Dubai - MENA Herald: The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) briefed a delegation from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation on internal audit practices adopted by the RTA. The meeting was part of RTA’s strategy to share expertise with local and federal government entities. Abdullah Al-Jawi, Director of Internal Audit, RTA, welcomed the delegation and stated that such gatherings would enrich the experience and knowledge of various parties of relevance to RTA business. “The session started with a presentation highlighting the Organizational Chart of RTA and Internal Audit Department as well as the Charter, Manual and Standards governing the business of the Department. Discussions also covered the roles of RTA’s Internal Audit Department in ensuring integrity & transparency, and diffusing the best practices of internal audit,” said Al Jawi. “The presentation focused on procedural matters relating to the preparation of internal audit plans, the progress of operations relating to such plans, and the planned objectives underlining the audit process. It also covered governance audit; which comprises internal auditing of strategic activities to identify the scopes of governance audit in the annual audit plan. Issues discussed included offering consultation services to organisational units in matters relating to audit & control to verify the compliance with the applicable rules, regulations and policies. A review was also made for the principles & policies of corporate governance, internal audit, and Harees Program dedicated to reporting contraventions detected,” explained Al Jawi. The session witnessed a series of rich questions and inquiries offering exposure to important information and the exchange of views & ideas. The visiting delegation hailed RTA’s experience in internal audit & corporate governance considering it instrumental to further cooperation & integration between the two parties in this field.
