Entry Meeting for Audit of the Financial Statements of CTI-CFF Fiscal Year 2023
JAKARTA, BPK Human Relations - Secretary General of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) Bahtiar Arif led the entry meeting for audit on the financial statements of Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) fiscal year 2023 at BPK Head Office in Jakarta on Monday (22/4).
The audit on the financial statements of CTI-CFF is a mandate for the appointment of BPK as the external auditor of CTI-CFF, as per CTI-CFF Executive Committee decisions made in last March.
CTI-CFF is an international organization having a regional secretariat office in Manado, Indonesia. It is a multilateral partnership forum comprised of six countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste) working together to protect marine and coastal resources by addressing important issues such as food security, climate change, and marine biodiversity.
During the meeting, Secretary General of BPK as Auditor in Charge of the audit on the financial statements of CTI-CFF conveyed to the Executive Committee Director Frank Keith Griffin and other CTI-CFF management about the audit scope, objectives, methodology and audit standards that will be used in the audit. Furthermore, he detailed the audit focus and monitoring plan on recommendations for the audit on the Financial Statements of CTI-CFF made by the external auditor in the previous year.
Meanwhile, Frank Keith Grifin expressed CTI-CFF management’s enthusiasm for BPK’s plan to conduct a financial audit fiscal year 2023, as well as their commitment to providing access to data and documents requested by the audit team, ensuring that the audit objectives and expectations are met within the mutually agreed audit schedule.
CTI-CFF management also explained some information about CTI-CFF organization and the audit scope that was expected from BPK’s audit on the financial statements of CTI-CFF.
Furthermore, Secretary General of BPK also explained about ISA 260 Those Charged with Governance' (TCWG) and the importance of communication throughout the audit, including the communication with TCWG elements from the organization.
The meeting was attended by CTI-CFF management, including Deputy Executive Director of Corporate Services Hanung Cahyono, Deputy Executive Director of Program Service Christovel Rotinsulu, and Communication and Information Manager Dewi Satriani, as well as BPK audit team, which included Director of Global Partnership Center Ikhtaria Syaziah serves as Deputy Auditor in Charge, audit supervisor, audit team leader and team members.