Internal audit

Purpose of Internal Audit 

Internal Audit aims to assist the Board of Directors and management in inspecting and reviewing deficiencies in the internal control system as well as measuring operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Internal Audit shall make timely recommendations for improvements to ensure sustained operating effectiveness of the system as well as to provide a basis for review and correction, with the overall goal of achieving sound operation within the Company.

Organization of Internal Audit 

The Company’s Internal Audit Division reports to the Board of Directors and performs full-time internal audit work. Internal Audit shall consist of qualified persons in an appropriate number as full-time internal auditors based on the Company’s scale, business conditions, management needs, and other applicable laws and regulations. The Internal Audit Division is comprised of a Chief Audit Executive and a full-time internal auditor.

Operation of Internal Audit 

The operation of internal audit shall be performed by executing annual audit plans. The annual audit plans shall be formulated based on the results of risk assessment and include audit items, times, procedures, methodology, etc. The internal auditors shall regularly or irregularly perform on-site audits, and prepare and submit audit reports with working papers and relevant materials in order to ensure the sustained operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal control systems.

The internal auditors shall faithfully disclose in audit reports any deficiencies or irregularities discovered in the internal control system, and, after presenting the reports, follow up on the matter and prepare follow-up reports on a regular basis to ensure that the relevant departments have taken appropriate corrective actions in a timely manner, which shall also be a basis for the performance evaluations of the relevant departments.

After having presented the audit and follow-up reports, the internal auditors shall submit the same for review by the supervisors by the end of the month following the completion of the audit. Any material violation or likelihood of material damage to the company shall be promptly reported to the supervisors.

Annual self-assessment of the Company’s internal control system shall first be conducted periodically by all internal departments and subsidiaries themselves and reports shall be reviewed by internal auditors. All department heads assess and inspect the effectiveness of the design and operation of the internal controls. In addition, the self-inspection reports of departments and subsidiaries shall be reviewed by the internal auditors. These reports, combined with the corrections of any deficiencies or irregularities of the internal control system discovered by the internal auditors, will be the main references for the Board of Directors and the CEO in evaluating the overall effectiveness of the internal control system and issuing the Internal Control System Statement. The Internal Control System Statement shall be publicly announced and reported on the websites designated by the FSC within three months from the end of each fiscal year in the prescribed format, and published in the Annual Report.