BBC seeks auditors' auditor for auditing
The Times' City Diary reports today that the BBC is seeking an accountant to be Head of Business Assurance. The successful candidate will 'monitor and report upon actions taken as a result of the recommendations of Internal Audit', the paper says.
Martin Waller is too good a journalist to leave out the obvious, describing it as 'a weirdly recursive, typically BBC job, which seems to mean reporting on the actions of people who report on other people’s actions'. He even points out that the requirement to ensure 'the BBC is operating robust controls and effectively managing risk' might be a little tardy in light of recent phone-in scandals.
More interesting, perhaps, is the fact that the BBC has embarked on a five year process to establish a full risk management strategy. I suspect, though I don't know, dodgy phone ins were not fully documented within tha strategy.
According to a National Audit Office review presented to the BBC's governors' audit committee last year, he or she drafts the annual risk baseline and reports to the audit committee on the risk management process twice a year.
What will next year's contain in light of recent scandals?
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