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TWENTY-FIVE Principal Auditors of the Ghana Audit Service in the Western Region have ended a 10-day advanced financial audit workshop in Takoradi in order to enhance their profession.
The participants were taken through topics such as quality control, understanding the business, understanding the accounting and internal control system, determination of materiality and design audit programme, reform audit procedures, validate financial statements, evaluate results and assess impact as well as the re-denomination of the cedi.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Western Regional Auditor, Mr K.N. Asare, reiterated the commitment of the Auditor-General to selfless devotion to duty and a fulfilment of the mandate of the service.
“We all agree that this workshop has sharpened our skills and will certainly make us rise to the challenges of modern auditing,” he stressed.
Mr Asare noted that the various topics treated and the level of professionalism exhibited by the resource persons, had significantly contributed to the better appreciation of the issues discussed.
“As we go back to our various duty posts, I encourage all of us to make use of the new knowledge acquired and to explore further for the enhancement of our performance,” he added.
Mr Asare also encouraged the auditors to see the workshop as a trainer of trainers’ one so that those who had been privileged to be part of it would serve as ambassadors for spreading and disseminating the knowledge gained.
“Our colleagues, who for a number of reasons were unable to attend the workshop, should be exposed to the knowledge acquired,” he stated, adding “Let us share the knowledge to ensure maximum benefit from this important workshop.”
Mr Asare reminded the participants that the public was looking up to the auditors to help protect the state’s resources for national development and improvement in the lives of the people of Ghana .