Auditor | Full-Time Permanent

Classification: Auditor
Salary: $72,889 - $94,120 plus superannuation
Position No: 62712, Several
Directorate: ACT Audit Office
Advertised (Gazettal date): 17 January 2024
Contact Officer: Joe Wong on ********@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 0***

Details: The Office

Established in 1990, the ACT Audit Office has served over three decades to provide an independent view of the ACT Public Sector, foster accountability in the public administration of the Territory and promote efficiency and effectiveness of ACT public services.
The Role

The ACT Audit Office is seeking permanent and temporary staff at the Auditor level. We are looking for financial statement auditors with the highest level of personal integrity. Candidates should have sound accounting and auditing skills, communication and interpersonal skills, an ability to objectively analyse issues, evaluate evidence and an ability to assist drafting reports that can withstand public scrutiny.

The Auditor will typically work in a small audit team to perform assigned financial audit tasks under the guidance and supervision of more senior staff.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements: The key to success in this role will be a combination of your prior experience in auditing and/or accounting, good communication skills and an ability to align strongly to our organisational values of:

• Independence
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Respect
• Learning and Innovation

You will most likely have tertiary Professional Accounting, Audit, Data Analytics and/or Information Technology qualifications. Completion, or progress towards completion, of relevant professional post-graduate qualifications such as accounting and audit qualifications provided by CPA Australia, CA ANZ and CISA is also highly desirable.

Note: The ACT government is seen as a public sector leader in its approach to flexible working, investing in infrastructure to facilitate hybrid working such as state-of-the-art office spaces designed to promote collaborative working.  In addition, the Audit Office seeks to engender a sense of community, embraces diversity, and actively promotes a healthy work/life balance, including the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days per week. Work structures are negotiated at a team level, with an emphasis placed on finding space to accommodate family and personal commitments to ensure you can bring your best self to the role.

You will also be supported in exploring your own professional development Learning Journey through completing complex and interesting work and training opportunities. The Audit Office also offers a generous studies assistance program to provide you with support to undertake and gain your professional post-graduate qualification, including full reimbursement of course fees and time off to study and attend exams.

Based on your experience and expectations, you will be offered a competitive remuneration between $72 889 to $94 120 plus superannuation per annum. Additional benefits include generous leave provisions and payment of up to two professional membership fees.

How to Apply: Your application will be assessed against the key responsibilities and Selection Criteria detailed in the Position Description. Your application will consist of your curriculum vitae and a written pitch of no more than two pages outlining how your experience, qualifications and skills align with those key responsibilities and Selection Criteria. Ideally you will be commencing your new role in February 2024.

During the recruitment process, the Office may engage a range of assessment options such as online assessments, work sample, panel interview and/or reference checks. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.

All employees are required to undergo employment screening. This position is a Position of Trust 1 and therefore, if you are selected for this position, you will be required to gain and maintain a Baseline National Security Clearance or be assessed as suitable to obtain this clearance. If this clearance is not successful, your employment in the role will not commence or, if already commenced, will be terminated.

You are encouraged to visit our website (www.audit.act.gov.au) to get to know more about us.

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