What is the difference between the Auditor General and Internal Audit?
The County Board of Supervisors established an Internal Audit department to provide an objective and independent assessment of the County's system of internal controls. This assessment is carried out by Internal Audit through financial, performance, and information systems audits and reviews. Internal Audit evaluates the adequacy of the internal control environment, the operating environment, related accounting, financial, and operational policies, and reports the results accordingly.

The Auditor General is an Office of the State of Arizona. It is primarily responsible for an annual audit of the financial statements produced by the County (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report). For more information, please call 602-506-1585.

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1. Why was my area selected for an audit?
2. How often do you audit an area?
3. Why is an area considered high risk?
4. Who audits the auditor?
5. What does scope mean?
6. What is an audit finding?
7. What is an action plan?
8. What is audit follow-up?
9. What is a performance audit?
10. Who receives audit reports?
11. To whom does the County Auditor report?
12. What is the difference between the Auditor General and Internal Audit?