Audit & Advisory Services

Audit & Advisory Services is an independent appraiser of university activities. We enhance and protect the university’s value through risk-based assurance, advice, and insight. Whether you are a student, faculty, staff, trustee, donor, or part of the wider community, Audit & Advisory Services is here to make sure your USC experience is supported by ethical policies, efficient and effective procedures, and sound financial stewardship.

Our staff is committed to assisting the University of South Carolina in functioning at the highest level possible in regard to compliance with regulations and university policies, financial oversight, ethics, and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

Assessing financial and operational processes to determine if they produce accurate, reliable, and timely information consistent with the university's mission and in compliance with relevant regulations, laws, contracts, policies, plans, and procedures.
Verifying that assets are appropriately safeguarded.
Working in partnership with management to ensure policies and processes are effective and efficient.
Serving as a resource for the university community in identifying the need for and developing adequate systems of internal control, governance, and risk management.

Charter

Audit & Advisory Services' charter establishes our authority, functions, role, and responsibilities.

View the Audit & Advisory Services Charter [pdf]

Contact Us

To learn more about our services or to ask a question, contact us. To make an anonymous report about a concern or unethical behavior, visit USC Integrity Line.

Trusted Integrity

Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.