Former Queensland auditor-general Glenn Poole to track millions missing in wake of QR National privatisation A FORMER state auditor-general has been parachuted into Queensland Rail amid a financial mess believed to amount to millions of dollars in missing funds. Transport Minister Scott Emerson and Treasurer Tim Nicholls will today announce Glenn Poole's appointment to the board to tackle issues dating back to the privatisation of the former QR National in 2010. Bureaucrat punted, paid out, rehired ... gone Aurizon CEO paid millions as hundreds sacked The issues are believed to relate to underpayments and overpayments, payments for items and services that were never delivered and significant variations in account-keeping procedures for different business units within Queensland Rail. The unaccounted for and misspent funds are thought to run into the millions. Mr Emerson said one of Mr Poole's first tasks would be to work through the findings of a review being conducted by KPMG into QR's financial systems. Mr Emerson said his department was working to deliver a more efficient rail network and improving the financial system was the next step in that process. "When Labor privatised Queensland Rail, a number of staff left the business and left a variety of reporting methods throughout the organisation," he said. Queensland Rail needs to reach a position where it delivers better and more efficient services than the private sector. Mr Nicholls said he supported the board's move to look at ways to improve finances to allow the Government better visibility of the way taxpayers' funding was spent. In his final report as auditor-general in November 2011, Mr Poole nominated the health payroll as the public sector's "biggest failure" during his seven-year tenure.