EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, OWERRI)

ONWUCHURUBA EUGENIA CHIAMAKA | 1 page (14280 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

The rapid growth in size and complexity of government organization • has created the importance if internal auditing, which gave rise to the research .. The study was toward the effectiveness of internal auditing in management of public sector. Internal auditing is a management control tool, which is referred as an independent appraisal function for the  review of financial report and other system of control. The approach applied is the survey method,  which involved the  issue of questionnaire  and  personal  interview.  Both  the  primary  and  secondary sources were used to obtain Data for the research. The population of the study is  made up of 178 Employees of Federal Ministry of Finance Owerri and the samples I used is 123 derived with the application of Taro yamani Chi-square was applied for the data analysis of which the hypothesis were tested and accepted. It was discovered that internal auditing is essential for effective management. Although some weaknesses were pointed out; such as unqualified audit personnel, lack of independence; and poor management response to reports. In the view of the above findings, the researcher recommended that qualified audit personnel should be  engaged to enhance. and. maintain a good level of independence and pay adequate attention to the audit reports.


TABLE  OF CONTENTS

Evaluation  Sheet                                                                                                                                                                                                            Title page                                                                                                         11

Declaration                                                                                                       111

Certification                                                                                                     IV

 Dedication                                                                                                        v 

Acknowledgement                                                                                Vl

Abstract

List of table of content                                                                                   Vlll

CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study l

1.2 Statement  of problem

1.3 Research  Questions

1.4 Objective  of the study

1.5 Research  Hypothesis

1.6 Definition  of the terms

1.7 Limitation  of the study


CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1   Auditing                                                                                                     12

2 .1  .1  W110  is an auditor                                                                                  13

2.1.2 Internal auditor and External  auditor                                                  14

2 .2  Definition  of internal auditing                                                                 15

2.2.]   Responsibility   of an internal  auditor                                                   17

2.3  Internal control  system viewed  as an aid to effective  auditing           18

2.3.1   Effective  of auditing                                                                             19

2. 4 Reliance  of internal audit                                                                        19

2.5 Auditing  in public  sector management                                                   20

2. 5 .1  Internal audit unit                                                                                 22

2.5.2    Elements  of effective  internal  audit unit                                            23

2.5.3    Types of Public  sector audit                                                             .     25

2.5.411:easures    used to achieving  the functions                                          2

2.6  Public  sector auditing with respect  to public  expenditure  control     28

2.6.1    Institutional  type of control  mechanism                                             31

2.7  Limitation   of public  sector  internal  audit  respect  to public  expenditure control                                                                                           2.8   Economic   implication   of  ineffective   internal   audit  respect   to  public expenditure  control in the public sector management.             


CHAPTER  THREE:  RSEARCH  lVIETHODOLOGY

3. 0 Introduction                                                                                               37

3 .1  Research  design                                                                                        37

3. 2 Area of study                                                                                            38

3.3   Population  of the study                                                                            38

3.4  population  ofhe study                                                                             38

3. 5  Sample and sampling techniques                                                            39

3.6   Data collection procedure                                                                      ·40

3. 6 .1  Instrument

3.6.2    Validity and reliability

3.6.3   Administration

3. 7 Data analysis procedure


CHAPTER  FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION   OF FINDINGS

4 .1  Data Presentation                                                                                      44

4.2   Analysis  of research  questions                                                               45

4.2.  l Research  question I                                                                              45

4.2.2   Research  question  II                                                                             46

4.2.3 Research  question III                                                                           47

4.2.4  Research  question IV                                                                           47

4.3   Test of hypothesis                                                                                     48

4.3.1    Hypothesis  I                                                                                          50

4.3.2   Hypothesis  II                                                                                         52

4.3.3    Hypothesis  III                                                                                       54

4.4 Discussion  of findings                                                                              56


CHAPTER  FIVE: SUMAMRY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5 .1      Summarv                                                                                           57

5 .2 Recommendations                                                                                      59

5 .3  Conclusion                                                                                                 61

Bibliography                                                                                                    63


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ONWUCHURUBA, C (2020). EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, OWERRI). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-internal-auditing-in-the-management-of-public-sector-establishment-a-case-study-of-federal-ministry-of-finance-owerri

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CHIAMAKA, ONWUCHURUBA. "EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, OWERRI)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-internal-auditing-in-the-management-of-public-sector-establishment-a-case-study-of-federal-ministry-of-finance-owerri. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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CHIAMAKA, ONWUCHURUBA. "EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, OWERRI)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2020. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-internal-auditing-in-the-management-of-public-sector-establishment-a-case-study-of-federal-ministry-of-finance-owerri >.

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CHIAMAKA, ONWUCHURUBA. "EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, OWERRI)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effectiveness-of-internal-auditing-in-the-management-of-public-sector-establishment-a-case-study-of-federal-ministry-of-finance-owerri

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