Auditor General's Report on the Public Accounts of Montserrat 2004

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there was no formal response 6 for 19% of the recommendations, subsequent audits revealed that several of them were implemented. 5.8 Staffing 179. The Office of the <strong>Auditor</strong> General’s personnel establishment comprises of 14 members of staff (12 auditors and two ancillary staff). 180. The following staff movements were recorded for 2004: We welcomed Mrs Anne Thomas who joined the department as <strong>Auditor</strong> effective 1 March. Miss Cecelia Corbette, Office Attendant, opted for early retirement effective 31 December. We wish her the very best in her future endeavours. 181. As expressed in the 2003 Annual Audit <strong>Report</strong> the Department’s workload is constantly increasing and there is need for additional staff if the Department is to meet its mandate in an efficient and expeditious manner. At the end of 2004 the Department was still awaiting the additional staff. 5.9 Training 182. Continuous professional development is critical to ensuring increased professionalism of staff and an improved audit product. To that end management has utilized a combination of training strategies to ensure that staff acquires requisite knowledge and skills. 5.9.1 In-house training 183. Senior managers continue to share their knowledge and skills by giving direct guidance on tasks to be undertaken and using their mentoring and coaching skills. 184. During the financial year, eleven (11) members of staff benefited from the following in-house training seminars conducted by a Training Specialist of the St Lucian Office of the <strong>Auditor</strong> General: 6 The response rated was calculated on the basis of written managerial responses to the recommendations. Where no written responses were received the recommendation was counted as a no response. 42
Working Paper Preparation Systems-based Auditing 185. Additionally, eleven (11) members of staff participated in a two-day workshop on Capital Project auditing facilitated by Paul Heppel, a former employee of the UK Audit Commission and consultant attached to the Anguilla Audit Office. 186. Staff members also enhanced their knowledge and skills by participating in several in-service training sessions/workshops conducted by the Labour Department and Training Division, Department of Administration. These include the following: Productivity seminars Occupational Health and Safety Seminars Customer Service Strategic Planning 5.9.2 Overseas training 187. The <strong>Auditor</strong> General participated in “Auditing in a Computerized Environment” and “Strengthening Public Finance Management” facilitated by CAROSAI and CAPFA respectively. 5.9.3 Distance learning 188. Staff members continue to utilize the University of the West Indies (UWI) distance learning programme to acquire managerial and accounting skills. 5.10 Advocacy 189. The Office of the <strong>Auditor</strong> General participated in a number of general civil service planning activities having determined that such participation would not impair its independence. Additionally, the OAG continued to assist departments in developing the knowledge and skills of officers participating in the financial management process. 190. The <strong>Auditor</strong> General participated in Regional Institutional Strengthening (RISC) meetings and the Accountants General/Budget 43
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS USE
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Page 7 and 8: Description Amount (EC$) Consolidat
Page 9 and 10: CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 <str
Page 11 and 12: 1.4 Purpose of Audit Office 6. The
Page 13 and 14: 13. The first draft of the 2004 Ann
Page 15 and 16: 2.2 Movement of Assets and Liabilit
Page 17 and 18: of realism of the budget and the ex
Page 19 and 20: 38. Table 3 below provides a compar
Page 21 and 22: 43. The Inland Revenue and the Cust
Page 23 and 24: 55. The graph below highlights expe
Page 25 and 26: Emergency Department 168,587 Legal
Page 27 and 28: 2.5 DEVELOPMENT FUND 2.5.1 Statemen
Page 29 and 30: to be done to ensure that all accou
Page 31 and 32: that GOM should have been making co
Page 33 and 34: 3.1.4 Recruitment Process and Appoi
Page 35 and 36: 110. We therefore reiterate that it
Page 37 and 38: deposited or overpaid. Most of this
Page 39 and 40: Location Amount Outstanding 2004 EC
Page 41 and 42: areas. Management should therefore
Page 43 and 44: 3.13 PUBLIC LIBRARY 3.13.1 Trust Fu
Page 45 and 46: 4.7 Montserrat Electricity Services
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Page 49: Revenue 175. The positive variance
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Page 63 and 64: CASHFLOW STATEMENT 2004 (with compa
Page 65 and 66: F. Expenditure Expenditure for Gove
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