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Audit and Internal Controls Audit and Internal Controls

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Audit and Internal Controls
3rd Floor
375 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Overview

The Audit and Internal Controls Division is responsible for minimizing erroneous data through a system of real time process assurance and monitoring, audit reporting and quality management. The objective is to achieve operational effectiveness and efficiency, assure reliable and accurate financial reporting in compliance with state and local law, regulations and policies.

It is a specialized group consisting of a financial analyst, internal auditors, and project coordinators. Responsibilities of the division include auditing process and procedures, account balancing, reporting financial and general case statistics for the annual report, compliance regulation (City of Columbus, Local Court Rules, Ohio Revised Code), monitoring case flow and management, annual external audit, error statistics and Supreme Court reporting.

The main purpose of the division is to help direct and protect resources of the office while improving internal processes and services that the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk’s Office provides to its customer base, the Court, law enforcement, all jurisdictions, external partners and most importantly, the public.