The Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman, hosted for the first time a professional study day for internal auditors in the public sector. The conference, held on December 6 in Jerusalem, was attended by some 85 internal auditors from audited bodies including government ministries, defense establishment bodies, government companies and main auxiliary units, institutions of higher education, healthcare system bodies, and more.
The conference was opened by State Comptroller and Ombudsman, Matanyahu Englman, who presented the participants with various social aspects of State Audit. Director General Yishai Vaknin reviewed the office’s activity and the State Audit world view. Maya Menachem, Head of Department B of the Office of the Ombudsman, presented the Ombudsman’s activity with reference to the protection of whistleblowers in the public sector.
Yuval Hayu, Director of the Government Ministries Division, explained to the auditors how the topics dealt with by State Audit are chosen and prioritized. Liora Shimoni, Director of the Social and Welfare Audit Division, described the process of planning and implementation of the office’s three-year auditing plan
The second part of the conference included brief lectures, in the TED format, on the implementation of advanced tools and methods used in auditing.
Moran Wolf, Assistant to the Director of the Social and Welfare Audit Division, presented the public inclusion procedure. Zohar Bar-Eliezer, Assistant Director of Department A of the Government Ministries Division, described how social media is monitored.
Sarit Karni, Director of Department K of the IT and Cyber Department, told participants about the use of penetration testing in cyber and IT audits. David Bar, Director of Department H of the Economy and National Infrastructure Audit Division, presented the auditors with how risks are identified and deficiencies found in the auditing of financial statements.