May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month!

sharblan — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:10:41 +0000

The Institute of Internal Auditors designates the month of May as International Internal Audit Awareness Month. It is during this month that we promote awareness for and the value of internal auditing. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is one of very few Tribes that have an internal audit function outside of the gaming area. The staff of the Office Internal Audit are honored to serve in this capacity and we take pride in carrying our our vision and mission of being a value added resource for our Tribe that promotes transparency and accountability. We thank the Tribal Council and Executive Office for their support, which is necessary for us to effectively carry out our work on a daily basis.

We want everyone to know why what we do is important. Therefore we extend and invitation to visit us to learn about intneral audit. We also reach out to students pursuing a higher education to explore a career in internal auditing. There is a lot of opportunity in our profession that can lead to a lifelong career path.

As part of awareness month, we announce our first annual award program. We feel it important to highlight those programs that promote fiscal excellence for our Tribe. With budget cuts and cost containments it is more important that ever that programs operate effectively and efficiently. We want to recognize programs that go above and beyond being stewards for our Tribe. Whether by genrating revenue, reducing costs, or improving efficiencies, we ne need to celebrate our successes and that is what the awards program is about. The award program is open to any Tribal program, division, or entity. The rules and guidelines can be found on this website. Nominations are currently being accepted and the deadline is June 14th. We encourage all those that have a success story to submit a nomination.