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West Java Regional Committee of IPKN Being Inaugurated, BPK Board Member V Expects Auditor Competencies to be Improved

BANDUNG, BPK Public Relations –West Java Regional Committee of State Financial Audit Institute (IPKN) Period 2020-2023 was officially inaugurated by Chairman of IPKN National Executive Board, Bahrullah Akbar at Auditorium of the Audit Board (BPK) Regional Office of West Java Province, on Wednesday (16/9/2020).

IPKN is a professional organization for state financial auditors that was inaugurated on 20 February 2020. The establishment of IPKN by BPK was aimed to develop and utilize the auditors’ capacity for nation and state’s interests.

Bahrullah Akbar who also served as BPK Board Member V stated that Regional IPKN was a backbone of IPKN organization that was expected to be able to carry out IPKN’s vision and mission.

According to him, Regional IPKN should be able to facilitate various educational background of auditors to establish synergy, harmonious and balance cooperation. Therefore, IPKN is open to government internal supervisor and other parties in order to create same perceptions and synergies to promote transparency and accountability.

“Collaboration between external and internal auditors in auditing and supervising state financial management and accountability is a key to achieve all of the goals,” explained Bahrullah at the event attended by Mayor of Bandung, Oded Muhammad Danial.

Bahrullah also expected that the Regional IPKN Committee is able to carry out its duties well, so that the existence of professional organization of IPKN would further support the improvement of competence, professionalism and performance of state financial auditors and would create accountability for all.

The West Java Regional Committee of IPKN period 2020-2023 is chaired by Arman Syifa (Head of BPK Regional Office of West Java Province). In addition to BPK, the management of Regional IPKN also involves elements of Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP), Public Accounting Office (KAP) and experts of state finance.

The inauguration was also attended by Board Member of IPKN, Akhsanul Khaq (BPK Director General of Audit VI), Vice Chairman of IPKN National Executive Board, Hery Subowo (Director General of BPK Training Institute on State Finance Audit), Secretary General of IPKN National Executive Board Gunarwanto (Head of Standardization and Evaluation Center of BPK Training Institute on State Finance Audit), and Head of BPK Regional Office of Banten Province Agus Khotib and BPK officials.

In the series of inauguration, IPKN also held an online seminar with the theme “Synergy between Internal Supervisory and External Audit in Promoting Performance Improvement of Covid-19 Pandemic Handling”.

The seminar was participated by BPK auditors, APIP/Internal Supervisory Unit (SPI), State/Regional-Owned Enterprises (BUMN/D), and academicians in West Java Province. The seminar, opened by Chairman of IPKN National Executive Board, Bahrullah Akbar, was attended by BPK Board Member III, Achsanul Qasasi who delivered his keynote speech virtually.

The resource persons were Head of Regional Finance and Development Supervisory Agency of West Java Province, Mulyana and the University of Padjajaran academician, Mudiyati Rahmatunnisa.

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