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
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
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.
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 >.
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