Operation of Internal Audit

IIJ has the Internal Auditing Office as an independent organization under the direct control of the President. The Internal Auditing Office formulates an internal audit plan in order to ensure the accuracy of financial figures, the fulfillment of compliance, and improve operational efficiency. The Internal Auditing Office prepares an internal audit report and report it to the president as well as supervised department’s managers, and where there are any matters that require improvement, the Internal Auditing Office confirms improvement plans and check the progress of improvements. The Internal Auditing Office has set below written categories based on managerial issues and their importance and conducted internal audits covering departments and subsidiaries from various points of views.

• Business audits such as audits based on themes, audits based on organizational structure classification, and regular audits
• J-SOX internal control audit

In order to strengthen cooperation with company auditors, the Internal Auditing Office attends the meetings of the Board of Company Auditors, reports its activities to the company auditors, and exchanges opinions on regular basis.