Senior Auditor - Financial Audit

Audit Office of New South Wales; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 123,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour work week

Flexible working arrangements

Regional travel opportunities

Job summary

The Audit Office of New South Wales is seeking a Senior Auditor - Financial Audit to lead a team on various audits, ensuring high-quality outputs and compliance with professional standards. Reporting to an Associate Director, you will supervise staff, manage priorities, and engage with clients to deliver robust audit evidence and observations.

This Sydney-based role offers a 35-hour work week, flexible working arrangements, and a remuneration package from $122,681 to $161,775 per year, depending

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in an appropriate business discipline.
• Full membership of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand or the Institute of Public Accountants.
• Proficient understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation, professional standards, auditing concepts and techniques.
• Australian permanent resident or citizen or New Zealand citizen.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily audit operations and ensure compliance with standards.
• Mentor and supervise staff, provide on-the-job training.
• Maintain strong client relationships and communicate with stakeholders.
• Prepare reports with observations and recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Audit concepts

Education

Tertiary degree in business

CPA/CA/IPAA membership

Job description

Senior Auditor - Financial Audit

Are you ready for a career that creates meaningful impact? Here's your opportunity to work for an organisation that informs and challenges government to improve outcomes for citizens.

Who we are?

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.

Recognised as a centre of excellence in professional services, the Audit Office of New South Wales is an independent integrity agency. We conduct financial and performance audits across a diverse range of portfolios such as health, education, transport, local government, environment, justice, community services, industry and more.

Our work is diverse, challenging and meaningful. Our people interact with diverse stakeholders regularly and embrace opportunities to positively impact the lives of NSW citizens. A career at the Audit Office is more than you imagine.

We have a people-focused culture, supported by corporate values that encourage pride in purpose, curiosity and open-mindedness, courage and integrity. Our diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences help us deliver high standards of work that reflects the communities we operate in.

At the Audit Office, you won't just fit in. You'll belong.

How will you contribute?

Joining the Audit Office means being part of a team dedicated to excellence, integrity, and making a tangible difference for the people of NSW.

Reporting to an Associate Director, this position presents a great opportunity to supervise a group of people while working on a variety of audits. Primary responsibilities will be dealing with the day-to-day running of audits, regularly liaising with the Associate Director to produce high-quality audits, mentoring, coaching and motivating the staff you are supervising.

Key accountabilities of this role include:

• Ensuring all audit work is completed effectively and efficiently and meets the requirements of the Audit Office's audit methodology, professional standards and legislation.
• Providing audit team members with appropriate supervision, coaching and opportunities to enhance audit knowledge and skills through on-the-job training.
• Ensuring quality and timely audit outcomes are achieved by maintaining strong and professional relationships with clients and proactively communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying and resolve issues which have the potential to adversely affect outcomes and timeframes, and where appropriate escalat[e] to the Associate Director.
• Providing sound and well-reasoned audit documentation to support assurance opinions.
• Contributing to the development of compelling reports with observations and recommendations that are supported by appropriate evidence and analysis of data.

What will you learn?

We will challenge and develop you, encourage your curiosity, open-mindedness and courage. A bird's eye view of the whole state government is on offer, a unique opportunity that few professionals are exposed to.

Our audits are purposeful and are determined each year to reflect the contemporary challenges that NSW faces, providing you with the opportunity to work on a variety of issues and challenges.

We value the growth and development of our people, with leaders who guide and mentor on your professional journey. With a focus on wellbeing, we support you to perform at your best and achieve meaningful outcomes in your role.

What will you need to succeed?

We are seeking candidates who possess leadership skills with the ability to engage, motivate and develop staff. You will also have:

• proven ability to manage multiple priorities (including time management of tasks and staff)
• experience working on a range of complex and diverse clients
• influenced stakeholders to adopt audit recommendations.

Essential requirements:

• tertiary qualification in an appropriate business discipline
• full membership of CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand or the Institute of Public Accountants
• proficient understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation, professional standards, auditing concepts and techniques
• Australian permanent resident or citizen or New Zealand citizen.

What are the benefits?

We provide genuine flexibility in the way we work, along with competitive benefits.

On offer is a 35-hour work week and a total remuneration package (including superannuation) from $122,681 to $161,775 per annum depending on your experience, skills and capabilities.

The Audit Office is a rewarding, challenging and impactful place to work where we value diversity and take a collaborative approach to 'getting things done'. Here you can have a rewarding career with purpose, and real work-life balance as well as unique opportunities for professional development and personal growth. You will work with friendly, talented colleagues to solve complex problems and work with high-profile clients.

This is a Sydney based role. The Audit Office is committed to supporting flexible working arrangements to create a diverse, skilled and motivated workforce capable of delivering quality products and efficient services. 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.

Please note some regional travel within New South Wales may be required for this role.

The Audit Office of New South Wales values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse groups. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not think you meet every requirement, or feel your experience does not align perfectly, we still want to hear from you.

Applications close midnight Monday 5 October 2026.