Establishment of the Audit Committee in the Public Sector in Iran: Attitudes of Experts, Professionals and Academics

New public management has changed the management of the public sector by accepting private sector activities, and claims that the audit committee in public sector can also have similar value creations trends. Regarding the current reforms in Irans public sector, the purpose of this study is to investigate the establishment of the audit committee in Irans public sector using a mix (Qualitative-Quantitative) method. In the Qualitative section, by analyzing the views of 14 experts in two rounds of Delphi and in the Quantitative section by using Opinions of two groups profession (n=248) and academy (n=96) the findings showed that: The establishment of the audit committee will enhance the financial and operational accountability of the public sector, the establishment of this committee faces a number of challenges, and members of the committee should have a set of attributes to play their role effectively. Ultimately, academics Compared with members of the profession, have more strongly agreed to benefits and challenges of establishment and characteristics of the committee members. The results, while confirming the value creation of the audit committee in the environmental conditions of the iran public sector, by determination of challenges of establishment and Members characteristics, it can help its Involved and Performers to establish and operate it successfully