The department was established with the founding of Al-Farahidi University on May 26, 2013. The department is managed by a head with the rank of director and with a university degree in the specialty. The head of the department carries out his duties in accordance with the instructions, laws and regulations. The department is directly linked to the office of the President of Al-Farahidi University.

The Department of Internal Control and Auditing seeks to meet the university’s requirements, take into account accuracy and transparency in applying applicable laws, instructions and regulations, and simplify procedures to ensure the success of all legal, administrative and financial procedures at the university according to precise and elaborate programs in order to develop and document them and provide a suitable environment for application.

Work on analyzing the study of financial data and transforming it into an information type that will be useful in identifying difficulties and assessing needs, and within the annual financial plan by preparing budgets related to revenues, expenses and taxes to determine the best investment of capital and human resources, and within the university’s general strategy in choosing the best ways and means available to implement activities and tasks.

Control aims primarily to serve management in achieving its goals, through internal control work, where all administrative and financial operations are reviewed for the purpose of assisting senior management in achieving maximum administrative efficiency, and assisting in the decision-making process. To achieve this, the following is ensured: Verifying the implementation of established plans and administrative policies by senior management, evaluating the rate of their implementation and expressing an opinion about them, analyzing deviations from these plans, and presenting suggestions to avoid future deviations and fill the gaps that lead to the loss of public money. Here, those responsible for internal control write periodic reports. About their evaluation of the implemented plans. Ensuring that the information presented to management is accurate and sufficient and that it is based on correct and sound documents. This requires examining all operations that include the receipt of money and operations that include the disbursement of money. Internal control performing these tasks ultimately leads to preventing fraud, forgery, and manipulation and discovering errors, and this leads to strengthening Trust in books and records, as well as in data and information. Verify that there is adequate protection for university assets against loss and theft. Judging the possibility of relying on accounting and statistical data and taking them as a basis for successful administrative decisions. Evaluating the work of individuals and their ability to bear responsibility. Evaluating the efficiency of using resources and assets from an economic perspective. Verify that expenses are spent only for important purposes and ensure that revenues are collected.

The department director at the university presidency exercises the following powers to conduct the department’s work as required: Distributing tasks among employees working in the department to conduct work. Supervising the work performance in the department and following up on employees’ activities. Suggesting sending letters of thanks and appreciation to distinguished and creative workers. Recommending granting promotion and promotion bonuses from one level to another to workers in the department. Distributing tasks and responsibilities among department members in a way that helps develop and improve work performance within the specified limits. Evaluating the performance of employees in the department and submitting it to the university presidency. Recommending that the department’s duties be assigned to one of its members in cases where the department director takes regular, sick, or delegation leaves. Any other powers granted to him by his direct supervisor.