Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team is responsible for the running of the NIAO, having full regard to the advice of the NIAO Advisory Board.

The senior management structure within NIAO and respective responsibilities are outlined below.

Comptroller and Auditor General

Operational Activities

The operational activities are led by:

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

  • 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
    • Designated local government auditor.
  • 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 Economy (DfE); and
    • Local Government Performance Improvement.
  • Brian O'Neill
    • Corporate Services Director​​​​​​

 

More information on the Senior Management Team can be found in the SMT Terms of Reference.

Minutes of SMT can be found at the links below: