The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has hired the services of 60 external auditors to improve the audit capacity of the Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit & Internal Audit (Customs).
The FBR has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for the directorate.
The procedure aims to ensure consistency, efficiency and quality output during the deployment of auditors across the field formations of PCA.
Consequent upon approval of the FBR’s Transformation Plan (Customs), the Board has notified SOP for providing a uniform framework for on boarding of Third-Party Auditors which are to be hired for enhancing audit capacity of Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit & Internal Audit (Customs).
While the responsibility for ensuring the quality of auditors’ rests with the HR Firms, the Evaluation committees shall be constituted for each region (including HQ) to assess and finalize the suitability of auditors shortlisted by the respective HR firms. The evaluation process may be conducted either in person or virtually, depending on feasibility, FBR added.