Internal control and audit

In accordance with the concept of organisational development at Russian Railways for the period up to 2015 and the action plan for the functional strategy implementation to create a single system of internal audit and control at the Russian Railways, approved by the president of Russian Railways, V.I. Yakunin, in a new edition in October 2013, systematic and consistent work towards improvement and the development of the internal audit and control functions has been carried out.

The appointment of an internal control and audit director at Russian Railways was included in the new executive office structure. At the Centre for Control and Internal Audit (“Zheldorcontrol”), there are now two independent, but interconnected structural units — the Internal Audit Centre (“Zheldoraudit”) and the Internal Control Centre (“Zheldorcontrol”).

The implementation of these structural changes will faciltate the execution of the intended tasks for control vertical buildup during the transition to the target system management of the Russian Railways and the construction of a risk-oriented internal control system, with the development and improvement of forms, methods and trails of the internal audit and control function at Russian Railways.

The main tasks of the “Zheldoraudit” and “Zheldorcontrol” centres are the following:

• Organisation and execution of the internal audit, aimed at achieving greater efficiency and performance of business processes for Russian Railways, including soundness of assets, compliance with the requirements of legislation of the Russian Federation and internal documents of the Company;
• System effectiveness evaluation of internal control and risk management in the units of the Russian Railways, according to the established procedures in the SAF;
• Performance evaluation of business processes in the units of the Russian Railways and in accordance with the established procedures in the SAF;
• Organisation and execution of the internal audit, aimed at achieving economic stability and financial transparency in the units of the Russian Railways and in accordance with the established procedures in the SAF;
• Timely provision to the executive management of the Russian Railways of information about the Company’s financial and economic activities, problems detected, tax and financial risks, business process efficiency and the reliability of internal control procedures and risk management in the units of the Russian Railways in accordance with the established procedures in the SAF.

New forms and methods of work in the field of internal audit and control of the Russian Railways are based on leading global practices and international standards, ensuring the timely identification of systemic problems in order to formulate appropriate recommendations for cost savings, income loss enhancement and more effective business processes.