUT US
IAS was created to ensure the evaluation of management controls and operation performance, and the determination of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations.
IAS shall have the following functions, duties, and responsibilities:
- Advice the City Mayor on matters relating to management control and operations audit;
- Conduct compliance, management, and operations audit;
- Review and appraise systems and procedures, organizational structures, asset management practices, financial and management records, reports, and performance standards of the executive department;
- Analyze and evaluate management deficiencies and assist top management by recommending realistic courses of action; and
- Perform such other related duties and responsibilities as may be required by law or ordinance.
Mission
To effectively update and inform the City Mayor with reliable audit information that is vital in making decisions to help achieve the purpose of good governance all throughout the City.
Vision
A progressive Quezon City that caters for the need of its constituents, adopting and maintaining effective and reliable internal controls that implement the best practices with the lowest tolerance to graft and corruption in the City.
Legal Bases
- Administrative Order No. 278, dated April 28, 1992 “Directing the Strengthening of the Internal Control Systems of Government Offices, Agencies, Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, including Government Financial Institutions and Local Government Units, in their Operations”
- Administrative Order No. 70, Series 2003 “Strengthening of the Internal Control Systems of Government Offices, Agencies, Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations, including Government Financial Institutions, State Universities and Colleges and Local Government Units”
- Executive Order No. 01 Series of 2019 “Creating the Quezon City Internal Audit Service (IAS) under the Office of the City Mayor, providing for its Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities, Staff Support System and providing for its operational funds and for other purposes”
- To provide an independent and objective evaluation of internal controls systems of the City for effective, efficient, ethical, and economic operation through the conduct of compliance, management, and operations audits.
- To attend to applicants and/or requesting parties who are within the premises of the IAS office during lunch break and prior to the end of the official working hours.
SERVICES
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
Compliance Audit is the evaluation of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, and operating procedures in the LGU, including compliance with accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations (1.9.1 Compliance Audit, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Internal Audit Manual for Local Government Units (LGUs) (2016), p. 10).
MANAGEMENT AUDIT
Management Audit is a separate evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls adapted in the operating and support services units/systems to determine whether they achieve the control objectives over a period of time or as of a specific date.
This includes the determination of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations covering specific timeframes. It is a review and appraisal of the systems and processes, organizational and staffing structures, operations and management practices, records, reports, and performance standards of the agencies/units covered (1.9.2 Management Audit, DBM Internal Audit Manual for LGUs (2016), p. 10).
OPERATIONS AUDIT
Operations audit is a separate evaluation of the outcome, output, process, and input to determine whether government operations, programs, and projects are effective, efficient, ethical, and economical, including compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, and contractual obligations. Operations audit of organizations, programs, and projects involves an evaluation of whether or not performance targets and expected results were achieved (1.9.3 Operations Audit, DBM Internal Audit Manual for LGUs (2016), p.10).
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
Atty. Noel Emmanuel C. Gascon
Head, Internal Audit Service
8988-4242 local 1203
Noel.Gascon@quezoncity.gov.ph
Resources
Citizen's Charter
