NSERC FINAL Audit ReportV2

Internal Audit Audit Report Audit of NSERC Award Management Information System Audit of NSERC Award Management System TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 2 2. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 3 3. AUDIT FINDINGS- BUSINESS PROCESS CONTROLS................................................................ 5 4. AUDIT FINDINGS- GENERAL COMPUTER CONTROLS ......................................................... 12 5. FINDINGS- EASE OF USE/BREADTH OF REACH ..................................................................... 24 6. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................ 26 APPENDICES APPENDIX A- Management Action Plan APPENDIX B- Overview of Results, by Criteria NDIX C- Overview of Ease of Use/Breadth of Reach Results Internal Audit and Risk Management Services, HRDC Page i Audit of NSERC Award Management System 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) requested that an audit of the NSERC Award Management Information System (NAMIS) be performed. NAMIS is designed to manage and monitor the lifecycle of NSERC’s granting process, capture the initial grant applications, complete ...