Annual Internal Audit Plan

The Annual Internal Audit Plan should be prepared by the Internal Audit in consultation with Auditor General Department. Accordingly, the Plan is prepared for the year 2023 by incorporating the comments and views made on 24th November 2022 by the Superintendent of Audit, National Audit Office. The Internal Audit Plan 2023 is prepared separately to the University of Peradeniya and its attached three postgraduate institutions namely Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PGIHS) and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) which is covered the administrative, financial, and operational activities.

The 12 number of Audit Assistants are existing cadres to the Internal Audit Division, and they have fully allocated i.e.18,600 man hours per year for conducting the Annual Internal Audit Plan 2023 of the University and its affiliated Postgraduates Institutions. Out of this man hours, 2,400man hours are assigned to three attached Institutions due to no cadres are available to the PGIs presently.

The progress of the Internal Audit Plan will be submitted quarterly base to the Audit and Management Committee for views and comments. In additional to that, the annual performance of the Internal Auditwill be incorporated to the Annual Report of the University.

The Annual Internal Audit Plan and Time allocation are linked herewith for your perusal.

Audit and Management Committee

• to review and make recommendations to improves the internal controls of financial & operational reporting with regard to its accuracy, reliability & integrity etc. Also, to monitor effectiveness of risk management processes, corporate oversight, safeguarding of assets, economical & efficient use of resources, and compliance with laws & regulations. 

• To make recommendation on matters to financial aspects of corporate governance recommends by studying the internal audit reports, Auditor General’s reports and Directives of COPE  regarding the corrective and preventive actions to the Council. Legal Frame , Composition, Responsibilities & Functions, Meetings 

Members of the Committee

1.   Ms. Thamara Adikari                             -      Chairperson of the Audit and Management Committee

2.  Prof. N.A.D.S. Amarathunge        -      Member of the Audit and Management Committee

3.  Prof. K. Gunawardena - Member of the Audit and Management Committee

4. Mr. J.C. Warnakula                            - Member of the Audit and Management Committee 

5. Mr. Saliya Dharmawardane - Member of the Audit and Management Committee

6.  Mr. G.S.J. Dissanayake        - Member of the Audit and Management Committee