Are you a recent accounting graduate wanting to have an impactful career?
Do you have a keen interest in helping to improve the integrity and transparency of spending taxpayers’ money?
If you answered yes, then you should apply to be an OAG Financial Audit Graduate!
About our graduate roles
As a Financial Audit graduate with the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) no two days will be the same. You’ll have exposure to both State and Local government operations and the opportunity to travel throughout Western Australia, allowing you to understand the role each organisation plays within the greater Western Australian community.
To help you understand what’s on offer we’ve reached out to our graduates, past and present, about their experiences and career journey since completing the program.
What’s in it for you?
As a Financial Audit graduate, you will have:
- exposure to interesting, varied and rewarding work
- ongoing structured formal and informal professional development
- financial support, leave, mentoring and practical experience for qualified professional status
- work/life balance with flexible leave and working arrangements
- generous leave entitlements, including 13 weeks long service leave after seven years, three Public Service Holiday days and up to 180 hours flexi leave per year
- a fun and vibrant social club!
OAG is a Recognised Knowledge Partner of CPA Australia; and a Recognised Training Employer with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
If successful, you will be offered:
- a 12-month contract commencing early February 2024 with a starting salary of $79,156 per annum plus 11% superannuation
- permanent appointment after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance.
Who are we looking for?
For the 2024 Financial Audit positions, you need to have completed an accounting degree in 2021, 2022 or 2023, and meet the CPA or CAANZ requirements for Associate Membership.
Beyond your degree, we are also looking for graduates with:
- a willingness to learn and develop expertise to achieve organisational goals
- experience working collaboratively with team members and stakeholders, treating others with respect and courtesy
- demonstrated ability to research, analyse and interpret information and report findings
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, verbally and in writing
- a proven ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
Ready to apply?
To apply for this position, you need to submit the following:
- a comprehensive resume (maximum two pages)
- a copy of your academic transcript
- a cover letter (maximum two pages), answering the following:
- Why did you apply for this graduate position at OAG?
- Provide details about a time where you had to use your communication, research and analysis skills to overcome a challenge and contribute to a final outcome. You may refer to examples from your work experience, university and/or volunteer work.
Once you have put together the above information, use the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
For more information about the application process, refer to the attached Applicant Information Pack.
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.
What happens next?
Interviews are currently scheduled for September/October 2023 and will be conducted in our Perth CBD office. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email the week before to select an interview time. Unsuccessful candidates can obtain feedback at the end of the recruitment process.
Need more information?
For further information regarding this position, please contact Vignesh Raj, Assistant Director, Financial Audit on (08) 6557 7605.
For further information about OAG and our graduate program, visit our website or contact our Human Resources team.
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.
Applications close on Tuesday 8 August 2023 at 12.00 pm (noon) AWST.
Late applications will not be accepted.
