The Auditor General’s 2012 Audit Work Plan included a review of processes at Toronto Employment and Social Services Division (TESS), for verifying reporting of income by clients. The objective of this review was to assess controls over the income reporting process at TESS. The review focused on the reporting of income by clients who were […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of storage warehouses. The objective of this review was to determine if City stores run by the Materials Management Stores and Distribution Unit in Purchasing and Materials Management Division are being fully utilized and providing cost-effective services. The findings are relevant for all store operations in […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of the eCity Vision framework. The eCity Vision framework endorsed by City Council in 2002 envisioned the use of information technology to create an “enabled City” to make services and information available to the public through multiple channels. The objective of this review was to determine […]
The Auditor General’s Audit Work Plan included a review of the Union Station Revitalization Project. The objective of this review was to assess the adequacy of controls implemented by management with respect to the Union Station Revitalization. This report contains twenty recommendations along with a management response to each of the recommendations. The implementation of […]
The Auditor General’s 2012 Audit Work Plan included a review of the operations of the five City golf courses managed by Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. The objective of this review was to determine if opportunities exist to increase revenues or reduce expenses and assess the adequacy of accountability and control over processes used to […]
Government auditing standards require that audit organizations performing audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) undergo an external quality assurance review every three years. This report provides the results of the Auditor General’s External Quality Assurance Review. This is the third such review for the Auditor General’s Office. The Auditor General received […]
This report provides information relating to the 2013 budget for the Auditor General’s Office and a budget for approval by the Audit Committee.
Toronto Transit Commission, Employees Overtime and Related Expenses – Continuous Controls Monitoring
In 2011, the Auditor General initiated a project known as “continuous controls monitoring” at the City. In general terms, the purpose of the project is to identify and isolate unusual, specific transactions throughout the City (such as excessive overtime in payroll) and forward this information to management for further review and analysis. The transactions are extracted […]
The Auditor General’s Work Plan included the development of a system of continuous controls monitoring for selected City expenses. The objective of the Continuous Controls Monitoring Program is to provide periodic reports to management which assist in proactively monitoring financial transactions, detecting unusual expenses and identifying areas where internal controls could be strengthened. The Auditor General […]