External Audits
Read about external audit activities at UCSD and how Audit & Management Advisory Services (AMAS) serves as the entry point for all external audit agencies.
Notices of outside agency audits received directly by UCSD personnel are to be referred to AMAS. It is the policy of UCSD to fully comply with all financial, administrative, and audit requirements that arise from its role as a recipient of public and other extramural funds; and to cooperate fully with external auditors (PPM-300-5).
What to expect during an audit
See What to Expect During an External Audit (PPT) for what an auditee can expect during an audit.
Helpful links for external auditors
See a list of information commonly requested by external auditors. For additional information on these topics, or others not found in this document, please contact AMAS at (858) 534-3617.
Internal audit resources
- UCSD Audit & Management Advisory Services
- University of California Ethics, Compliance & Audit Services
University organization
UC system-wide policies
- UC Policies Home
- UC Policies and Guidelines Pertaining to Research
- UC Contract and Grant Manual
- Budgeting for Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits (section 2-522)
- Classification of Direct and Indirect Costs (section 6-520)
- Direct Charges to extramural funds
- Inter-organizational Transfers (section 8-530)
- UC Accounting Manual
- UCOP Business and Finance Bulletins:
- A Series - Accounting
- BUS Series – Business Affairs
- G Series – General
- IA Series – Internal Audit
- IS Series – Information Systems
- RMP Series – Records Management and Privacy
- A 47 - Direct Costing Procedures
- BUS 38 – Disposition of Excess Property and Transfer of University-Owned Property
- Compendium of Conflict of Interest and Integrity Policies - Guidance
- UC Personnel Policies for Staff Members (UCPPSM) and UCSD Implementing Procedures
- Conflict of Commitment / Outside Professional Activities Guidance
UCSD policies
UCSD research administration offices and other resources
- Research Compliance & Integrity
- Sponsored Projects Finance (SPF)
- Sponsored Research Administration
- Office of Research & Innovation
- Costing Policy & Analysis
- Electronic Certification of Effort and Reporting (ECERT) Tool Overview
- Composite Benefit Rates
- NGN Overview
- Cost (Expense) Transfers Overview
- Guidelines for Federal Grants Management - OMB Uniform Guidance
- Flying on Federal Funds (Fly America Act)