The Audit Office is a rewarding, challenging and impactful place to work, and our graduate program has a reputation for launching excellent careers.

Our brand, reputation and opportunities for personal and career development have enabled the Audit Office to attract and recruit high quality employees. This has positively impacted our ability to sustain a regular supply of specialist talent and our capacity to meet auditee needs.

The Audit Office of New South Wales is recognised as a centre of excellence within the professional services sector. For over 200 years, the Auditor-General has assisted the parliament of New South Wales to hold government accountable for its use of public resources. We do this by conducting independent audits across a diverse auditee base in sectors including community services, health, education, justice, emergency services, transport, planning, environment and local government.

We have a people focussed culture built on trust, support, and respect. Our culture is supported by values of integrity, curiosity and open-mindedness, speaking out when we need to, and ultimately taking pride in the important work we do.

At the Audit Office, you won’t be restricted to one task on repeat. We want our graduates to get real-life experience with our clients and immerse themselves in all aspects of auditing.

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The difference is….

Hands-on experience

At the Audit Office, you won’t be restricted to one task on repeat. Our graduates get real-life experience with our auditees and the opportunity to immerse themselves in all aspects of auditing. Audit is more than you think. A bird’s eye view of the whole state government is on offer, a unique opportunity that few professionals are exposed to.

Work with a variety of auditees across NSW

Why limit yourself to one organisation when you can work with many? With a mandate to audit the entire NSW Government, including local government, few roles expose you to such interesting and diverse auditees.

Access to ongoing personal and professional development

The Audit Office provides excellent professional development opportunities. Ongoing formal and informal training will complement your on-the-job learning. We will work with you to set clear goals and ensure you are continuously building on your knowledge and skills.

Throughout the year, we work with you to set clear goals and ensure you are continuously building on your knowledge and skills. Utilise our customised graduate handbook to discuss and map out your career prospects and preferences with your manager and track your goals and achievements using our online performance management and development system.

Support to gain your professional qualification

For those completing professional accounting qualifications, we will support you in your studies by providing you with a mentor, study and exam leave, along with reimbursement of fees. We understand how gruelling work and study can be and we are committed to helping you make the most of your time, delivering on-the-job experience and knowledge that directly supports your pursuit of a professional accounting qualification.

We also support relevant tertiary studies, including a wide array of post-graduate qualifications, with generous study leave and fee reimbursement schemes.

Flexible work practices

At the Audit Office we don’t just talk about work-life balance, we actually do it!

We have a culture of looking after each other. Our deadlines can mean that some months are extremely busy and it’s all hands-on deck to get the job done. Things can get a little hectic when you’re auditing the entire NSW public sector! It’s worth it though – we give you flexibility at less busy times of the year to balance things out.

The Audit Office head office is located in the Sydney CBD. Our standard way of working requires you to work at least 50% of contracted hours from either our head office, an auditee location, or a related worksite. If required, you can balance your attendance on-site over a month, with a minimum of one day per week in one of these locations.

This means that some days you’ll be in the office or at an auditee site, surrounded by peers, colleagues or auditees and working collaboratively. Other days, you could be working at your home residence, so you can have the focused environment you need to get the task at hand done. Our flexible approach to work means you’ll enjoy the best of both worlds when you join the Audit Office.

To assist you with setting up your home office, on commencement with the Audit Office you will be provided a $175 allowance, and then every October you will be provided a $350 allowance.

We value the fresh and different ideas our graduates bring

Innovation and creativity are highly valued and nurtured at the Audit Office. We encourage contributions from staff at all levels. If you have a particularly fabulous idea, you may even find yourself nominated for an award as part of our recognition program – the ‘Audies’. The program, run by staff for staff, recognises excellence in both individuals and teams, and awards are presented twice a year by the Auditor-General.

Coming to work will be fun!

We work hard, but we make sure that all our people have plenty of opportunities to connect with each other (both online and in person) and have fun. Celebrating diversity is something we take very seriously, and our warmth and support is on show regularly at the many social and special events.

Ongoing support and guidance from a mentor from CA/CPA

We offer professional qualification study support and leave for study and exam days. You can also choose to be assigned a mentor from CA or CPA!

Excellent progression and promotion opportunities

Did you know that many of our associate directors, directors and even two of our Assistant Auditors-General started in our graduate program? Starting your career as an Audit Office graduate will give you many opportunities to progress in your professional auditing career.

Competitive remuneration package

Audit Office salaries are paid at competitive market rates. However, it is important to think beyond salary when assessing a graduate role. Other rewards and benefits you will receive include development and growth opportunities, flexible work practices and career progression.

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