UNT System
Mailing Address
Internal Audit
1155 Union Circle, #311579
Denton, TX 76203-5017
Physical Address
(for overnight mail)
University of North Texas
Marquis Hall - Room 311
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: (940) 565-2153
Fax: (940) 565-2534
Fort Worth Office
UNT Health Science Center
802 Montgomery St.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 735-2060
Fax: (817) 735-0551
UNT's internal audit professionals play many roles: auditor, consultant, advisor, facilitator, listener, teacher, and administrator. In these roles, all of our activities are directed toward helping you, our client, achieve your goals. Our focus is on the future. Although we look at how you have done things in the past and how you are doing things today, we use this information to help you make improvements so that you can manage even more effectively.
We understand that you may have concerns about working with us. The word "auditor" sometimes conjures up unwarranted fears in people's minds. Our experience shows, however, that most clients who were initially fearful about their operations being audited have been surprised to find that we welcome client participation in the audit process and that we are much more interested in helping a department operate well in the future than we are ferreting out past mistakes.
The audit process is most effective when you, as our client, are actively involved in helping us understand the results you are endeavoring to accomplish.
An audit can produce many benefits. If you have recently assumed new or additional supervisory responsibilities, or if operations have been significantly modified, an audit can review procedures to assess whether internal controls are adequate. A periodic "checkup" to review your unit's activities can help ensure that your procedures continue to comply with University policy. An audit really is an opportunity to receive an independent appraisal of the effectiveness and efficiency of your unit's activities.
Laurel Slezak, CPA, CFE
Director - HSC
Laurel Slezak joined HSC's audit staff as Director in November 2007 after serving as UNT's Associate Director Financial Reporting. Previously, Ms Slezak was Director Investor Relations, Manager Corporate Modeling, and Internal Audit Manager for NICOR Inc, and has audit and accounting experience in manufacturing, banking, and municipal government. She received a BSC from DePaul University in Chicago, IL and is a registered CPA in Illinois. Ms Slezak is a licensed Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Illinois CPA Society, Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors, Certified Fraud Examiners, Association of College and University Auditors, and National College and University Research Administrators.
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