The Auditor General is the Commonwealth’s chief fiscal watchdog, responsible for conducting audits to ensure that state funds spent legally and properly. Such audits may be focused on ensuring the accuracy and reliability of state financial records or on the performance of government programs, evaluating to what extent objectives are being met efficiently and effectively. Issues or areas of examination have included, for example, school districts, local pension funds, corporate tax returns and federal funds spent by the state government. The Auditor General can serve up to two four-year terms and the annual salary is $177,200.
