The Department of Children and Family Services is mandated by the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act [30 ILCS 10] to monitor, report on, and enforce Department compliance with federal and State statutes, Department rules, policy, and management directives, as well as to ensure the integrity of Department assets through the review and monitoring of internal accounting controls. The Associate Deputy Director reports and is directly responsible to the Deputy Director of the Budget and Finance Division. In order to fulfill their duties, the Department's Office of Financial Review regularly undertakes audits and annual desk reviews of Child Welfare Contributing Agency providers and other entities that have contracts with or are licensed by the Department in order to assess their compliance with contracts, federal and State rules and regulations.

(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 12227, effective August 1, 2024)