Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago

What Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago does

The Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago is a constitutional office established under Section 116 of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, tracing its origins to 1862 when a Director of Audit was first appointed. The Department audits and reports on the public accounts of all government Ministries and Departments, Regional Health Authorities, Regional Corporations, Statutory Boards, and State Enterprises, delivering three core audit types—Financial Audits, Comprehensive Audits/Value for Money (VFM) Audits, and Special Audits—alongside pre-audits of separation and pension benefits and the authority to grant credit on the Exchequer Account. Reports are submitted annually to the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Minister of Finance, and laid before Parliament.

The Department's core technology consists of standard audit procedures conducted in accordance with professional auditing standards; no proprietary platforms, software products, or AI systems are disclosed in the source material. Operations are organised around direct audit engagement teams performing on-site audit work at auditee entities, supported by a head office in Port of Spain (Levels 2-4, Tower C, The International Waterfront Center, 1 Wrightson Road) and a regional office in Scarborough, Tobago. The current Auditor General is Ms. Jaiwantie Ramdass (appointed 15 November 2023), an FCCA, CISA, CFE credentialed professional who joined the Department in 1994 after beginning her career at a Big Four audit firm and previously serving as Deputy Auditor General from 2019.

As a constitutional office, the Department does not generate commercial revenue and does not operate a sales motion; engagement with auditees is statutorily mandated. Services are provided at no direct cost to auditees, with funding flowing through the Government of Trinidad and Tobago's budgetary allocations and staff classified as public officers. The Department currently operates with 201 staff against an approved establishment of 298 positions. Its sole "customer" is the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, and it maintains active memberships in CAROSAI (since 1988) and INTOSAI, with ACCA "Approved Employer" status supporting professional development.

Name

Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago

Legal name

Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago

Website

https://auditorgeneral.gov.tt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Auditor General's Department of Trinidad and Tobago is a constitutional office established in 1862 that audits the public accounts of government Ministries, Departments, Regional Health Authorities, Regional Corporations, Statutory Boards, and State Enterprises, reporting annually to Parliament under Section 116 of the Constitution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Auditing

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAEAD

Government Accounting & Financial Reporting

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Finance, Treasury & Procurement

SECONDARYBPAIAEAH

Financial Risk, Controls & Audit (Public Sector)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Finance, Treasury & Procurement

SECONDARYBPAHABAA

Audit & Assurance Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

Keywords

• Public sector auditing
• Government financial audits
• Value for money audits
• Compliance auditing
• Parliamentary audit reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Port of Spain

HQ country

Trinidad & Tobago

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Audit Services: The Auditor General's Department operates as a constitutional office funded by the government budget. Services are provided at no direct cost to auditees. The Department does not generate revenue in the traditional commercial sense but is a cost center of the government of Trinidad and Tobago, with staff being public officers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Auditor General's Department conducts independent audits of the public accounts of Trinidad and Tobago, examining financial statements of government ministries, departments, courts, authorities, regional corporations, regional health authorities, statutory boards, and state-owned or controlled enterprises. Audit services encompass financial audits, compliance audits, value for money audits, and special audits, with annual reports submitted to Parliament. Additional services include pre-audits of pensions, gratuities, and separation benefits, and authority to grant credit on the Exchequer Account under the Exchequer and Audit Act.

Product overview

The Auditor General's Department provides public sector auditing services to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The department operates as a unified service delivering Financial Audits, Comprehensive Audits/Value for Money Audits, and Special Audits to government ministries, departments, statutory bodies, state enterprises, and regional corporations. Additional services include pre-audits of separation and pension benefits and granting credit on the Exchequer Account. The department does not offer commercial software products but publishes audit reports, annual reports, and procurement schedules through its document library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Audits

Quantifiable outcome

• All Public Accounts audited and reported annually to Parliament as required by the Constitution
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAROSAI (Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)coreOthers · 1 January 1988The Auditor General's Department has been a member of CAROSAI since it was established in 1988. The Auditor General of Trinidad and Tobago served as Secretary General of CAROSAI until September 2005. From October 2005, the CAROSAI Secretariat has been housed in the office of the Director of Audit of Saint Lucia. CAROSAI is a regional grouping under INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) that promotes understanding and cooperation among member institutions through exchange of audit ideas, experiences, techniques, programs, manuals, formats, standards, and training in public sector accounts and audit. The Department hosted the IXth Congress of CAROSAI during its 25th anniversary year in 2013.
• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)coreOthersINTOSAI is the parent international organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. CAROSAI is one of the regional groupings under INTOSAI. The Department participates in INTOSAI activities and its representative served on the Governing Board of INTOSAI.
• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)coreOthersThe Department maintains a link to INTOSAI (www.intosai.org) as a member institution, supporting international cooperation among supreme audit institutions.
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)coreOthersThe Auditor General's Department has 'Approved Employer' status with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Auditors who are ACCA certified do not need to seek additional training to earn mandatory Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours. This partnership supports staff professional development and ensures compliance with international accounting standards.
• IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors)minorOthersThe Department maintains a link to the IIA website (www.theiia.org) as a resource for internal audit standards and professional development.
• ICATT (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago)minorOthersThe Department maintains a link to ICATT (www.icatt.org) as the local professional body for chartered accountants in Trinidad and Tobago.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Audit Office (UK): The UK NAO audits the accounts of UK government departments and reports to Parliament, performing financial audits and value-for-money examinations. It is a direct functional equivalent of the Trinidad and Tobago AGD given both serve Westminster-derived parliamentary systems.
• United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): The GAO is the supreme audit institution of the United States, auditing federal programs and reporting to Congress. It is the most prominent global SAI peer and shares the Trinidad and Tobago Department's mandate of independent financial, compliance, and performance audits of government entities.
• Auditor General's Office of Barbados: Barbados's AGO audits central government and statutory bodies under the country's constitutional and Exchequer framework. It is a fellow CAROSAI member and the closest Eastern Caribbean peer given similar size, legal tradition, and audit mandate.
• Auditor General's Department of Jamaica: Jamaica's AGD is the closest Caribbean peer SAI, auditing Jamaican central government ministries, departments, and statutory bodies under a similar Westminster-derived constitutional framework. It is a fellow CAROSAI member and shares mandate, structure, and jurisdictional profile with Trinidad and Tobago's Department.
• Audit Office of New South Wales: The NSW Audit Office performs financial and performance audits of the New South Wales public sector and reports to Parliament. It is a directly comparable sub-national SAI demonstrating the same financial + VFM audit model that Trinidad and Tobago's AGD employs.
• Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU): Brazil's TCU is the federal supreme audit institution overseeing federal government accounts and supporting the National Congress. It shares the Trinidad and Tobago AGD's core mandate of constitutional public sector audit and reporting to the legislature, though at much greater scale.
• Office of the Auditor General of Canada: Canada's OAG audits federal government operations and reports to Parliament, conducting financial and performance audits. It is a like-for-like SAI peer sharing the Trinidad and Tobago Department's constitutional mandate and audit portfolio structure.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Trinidad and Tobago: KPMG operates in Trinidad and Tobago providing audit and advisory services, including statutory audits of state enterprises permitted under Section 116(3) of the Constitution. It is a broader incumbent whose private-sector audit practice overlaps with the AGD's mandate on state-owned enterprises.

Others

• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions): INTOSAI is the global umbrella organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, of which the Trinidad and Tobago AGD is a member via CAROSAI. It is not a competitor but the apex professional body that defines ISSAI standards and facilitates international SAI cooperation.
• CAROSAI (Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions): CAROSAI is the regional SAI grouping under INTOSAI covering the Caribbean. The Trinidad and Tobago AGD has been a member since its 1988 founding and previously hosted its Secretariat. It is the most relevant regional peer-association, enabling professional exchange rather than competing for work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agd-tt

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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