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Welcome to the Internal Audit Agency

Message From The Board Chairman

Mr. Joseph Winful – Board Chairman
Mr. Joseph Winful – Board Chairman

I warmly welcome you to the new Internal Audit Agency (IAA) website designed to improve communication with Internal Auditors, Covered Entities and key stakeholders in the public sector of Ghana. The new website comes with the following features:

  • Facilitates the online submission of reports to the Agency.
  • Make available to stakeholders basic reference laws on Public Financial Management (PFM) and Internal Auditing.
  • Provide Guidelines, Templates and Documents online for easy accessibility and use by our stakeholders.
  • Provide periodic updates on activities at the Agency and provides an interactive platform to bridge the communication gap between the Agency and stakeholders.
  • Provides information on Contemporary Professional Standards in Public Sector Internal Auditing.
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Our Vision

To be a Centre of Excellence in promoting best practices in internal auditing with Integrity and Professionalism.

Our Mission

To exercise oversight responsibility over internal audit practice in the Public Service by coordinating, facilitating, and setting standards, supporting capacity building for quality assurance, and providing national internal audit coverage for good corporate governance and effective risk management in the Public Service.

Core Values

The following are the core values of the Agency which staff are expected to exhibit in the execution of their duties. These core values are professional and statutory requirements that guides the behaviours and conduct of the staff of the Agency.

Latest News

Launching of the 2025 Revised RBIA Manual

Join us virtually via link below for the launch of the Revised Risk-Based Internal Audit Manual. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTc0MDc1MWUtNWYzZC00MWY2LWE1OGMtMmI3ZDk1ODRkZDMx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22afab14ca-ab60-42a6-8a29-ff101424f318%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2221bdc51a-de5b-4e1b-880a-8f712b936993%22%7d Meeting ID: 313 421 928 435 Passcode: NN2WM2po

INAUGURATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM AUTHORITY (NPA)

The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr E. O. Osae inaugurated the Audit Committee of the National Petroleum Authority on Wednesday, 5th March,...

INAUGURATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (EC)

In her opening address, Mrs. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Commission welcomed all warmly to the Commission. She thanked the Director-General for the...

TRAINING PROGRAMME AT NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY

The Enterprise Risk Management Directorate (ERMD) of the Internal Audit Agency conducted a training and capacity-building programme in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) for staff...

NATIONWIDE SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON THE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEAGUE TABLE

The Internal Audit Agency, in collaboration with the World Bank, GIZ, and the European Union, organized a sensitization workshop for staff from Internal Audit...

GIAS LAUNCH

On January 9, 2025, the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) jointly launched the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS)...

Upcoming Event

Event: Internal Audit Training
Topic: “Training on Aligning Internal Audit Charters with the Global Internal Audit Standards”
Date: 25th November 2024 to 3rd December 2024
Venue: Various Regions
Call 0362196941 for more details.
Click here to register.

2024 Training Plan

In line with the mandate of the Internal Audit Agency under the Internal Audit Agency Act 2003 (Act 658) and the Internal Audit Regulations 2011(L.I. 1994) as well as the Public Financial Management Act 2016 (Act 921), the following capacity building programmes have been slated (where appropriate) for Internal Auditors’, Audit Committees, Boards, Councils and functionaries within Covered Entities in the 2024 Fiscal Year. Heads of Covered Entities are advised to include these trainings in their 2024 Staff Capacity Building Plans as part of their 2024 Risk-based Internal Audit Work Plans.
Click here to access the 2024 Training Plan.

Directives Issued

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