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An auditor general, also known in some countries as a
comptroller general A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...
or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior
civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...
charged with improving government accountability by
auditing An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon." Auditing al ...
and reporting on the government's operations. Frequently, the institution headed by the auditor general is a member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).


Auditors general of governments


Africa

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Auditor-General of Ghana The auditor-general of Ghana is the head of the Ghana Audit Service, a legislative branch agency re-established by the government of Ghana in 1992 through the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. It was established as part of the Audit Service through Arti ...
* Office of the Auditor-General (Kenya) * Auditor-General (South Africa)


Americas

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Auditor General of Canada The Auditor General of Canada (French: La vérificatrice générale du Canada) is a Supreme audit institution which acts as an officer to the Parliament of Canada tasked with highlighting accountability and oversight by conducting independent f ...
** Auditor General of Alberta ** Auditor General of British Columbia ** Auditor General of New Brunswick ** Auditor General of Manitoba ** Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador ** Auditor General of Nova Scotia ** Auditor General of Ontario ** Auditor General of Prince Edward Island **
Auditor General of Quebec The role of the Auditor General of Quebec (fr:''Vérificateur général du Québec'') is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of Quebec provincial government operations. The office was created in 1868. Guylaine Leclerc is Que ...
** Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan * Comptroller General of the United States


Asia / Pacific

* Auditor-General of Australia ** ACT Auditor-General **
Northern Territory Auditor‑General Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...
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Auditor-General of New South Wales An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fr ...
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Auditor-General of Queensland An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fre ...
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Auditor-General of South Australia An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fre ...
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Auditor-General of Tasmania An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fre ...
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Auditor-General of Victoria An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fre ...
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Auditor General of Western Australia An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit.Practical Auditing, Kul Narsingh Shrestha, 2012, Nabin Prakashan, Nepal To act as an auditor, a person should be certified by the regulatory authority of accounting and au ...
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Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (CAG) () is the supreme audit institution of the country. Like the SAIs in many other countries across the world, the institution is established by the Constitution of Bangladesh. Th ...
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Auditor-General of the National Audit Office The auditor-general of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China is the head of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is twenty-t ...
** Director of Audit (Hong Kong) **
Control Yuan The Control Yuan is the supervisory and auditory branch of the government of the Republic of China, both during its time in mainland China and Taiwan. Designed as a hybrid of auditor and ombudsman by Taiwanese law, the Control Yuan holds th ...
of the
Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
(on Taiwan since 1949) * Comptroller and Auditor General of India * Auditor General of Pakistan * Auditor General of Singapore * Auditor General of Sri Lanka * Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand


Europe

* Supreme Audit Office (Czech Republic) * Comptroller and Auditor General (Ireland) * Comptroller and Auditor General for Jersey * Auditor General for the Isle of Man * Comptroller and Auditor General (United Kingdom) ** Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland ** Auditor General for Scotland ** Auditor General for Wales


See also

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Chief audit executive The chief audit executive (CAE), director of audit, director of internal audit, auditor general, or controller general is a high-level independent corporate executive (management), executive with overall responsibility for internal audit. Public ...
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Comptroller A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...
* Comptroller of the Household * Director of Audit (disambiguation) * International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions *
Treasurer A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization. Government The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasure ...
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