Senior Management

This page sets out the senior management structure within NIAO and respective responsibilities.

Comptroller and Auditor General

• Kieran Donnelly CB

Operational Activities

The operational activities are led by:

• Pamela McCreedy  Chief Operating Officer and Local Government Auditor

In carrying out their functions, they are supported by the directors:

• Rodney Allen - responsible for:
  • Corporate Services; Resourcing; Fraud; Assembly Support; and NIA Financial Audit
• Neil Gray - responsible for:
  • Audit of Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA); Department of Health
• Colette Kane - responsible for:
  • Department of Infrastructure (DoI); Local Government; North-South Bodies; NI Public Services Ombudsman; and Pensions Accounts; and Local Government
• Tomas Wilkinson - responsible for:
  • Department of Justice (DoJ); and Department for Communities (DfC)
• Suzanne Walsh - responsible for:
  • Department of Finance (DoF); and The Executive Office (TEO); and
  • Quality; Public Reporting Oversight; Technical; Data Analytics; and IT Audit
• Patrick Barr - responsible for;
  • Department of Education (DoE); Department for the Environment (DfE); and
  • Local Government Performance Improvement