The Internal Audit and Control Department is an aid to the top management at the university and its aim is to correct the glitches, if any, and to achieve the visions, objectives and strategy of the university, with the aim of improving the functional work in all its aspects.
Emphasizing the approach taken by the German Jordanian University in transparency and the application of the law to all its decisions, the Internal Audit and Control Department, which is directly linked to the University’s Board of Trustees, verifies the implementation of the university’s system of legislation, works on reviewing instructions and decisions, ensures their proper implementation, and highlights their administrative and financial impact. The department’s employees conduct field visits to various schools, centers and departments at the university, to ensure the correctness and safety of procedures, detect cases of non-conformity, provide the necessary recommendations to address the deficiencies, if any. It follows up actively to verify the implementation of the recommendations contained in the reports on all aspects, and under the directives of the president of the university for the audited bodies which emphasize facilitating the work of the Department, and urges to correct observations and address the imbalances.
The Audit and Control Department adopts the risk-based audit methodology, and its duty is carried out according to a risk plan (financially, administratively, and technically) according to specific programs in place and time on all university affiliates. The Department identifies the risks through reports and recommendations submitted to the concerned authorities to take the appropriate decisions and respond to the observations and irregularities to achieve quality in performance.
The Audit and Control Department also works on a vigorous follow-up of all observations, especially those contained in the reports of the Audit Bureau, where all clarifications are duly answered, and the majority of them are closed. The department is committed to submitting annual reports to the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the regulations and instructions.
The Department appreciates the university's continuous support, which serves as a catalyst to move forward to enhance its work. In addition, it is inspired by the royal directives to activate the role and work of the internal control units to preserve public money and consolidate standards of national integrity.
Malek Aldabas