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The Auditor General is the statutory external auditor of most of the Welsh public sector.
Our key strength is our wide range of skills and knowledge that has arisen from our position as the the statutory external auditor
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Governance and oversight at Audit Wales
Our accounts are audited by an independent firm appointed by the Welsh Parliament.
Our Executive Leadership Team is responsible for directing the organisation
The Auditor General is responsible for auditing most of the public money spent in Wales.
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Audit Services has a reach of over 800 public bodies across Wales covering financial and performance audit
Our programme of shared learning events focusses on topics that are common across public services
Having a strategic, dynamic and high quality audit programme is a key focus of our strategy
The NFI matches data across organisations and systems to help public bodies identify fraud and overpayments.
We work with others from across the Welsh public sector and beyond
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Our events bring together individuals from across the Welsh public sector
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Alison Gerrard
Alison is a CIPFA Accountant with a further qualification in Corporate Governance. She previously worked in NHS Wales for over 32 years with 11 years of experience at Board level as a Director of Finance and latterly as Director of Governance.
She has broad experience in policy development, strategic and operational planning, performance management and all aspects of financial and corporate governance.
Throughout her career, Alison has always been a champion of fairness treating people equally without discrimination or favouritism as well as upholding honest and equitable standards of behaviour. In 2014, Alison was appointed as the Independent Member on the Wales Audit Office’s Audit & Risk Assurance Committee which has given her a good grounding in the work of the Wales Audit Office Board.
Outside work, Alison is involved closely with her local theatre both on and off the stage and as a tv extra. She also is passionate about travelling and loves exploring places off the tourist trail.