Vision, Mission & Objectives

Our Mission and Core Values

The State Auditor's Office will meet its constitutional responsibilities to audit the financial affairs of every agency annually. The agency will work to help improve the accountability and performance of state and local governments for the benefit of the citizens of New Mexico. To accomplish our mission, the State Auditor's Office will maintain high standards of professionalism, objectivity, independence, accuracy and responsiveness.

The core values we have adopted to support this mission include the following:

Integrity:

The State Auditor's Office sets high standards for the conduct of its work. The office takes an approach that is professional, objective, fact-based, nonpartisan, fair, impartial and balanced to all its activities.

Reliability:

The goal of the State Auditor's Office is to ensure that its work is timely, accurate, useful, clear and fair.

Accountability:

The State Auditor's Office is accountable to the taxpayers through elections every four years. It also works to ensure the accountability of all other government agencies in New Mexico through the audit process.