Harriet Aldridge
Biography
Harriet is the Chief Executive of the Government Internal Audit Agency, which is the largest delivery agent of internal audit services to central government departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies. She is also Head of the Government Internal Audit Function, in which role she leads the professional support and development of all internal audit services across government.
Harriet joined the Civil Service in 2023 following 20 years at PwC: her career experience has been focused on public sector clients and includes leading high profile investigations and the provision of advisory services.
Harriet holds a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Harriet is married and has two children; she lives in north Hampshire.
Chief Executive of the GIAA, Head of Government Internal Audit, and Board Member
The Chief Executive is the Government Internal Audit Agency’s (GIAA) Accounting Officer. She is responsible to the relevant Minister and, as the GIAA is an Arm’s Length Body of HM Treasury, the Principal Accounting Officer of HMT for the GIAA’s performance.
The Chief Executive is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the GIAA, in consultation with the advisory Board.
Providing a service to the Accounting Officers of most of the major Whitehall Departments and over 100 other customers, the Chief Executive has stewardship of the vision for the Agency to deliver better insights for better outcomes. This is given effect through the Strategy 2023 and the annual Corporate Plan.
The Chief Executive is also Head of the Government Internal Audit Function.