The status of the implementation of the Accounting Chamber reform was discussed during a meeting with the IMF Mission
On May 12, the Accounting Chamber leadership held another meeting with the International Monetary Fund Mission to Ukraine, during which they discussed the current status of the implementation of the updated legislation on the Accounting Chamber in terms of the application of additional powers, improving the level of implementation of recommendations based on audit results, as well as further steps to develop institutional capacity.
The meeting was attended by the Head of the Accounting Chamber Olga Pishchanska, member of the Accounting Chamber Kyrylo Klymenko, acting Secretary of the Accounting Chamber Vasyl Nevidomy and Director of the Legal Support Department Olena Larionova. From the partners: IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Prishila Toffano, IMF Deputy Mission Chief Trevor Lessard and Mission experts Heiko Hesse, Jonathan Pampolina, Ihor Shpak, Taras Ivanyshyn.
The IMF representatives, in particular, expressed interest in the process of monitoring the implementation of the recommendations provided by the Accounting Chamber, the features of work planning and the selection of control objects for audits.
The Head of the Accounting Chamber, Olga Pishchanska, informed the partners about the steps taken within the framework of the implementation of the new legislation. In particular, the maximum number of the Accounting Chamber staff has already been approved, the profiles of employee competencies have been updated, and an internal selection has been conducted for the appointment of personnel to the positions of state auditors. The process of updating the regulations of the Accounting Chamber and improving audit methodologies has also begun, and the Institution's Development Strategy for 2025-2029 has been approved.
«Regarding audits of local budgets and state-owned enterprises. We are currently conducting a sectoral analysis of the issue, using a risk-based approach to identify the segments that require priority inspection. At the same time, we are working on the need to provide the institution with a sufficient number of personnel to perform these functions. In June, we will begin external selection for vacant positions of state auditors», – noted Olga Pishchanska.
In addition, during the meeting Vasyl Nevidomy told about audits related to investment and reconstruction projects, and member of the Accounting Chamber Kyrylo Klymenko answered questions from the Mission representatives regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Accounting Chamber, provided based on the results of the audit on ensuring the activities of the High Anti-Corruption Court.
«This was the first audit since the beginning of the activities of the Supreme Judicial Council, according to the results of which a significant part of the recommendations provided have now been implemented, in particular, the positions of the internal control system have been staffed, procedures have been standardized that will allow the institution to respond more quickly to challenges, and its efficiency indicators have been clarified. The Council of Judges, in turn, clarified the indicators of control of judicial decisions, and the computerization of the judicial process has been strengthened», – reported Kyrylo Klymenko.
As a result of the meeting, the Mission representatives agreed with the importance of the Accounting Chamber using all available resources to conduct external audits, and also assured full support for its work in accordance with the updated legislation.
Let us recall that the reform of the Accounting Chamber was one of the structural beacons for the next review of the IMF Program within the Extended Fund Facility (EFF),and is currently included as implemented in the Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policy dated March 21 2025.
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