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Welcome to the Internal Audit Agency

The Internal Audit Agency

Welcome to the 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

IAA Board Takes Office – A Step in the Right Direction to Great PFM

The Minister for Finance, Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson, inaugurated the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) Governing Board at the Ministry’s Conference Room on 11th June,...

Minerals Commission’s Audit Committee Inaugurated

The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Mr. Thomas Thompson-Aryee, swore in the Audit Committee of the Minerals Commission on 11 June 2026....

New Voices, Stronger Audit Governance – IAA Strengthens SEC Audit Oversight

The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) swore in two new members of the Audit Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Steering Accountability: IAA Inaugurates Audit Committee of NAS

Mr. Bismark Aborbi-Ayitey, Deputy Director-General responsible for Finance, Administration and Support Services (FASS), inaugurated the Audit Committee of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on...

IAA Virtually Inaugurates Two Audit Committees

On behalf of the Director-General of IAA, Mr. Thomas A. Thompson-Aryee, the Deputy Director in charge of On-Site Support, Mr. Gyekye-Mensah, virtually inaugurated the...

IAA Strengthens Controls Through Effective Monitoring in Greater Accra – Exercise Ongoing

The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has commenced a regional monitoring exercise in the Greater Accra Region to assess the status of implementation of recommendations...

Strengthening Institutional Governance: IAA inaugurates newly constituted Audit Committee for GCPS

Mr. Thomas Thompson-Aryee, Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), inaugurated the Audit Committee of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) on...

IAA Swears in New Members onto GACL’s Audit Committee

The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Mr. Thomas A. Thompson-Aryee, swore in three independent members onto the Audit Committee of the Ghana...

Directives and Guidelines

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Access all Directives and Guidelines.

Templates and Manuals