The Internal Audit Office is responsible for the following:

• Implementing internal audit programs and reviewing the financial, accounting, and administrative work and procedures.
• Establishing internal audit and financial control systems, and monitoring the implementation of applicable laws and regulations.
• Reviewing the ministry's financial procedures to ensure they do not conflict with the laws and regulations governing financial work, and auditing the books, records, and cards to verify the entries and monitor all ministry balances.
• Conducting internal audits of all expenditures and revenues, and verifying that the budget allocations are not exceeded.
• Examining and reviewing the draft budget and final accounts, and submitting general reports to the relevant authorities within the ministry.
• Reviewing all payment orders and ensuring they are supported by the necessary documentation according to the ministry's financial regulations and accounting systems.
• Reviewing the accounting guidance in accordance with the approved financial regulations and accounting systems, and ensuring the proper allocation and recording.
• Examining the accounting records and books to ensure they are in line with the nature of the work and maintain its regularity.
• Conducting surprise inspections of the safes and stores, supervising the annual inventory process, and overseeing the handover of responsibilities, and taking necessary measures accordingly.
• Proposing amendments to the accounting records, books, and forms in coordination with the relevant departments.
• Participating in responding to inquiries and observations made by the financial control authorities regarding the examination and review of the final accounts and balance sheets.
• Preparing periodic reports on the ministry's financial situation, highlighting deficiencies and deviations, and submitting the reports to the Minister for appropriate action.
• Preserving fixed and movable assets.
• Preparing periodic reports on the work of the Office.
• Any other tasks assigned to the Office in line with its competencies.