Why join us?

image showing the reasons for joining us including hands on experience, work with a variety of clients across NSW, access to ongoing professional and personal development, flexible work practices, ongoing support and guidance from a mentor from CA/CPA, full support to gain you professional qualification, excellent progression and promotion opportunities, competitive remuneration package.

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

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

The Audit Office of New South Wales graduate program will provide you with a career that will challenge and reward you. Working for the Audit Office you will experience variety, challenge and real opportunities for personal satisfaction and professional development. You’ll learn more about the public sector than you could have imagined (a birds eye view).

You will work in a collaborative environment with people committed to professional excellence. Your work will be important and have purpose. You will add value to public sector effectiveness and have a real impact on real issues that affect every citizen in New South Wales.

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 clients 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.

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 and 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 postgraduate 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.

Your days will be different. One day you might be at an auditee site conducting a series of meetings for an audit. Another day you might be in the office with some colleagues connecting with your team and working collaboratively to sort out a particular problem. 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.

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.