KUALA LUMPUR: The National Audit Department will strengthen its role in conducting audits on the annual financial statements and performance reports of public agencies and institutions, says newly appointed Auditor-General Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi.
She said the department would also ensure that the public sector audit system remains sustainable and efficient.
“The National Audit Department will always be sensitive and attentive in carrying out its auditing powers to examine and investigate the management of public money, with a focus on the interests of the people and the accountability of government ministries and departments on spending taxpayers’ money.
“For that purpose, the National Audit Department will continue to establish cooperation with all parties, including public agencies and other related bodies, for the well-being of the people and the prosperity of the country,” she said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Wan Suraya, who has 29 years of experience in the public service, said she is committed to making the National Audit Department an excellent audit institution.
She said she is also committed to working with the staff members within the department in an effort to transform and restructure the auditing system and strengthen the country’s financial management.
