Internal control and financial auditing in the quality of budget execution at a local government in Peru
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Public sector governance, financial oversight, fiscal management, accountabilityAbstract
This study investigates the influence of internal control and financial auditing on the quality of budget execution within a local government in Ayacucho, Peru, in 2023. Employing an applied, quantitative approach with a non-experimental, descriptive, and causal-correlational design, the research surveyed all 100 employees of the Huamanga provincial entity. The survey instrument demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach's Alpha: internal control 0.975, financial audit 0.965, budget execution 0.948). Results from ordinal logistic regression, with a Nagelkerke R2 of 0.697 (69.70%), indicate a significant positive influence of both internal control and financial auditing on budget execution quality. Specifically, the dependent variable "Budget execution" at the "Basic" level (2) exhibited a significant p-value (p=0.000 < 0.05). These findings highlight the critical role of robust control mechanisms in enhancing public spending efficiency and accountability in local government.
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