Our mission
The purpose of IA is to protect and enhance the value of an organization and to strengthen the organization’s credibility with its stakeholders. IA achieves this purpose by providing objective assurance, insight, and advice related to UVic strategy and institutional plans.
What we do
Internal Audit is much more than just providing assurance and fulfilling a governance role. It is a unique position that has the opportunity to see the organization as a whole and how all the processes, procedures, systems, and people fit together. This unique perspective makes for an interesting role and brings with it tremendous potential to add value to the organization by improving processes, helping educate process owners, increasing efficiencies, and producing positive change.
Governance
We report functionally to the Audit Committee of the Board of Governors and administratively to the .
Auditing is a cornerstone of good public sector governance. The internal auditor's role supports the governance responsibilities of oversight, insight, and foresight:
- Oversight addresses whether the university is doing what it is supposed to do and serves to detect and deter corruption.
- Insight assists university decision-makers by providing an independent assessment of university programs, policies, operations and results.
- Foresight identifies trends and emerging challenges.
We help UVic accomplish its objectives by helping evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. To do this, our team is authorized to have unrestricted access to all university functions, records, property, and personnel within the scope of the Board of Governors.
Territory acknowledgement
We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.