Mr. Ian McPhee
BBus, BA, FCPA, FCA
Auditor-General
Australian National Audit Office
Canberra ACT
Ian McPhee was appointed to the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011.
Ian was appointed as Auditor-General for Australia on 11 March 2005.
His previous position was as Deputy Secretary / General Manager, Financial Management Group, Department of Finance and Administration, where his responsibilities included managing and providing policy advice to the Finance Minister on the budget and financial management framework; budget and financial reporting, and analysis for whole of government purposes; public sector superannuation; and the Office of Evaluation of Audit.
From 1998 to January 2003, Ian was Deputy Auditor-General at the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), where he was responsible to the Auditor-General for the delivery of the performance and assurance audit programs of the Office.
Prior to his appointment at the ANAO Ian held various positions at the Department of Finance, at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and at the ANAO, where he commenced his career as a Commonwealth Cadet.
Ian was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2002 and was a member of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (1999-2008) and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (2002-2008). Ian was also a member of the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (1991-1995) serving as its Chairman from 1992-1995.