Director - Financial Audit

Are you an experienced audit professional looking to further your career?

Are you an influential leader with a solutions-based focus? 

If so, WE WANT YOU!

The Office of the Auditor General is looking to expand our Financial Audit team with fresh thinking to join our dynamic and diverse teams analysing financial information, identifying issues and improving accountability and transparency within the public sector.

Our Auditors work across a varied portfolio of audit clients across Western Australia, planning, conducting and reporting on audit results. We focus on state government, local government and the tertiary sector providing our staff with great exposure to the diverse range of services provided to the WA community.

We currently have several full time, permanent positions available.

We are establishing a pool of candidates for full or part time, permanent and fixed term vacancies that arise until (30 October 2025). Fixed term appointments may have the possibility of permanency.

This process may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies (permanent, fixed term, full-time or part time) within six months of the date of completion of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the attached JDF for more detailed position information.

This opportunity closes on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 12 noon (WST).

Other important position and recruitment information:

As part of this process, you will be assessed on the following:

• strong experience as a Financial Auditing professional
• experience building and leading teams to achieve strategic outcomes
• proven ability to analyse, interpret and report on complex financial data
• proven ability to confidently communicate in a clear, concise and articulate manner to influence and negotiate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• a bachelor degree and full membership with a relevant professional accounting body
• continual learning through ongoing professional development

Financial auditors travel outside of the Perth CBD and to regional locations for extended stays. 

The OAG conducts employment screening for successful applicants, including a national police clearance. An Australian Government security clearance may be undertaken, if required for the role.

For further information about these positions please contact Grant Robinson, Assistant Auditor General, Financial Audit (08) 6557 75***or **************@audit.wa.gov.au

Want to apply?

Applications are made online on the JobsWA website, click the apply button to be redirected to the full advertisement, Job Description Form and application requirements/instructions.

This opportunity closes on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 12 noon (WST).

The OAG conducts employment screening for successful applicants, including a national police clearance. An Australian Government security clearance may be undertaken, if required for the role.

For further information about these positions please contact Grant Robinson, Assistant Auditor General, Financial Audit (08) 6557 75***or **************@audit.wa.gov.au

About the OAG 

The Office of the Auditor General for Western Australia is an independent entity reporting directly to Parliament on public sector accountability and performance. We help Parliament hold government to account; are a key source of independent and objective information to the community; and help promote change to improve public services.

We offer an interesting, varied and rewarding career experience working across 170 State and 148 local government entities.

At the OAG we have a strong focus on embracing and celebrating diversity. We provide flexible work and leave arrangements, and a range of additional employment benefits to enable staff to balance their work and other commitments. This includes:

• specialised training and development to support your continuing professional development requirements.
• up to an additional four weeks’ leave per year through flexible working arrangements.
• 13 weeks’ long service leave after seven years
• up to three Public Service Holidays per year
• cultural leave.

We are an inclusive workplace that genuinely values diversity of thought, perspective and experience. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, youth and other diversity groups. People with disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.