Duties and Responsabilities

The ACFA’s duties generally take the following form of:

1)  Helping the Government to assess the operations of the federal public services , particularly when their internal control system is being assessed in terms of:

• executing orderly, ethical, economical, efficient and effective operations
• ensuring accountability and the credibility of the financial and management information
• compliance with the applicable laws and regulations
• protecting resources against loss, misuse and damage

Towards this end, the ACFA bases itself in particular on the  internal auditing activities performed within the services.

2)  An early warning role upon the discovery of serious shortcomings  that are inconsistent with the need to ensure accountability and the credibility of the financial and management information.

3) Guaranteeing the independence of the internal audit activities and ensuring they are performed efficiently and according to high standards.