NEW AUDIT STAFF ORIENTATION OVERVIEW

AUDIT STAFF ORIENTATION OVERVIEWTable of ContentsI. IntroductionII. History of the University of Wisconsin System and its AccountingSystemsIII. Administration and Reporting Structure of the University ofWisconsinA. Department of AdministrationB. UW System Board of RegentsC. President of the University of Wisconsin SystemD. ChancellorsE. University of Wisconsin System Map with Links to CampusWebsitesIV. Audit OfficesA. University of Wisconsin System Administration Internal AuditB. External Auditors -Legislative Audit BureauC. UW Institutional Audit OfficesV. Resources for University of Wisconsin Auditors1IntroductionThe following information was compiled to provide auditors who are joining University ofWisconsin institutions with some general information about the University of Wisconsin Systemand audit-related resources. This overview includes a brief history of the University of WisconsinSystem, the administrative and reporting structure of the system, an overview of the audit functionand a list of general resources that should be useful to university auditors in their work.This packet is not intended to be a comprehensive primer on the UW System or the role ofinstitutional auditors. It is perhaps a starting point for individuals wishing to gain a fullerunderstanding of the UW System’s history, of the auditing function within that system and of othersources of technical information related to the audit ...