Patrick Smith

Patrick joined the Office of the Auditor General in March 2002 as a Senior Auditor, moving to the post of Audit Manager in 2006, Financial Audit Principal in 2012 and Deputy Auditor General (Financial Audit) in 2019. As the Deputy Auditor General (Financial Audit), Patrick was responsibility for the in-house financial audit practice. In 2023 Patrick took on the role as Deputy Auditor General (Corporate and International). In this role, in additional to leading the Office’s corporate, finance and IT affairs he also oversaw the financial audits conducted by private firms on the behalf of the OAG, and he worked with the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) as a consultant.

Patrick has over 28 years of audit experience working in the public and private sector in both an external and internal auditor capacity. He began his audit career with KPMG (Barbados) in 1996 after which he worked as the Lead Internal Auditor for a regional manufacturing plant until he took up his post with the Office of the Auditor General Cayman Islands.

In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, he is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, is certified in Quality Management Auditing and holds a Diploma in International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).

Patrick is an avid follower of cricket, and enjoys running, swimming and playing pickleball.