The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (MELR) has launched a seven-member Audit Committee to ensure proper and effective financial management practices in the Ministry.
This is following the provisions of sections 86 and 87 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), which requires all government agencies to set up audit committees.
Chaired by Dr Abdullai Alhassan of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA), members Martin Edji of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) and Mrs Patience Edwo Hanson and Heyford Amova, Emmanuel A. Adjoral and Mrs Faustina are all members of Tycho Donkey, International Audit Agency. Ministry.
During the opening ceremony in Accra yesterday, the Chief Director of the Ministry, Kijito Balance, thanked the members of the outgoing Audit Committee for ensuring that the Ministry achieves many successes during his tenure.
"Looking at the Auditor General's 2020 report, we have only two issues from the ministry, and those issues also come from departments and agencies within the ministry, and this shows that the members of our audit committee are working hard," They said. They said.
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Mr. Balance urged the newly formed committee to develop working relationships with departments and agencies within the ministry.
He pointed out that the Audit Committee is an important legal entity with important, advisory and supporting roles.
Mr. Balance said that in recent times, audit committees have focused only on financial recommendations and, therefore, should show interest in performance audits, as well as the extent to which agencies and departments can deliver their mandates. . ,
In the role of advisor, he urged the members to leverage their expertise.
"The seating allowance we give you is not enough, but please consider it a national service and if you have any special skills, please don't hesitate to use it," he said.
“Support them in mainstreaming and implementing their risk management policy so that labour issues are dangerous so that we can be proactive. Work through the Directorate of Internal Audit or Unit to provide on-the-spot advisory services,” he said. "
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He added that another role of the ministry was to ensure that all public management, including its agencies and departments, comply with financial regulations.
He added that the ministry is involved in helping them clean up their payroll.
"Ministry of Finance has recently issued an order regarding names of demons and cabinet has approved that order, so please help the ministry to clear your payroll.
“Soon we will have to submit a payroll certification report to the internal audit agency and after you submit it, we will follow up and verify it,” Mr. Balance said.
The Chairman assured that the Committee would work closely with the Ministry to achieve its objective.
He assured me that he would bring in the professional expertise of his fellow members of the committee to discharge his duties efficiently to manage the cabinet.
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