Internal Audit

Internal Audit at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics serves the School as an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the School's operations. Internal Audit uses a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes to assist the School in accomplishing its objectives.

Each fiscal year, an audit plan is developed by Internal Audit and approved by the Audit Committee of the NCSSM Board of Trustees. This plan is constructed using a risk-based approached. Using the results of an annual risk assessment and requests from administration Internal Audit considers its resources and constructs the Audit Plan appropriately.

In addition to the audits and reviews included in its Annual Audit Plan, Internal Audit performs investigations as needed and supports the various divisions/departments on campus by providing consultant and advisory services throughout the year. See Special Projects and Management Requests and Reports of Misuse and Fraud for more information on requesting Internal Audit Services and reporting suspected cases of misuse.