The OAI, as internal auditor of UNDP, conducts its audit to give reasonable assurance to UNDP senior management about the activities undertaken by a given UNDP unit and to bring to their attention areas requiring improvement. OAI reports to the Administrator.
These are trust funds established by UNDP to receive contributions from multiple donors for global, regional or broad thematic programmes, which usually consist of a number of projects. Their terms of reference outline their purpose, objectives and administrative arrangements.
Operations Management & Administration: Activities related to overall staff/office management and the provision of workplace and support services (ICT, Finance, OHR, UNDP security, travel, assets and general services) which permit UNDP to carry out the mission of the organization (but excluding direct project implementation support). Activities related to the harmonization and simplification of UN operational processes and business practices should also be included here.
Quantum Financial Closure Instructions refers to the process of completing the input of all accounting entries to the UNDP general ledger. This includes the recording of all business transactions for the period as well as any corrections and adjustments pertaining to prior periods. Since the general ledger forms the basis of the financial statements as well as many other reports, it is essential that all inputs be complete and accurate.