At the commemorative ceremony of 23rd October, dr. László Windisch presented the highest recognition of the State Audit Office of Hungary, the SAO Grand Prize. The prize is awarded by the President to those persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the SAO’s activity, professional and social standing, and the realisation of its goals. This year, the award was accepted by Mr. Miloslav Kala, President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic, and Mr. József László Janik, audit manager of the SAO.
Mr. Miloslav Kala, as President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic, dedicated special attention to the promotion of knowledge sharing between SAIs, as well as to the implementation of technological developments on raising audit effectiveness. He strongly fostered the further enhancement and promotion of data-based audit technologies and methods. Under his presidency, the BIEP database combining the best practices of SAIs was created. As President and audit professional, he proactively backed the initiatives of SAIs of the Visegrád countries and the promotion of their common goals. Under his term, the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic has always actively supported the knowledge sharing requests of the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO). In 2024, the SAI of the Czech Republic also played an active role in a series of interviews about audit planning, initiated by the State Audit Office of Hungary. Mr. Kala’s professional and academic career, his work as President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic and EUROSAI, as well as his spirit of support for the development of the State Audit Office of Hungary merited him being awarded the SAO Grand Prize by the President of the State Audit Office of Hungary.
Mr. József László Janik has managed successful audits in many areas of public finance during his career in the organisation. On several occasions, he has led the audit and analysis of the “Final Accounts – Implementation of Hungary’s Central Budget” and the “Opinion on the Bill on the Central Budget”, which are among the SAO’s most important and biggest tasks, and which are major achievements both in terms of professionalism and coordination. He has been the project manager for several budget analyses and is an active participant in international working groups. He always carries out his tasks with great expertise, care and precision. His outstanding and exemplary work contributes significantly and effectively to the work of the SAO, and the achievement of its objectives. In his work, he pays particular attention to passing on his knowledge and training his employees. His colleagues are delighted to work with him, and his managers can build on his opinions with confidence. Taking all this into account, László Windisch awarded the SAO Grand Prize to József László Janik.
