STATE AUDIT OFFICE OF GEORGIA

US Ambassador Kelly Degnan: “The progress that the State Audit Office has made in meeting high international standards is very inspiring and hopeful. Their work ensures transparency and accountability of state institutions to public in terms of safeguarding and managing finances."

In 2019, the State Audit Office conducted 70 audits, covering more than 12 billion GEL. Issued up to 1000 recommendations based on audit findings. Altogether, the total amount of violations detected by the audits amounted to 68 million GEL.

The capacity development project of the SAO covers the impact of performance audit findings and areas of professional training.

The Council of Europe is the main partner of the State Audit Office in the direction of financial monitoring of political parties. The CoE assists the State Audit Office in strengthening its capacity and sharing best practices.

State Audit Office has been conducting audit procedures through the Audit Management System (AMS) for three years. With this experience, the Supreme Audit Institution of Malta approached the Georgian SAI to share technological experience.