Firm has to arrange for special person or team for conducting HR Audit. Such person i.e. HR auditor and HR audit team must have thorough knowledge of the systems to be audited. The firm can get its HR system audited by-
- External Auditor
- Internal Auditor
- Internal team of auditor comprising of HR specialist
- In-house team comprising of line managers and HR specialist
An auditor is a person who is trained specially in HRD audit. TVRLS and Academy of HRD conducts certificate programs and trainer programs in HR audit. Some of the important pre- requisites of HR auditor are:
- A thorough knowledge of various HR systems, their components, objectives, functioning, implementation difficulties, indicators of success and world class practices.
- Knowledge of HR departments, their role, competencies and HR models.
- Knowledge of various assessment methods, tools and techniques.
- Assessment tools in terms of skills in observation, questionnaire, use of secondary data and interviews.
- Positive attitude towards audit i.e. viewing audit as an empowering tool and not as a fault finding tools.
- Communication skills for presentation of audit report.