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The Office of Internal Audit is a service unit within the University with the mission of assisting University management personnel in the effective discharge of their oversight, management and operating responsibilities.  The primary responsibility of the Office of Internal Audit is to promote the system of internal controls.  This is accomplished by providing planned assurance services, consulting services, internal control reviews, and employee awareness.  Internal Audit also has responsibility for investigating and/or reviewing cases of alleged or actual fraud and/or other illegal acts.

Assurance services can be thought of as the traditional audits performed by internal auditors (e.g. operational, compliance, financial and information systems audits).  Consulting services are advisory in character, with its nature and scope agreed upon by the auditee and the internal auditor and are intended to add value and improve the University's operations.

The emphasis of Internal Audit is constructive improvement.  The Office of Internal Audit is more interested in assisting departments and offices improve their processes than in locating and reporting non-reoccurring, non-systemic errors.   

The Office of Internal Audit endeavors to accomplish the following:

• Increase and promote awareness of internal controls

• Encourage and promote operating economy and efficiency

• Optimize the Office of Internal Audit's presence and total audit effort at the University

• Promote adherence to internal and external rules, regulations, laws, policies and procedures 

• Identify operational opportunities for cost savings measures

• Serve as an in-house consultant on internal control matters

The Office of Internal Audit has a dual reporting relationship.  The Internal Auditor reports both to University management personnel and to University of Louisiana System personnel.  At the University level, the Internal Auditor reports to the President.  

About the Internal Auditor

The University's Internal Auditor is Ms. Betty J. Deans, a 1985 honor graduate of Northwestern State University. Ms. Deans has been with Northwestern since 1987.  Prior to that, she was employed with KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP - Audit Division.  She earned her designation as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) in 1999.  Ms. Deans may be contacted as follows:  

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Northwestern State University

Office of Internal Audit

Natchitoches, Louisiana 71497