The Internal Control Office of the Universidad de La Guajira is a vitally important unit in charge of supervising, evaluating and guaranteeing efficiency, legality and transparency in all administrative and financial processes of the institution. This department works closely with the different areas of the university to ensure compliance with established procedures and regulations.
Its main functions include reviewing and auditing processes, identifying and mitigating risks, preparing control reports, and promoting good practices in resource management. In addition, the Internal Control Office plays a key role in detecting and preventing possible irregularities or fraud, which contributes to maintaining the integrity and reputation of the institution.
Our Mission
To advise the management in the continuity of the administrative process, the re-evaluation of the established plans and in the introduction of the necessary corrective measures for the fulfillment of the goals or objectives foreseen, in an independent and fair manner and with a sense of belonging, making possible the search for efficiency, efficacy, quality and economy of the different processes.
Our Vision
To be an office recognized for its strategic leadership, achieving recognition for the excellent quality in the provision of services and fulfillment of its roles, through the effectiveness in the development of actions that contribute to the continuous improvement of the University of La Guajira.
Our work is based on principles of responsibility, accountability and continuous improvement, with the aim of strengthening the trust of the university community and society in general.
Object of Internal Control
Evaluate the controls of the different processes and advise senior management in decision making, as well as evaluate and contribute to the strengthening of the control culture.
Roles of the Internal Control Office
In accordance with the issuance of the Decree of 648 of 2017 the roles that frame the functions of the Internal Control Office are:
- Strategic Leadership.
- Focus on Prevention.
- Risk Management Assessment.
- Evaluation and Follow-up.
- Relationship with External Entities.
The Internal Control Office ensures :
- To provide elements for decision making.
- To be a tool to generate value in the entity through recommendations that contribute to continuous improvement.
- Articulate the elements of the organization so that they function as a harmonious system.
- To be a tool for the improvement of the management of the University of La Guajira.
- Provide possibilities to improve people's performance and prevent possible errors.
- That the actions of employees comply with the policies, standards, principles, procedures, laws and regulations applicable to the University of La Guajira.
- Compliance with institutional programs, plans and objectives.
Normogram
The normogram is a tool of public and private organizations that allows to delimit the rules that regulate their actions in the development of their mission. It regulates the legal basis that contains both internal and external norms applicable to the entity. Here are decrees, laws, presidential directives, regulatory decrees, resolutions and circulars that regulate the development of the functions inherent to Control. It is expected that the Internal Control normogram will be a tool so that the norms can be consulted, studied and applied.
Consult the regulations related to the exercise of internal control: