Payame Noor University Governmental Accounting 2423-4613 3 2 2017 05 22 The Necessity of Establishment of Performance Audit from the Viewpoint of Public Sector Auditors The Necessity of Establishment of Performance Audit from the Viewpoint of Public Sector Auditors 79 92 4588 FA Mohammad Nazaripour Assistant Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Humanities and Social, Kordestan, Iran. Journal Article 2017 02 26 Performance audits provide elected officials and government employees with an objective, third-party analysis of their operations to help them improve performance, reduce costs, and make informed, data-driven decisions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of performance audit in improving public sector’s performance. The population of this study is the auditors and accountants working in the public sector (Supreme Audit Court). The needed data was gathered through questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis including mean score and mean score ranking was used to analyze data. According to the research findings, paying attention to all three elements of performance audit (economy, efficiency, and effectiveness) is necessary. In addition, the results show that the public auditor is not the only profession that can carry out performance audit, but can team up with other professions. “Lack of cooperation and commitment from top managers in conducting a performance audit” was recognized as the top most constraint. Furthermore, performance audit was claimed to be able to enhance public accountability, as well as to enable more economical, efficient and effective utilizing of public resources. Performance audits provide elected officials and government employees with an objective, third-party analysis of their operations to help them improve performance, reduce costs, and make informed, data-driven decisions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of performance audit in improving public sector’s performance. The population of this study is the auditors and accountants working in the public sector (Supreme Audit Court). The needed data was gathered through questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis including mean score and mean score ranking was used to analyze data. According to the research findings, paying attention to all three elements of performance audit (economy, efficiency, and effectiveness) is necessary. In addition, the results show that the public auditor is not the only profession that can carry out performance audit, but can team up with other professions. “Lack of cooperation and commitment from top managers in conducting a performance audit” was recognized as the top most constraint. Furthermore, performance audit was claimed to be able to enhance public accountability, as well as to enable more economical, efficient and effective utilizing of public resources. https://gaa.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_4588_5dad85d4a133c4d3e7acabd95ba9fd8e.pdf