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The Office of Operations Review and Audit is responsible for providing objective review and analysis to assure that University of Wisconsin programs, policies, and practices are conducted in accordance with state law and Board of Regents policy. The Office helps ensure University operations are proper, efficient, and effective. Specific responsibilities include:

• reviewing the status of Board of Regents policy implementation;
• reviewing the effectiveness with which the UW institutions or UW System Administration have implemented state or federal legislative requirements;
• conducting research and analysis in other operational areas of interest to the Board of Regents or the UW institutions;
• recommending any necessary changes in programs, policies, or practices at the UW System or institution level; and
• working with the audit offices at the UW institutions to provide assurances to the Board of Regents that necessary financial and management controls are present.

The Director of the Office of Operations Review and Audit reports to the University of Wisconsin System Vice President for Finance, and reports are submitted to the Board of Regents’ Business, Finance, and Audit Committee.