OUR WORK BY SECTOR
The Audit Service is made up of five (5) departments. A Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) heads each department. These departments are:
Central Government Audit Department (CGAD)
The CGAD, has the primary responsibility for the audit of all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Central Government, including Ghana’s foreign missions abroad. For this purpose, the Audit Service has offices in most MDAs in Accra. At the Regional and District levels, audits of MDAs are carried out by our offices located in those regions and districts.
Commercial Audit Department (CAD)
The CAD is responsible for the audit of Public Boards, Corporations, the Bank of Ghana, tertiary and other Statutory Institutions.
Educational Institutions and District Assemblies (EIDA)
EIDA is responsible for the audit of the following entities:
- All Metroplitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.
- Pre-University public Educational Institutions.
- Traditional Councils
Performance Audits Department (PAD)
This department is made up of three sections, namely:
- Performance Audit
- Special Funds Audit, and
- Information Technology Audit
Section 13(e) of the Audit Service Act 2000, (Act 584) mandates the Auditor General to audit programmes and activities of public offices with due regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of resources.
Finance and Administration (F&A)
This department provides support services to all audit staff across the country. It is made up of the following units:
- Accounts
- Budget
- Payroll
- Human Resource
- IT Technical
- Training and Human Resource Development
- Estates
- Procurement
- Transport
- Security
- Stores
- Correspondence
Other Units
There are other units which come directly under the Auditor-General's office such as Internal Audit, Legal, Public Affairs, Quality Assurance, Parliamentry and Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit