About The UWI Audit and Advisory Services

The UWI Audit and Advisory Services supports the governance process of the University by providing independent and objective assurance to Campus and University Council through the audit committees. Our aim is to support the improvement of the University’s operations and the reduction of risk; ultimately to support the achievement of the University’s strategic goals.

UWI Audit Vision Statement

       “To be a trusted advisor, the first call for audit and advisory services.”

UWI Audit Mission Statement

“To provide professional services to improve and strengthen the effectiveness of risk  management, internal control and governance processes, contributing to the achievement of the University’s objectives.”

To ensure that the department can effectively carry out its role without interference, its organisational independence is established by the Statues and Ordinances of the University and further detailed in the University’s Financial Code.  It is implemented through the direct functional oversight of the University Audit Committee and Campus Audit Committees.

The Audit Committees are sub-committees of Council and therefore totally independent of the University’s management, with the University Audit Committee reporting directly to the University Council and each Campus Audit Committee respectively to both the Campus Councils and the University Audit Committee.

The department reports directly to the University Audit Committee and the Campus Audit Committees, thereby ensuring the department’s independence and promoting comprehensive regional audit coverage. The department provides audit services to the university as a whole and secretariat services for the five Campus Audit Committees and the University Audit Committee. The department also supports management by providing advisory services and training on risk management and fraud awareness.