On March 26, 2026, an online meeting was held between the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation (SAI Russia) and the supreme audit institutions (financial control institutions) of the CIS member states – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Opening the meeting, Timur Makhmutov, Director of the Department of International and Regional Cooperation of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, emphasized that the professional development of SAI employees is a fundamentally important area of work which must be continuous.
Eduard Bobritsky, Director of the Department for Human Capital Development, spoke about the SAI Russia's Employee Development Model and team building. The speaker emphasized that the status of the SAI Russia presupposes a high level of employee responsibility and zero tolerance for errors. Employees and candidates for vacant positions are required to have a deep knowledge of the subject matter, administrative and psychological maturity, and the ability to maintain objectivity under pressure, including combating corruption. To achieve these objectives, the SAI Russia is implementing a four-stage model, the main modules of which are: "Hiring"; "Development"; "Management"; and "Motivation." At the request of the meeting participants, the speaker elaborated on employee motivation, noting that the SAI Russia has created the most competitive conditions, including social programs, formal and informal recognition systems, and financial incentives for high performance.
Dmitry Demin, Deputy Director of the Strategic Development Department, discussed approaches to ensuring the efficiency of auditors at the SAI Russia. The SAI Russia has currently approved and implemented a set of measures for the effective management of inspector staff labor, including: an audit assignment management system; a system for recording actual labor costs; statistical reporting services; and analytical dashboards. The SAI Russia has also implemented a resource planning cycle using IT tools, which has enabled the optimization of the activity portfolio and a significant increase in labor efficiency. At the participants' request, the speaker also shared the SAI Russia's practices in engaging external experts to conduct the most complex and highly focused audit activities.
At the end of the meeting, the participants agreed to continue sharing best practices in personnel management and improving labor efficiency in SAI activities.
