Graduate Program

If you’re a curious and highly motivated team player, then you’ll flourish as an ANAO auditor. Other traits that we look for in our grads include: 

• a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn
• strong communication skills
• creative and critical thinking
• flexibility and adaptability
• well-developed conceptual and analytical abilities
• a strong sense of purpose and the drive to achieve.

Types of audits you can do

Curious about how you can make the most of your specific degree?

Humanities, science, and social science majors: use your research skills to develop deep insight into public policy and administration issues

As a grad in our Performance Audit Services Group, you’ll apply your generalist skills to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of different government programs. Each new audit is like a new research project, which comes with the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of the specific audit topic.

Alternatively, in our new Performance Statement Audit Services Group, you’ll examine agencies’ annual reports and performance statements. Be on the forefront of audit innovation as you drive improvements in the quality of public performance reporting. 

Data science majors and information systems majors: evaluate the IT infrastructure of government, or work at the cutting edge of modelling and audit automation to discover insights into public policies.

As a grad in our Systems Assurance and Data Analytics team, you’ll work with innovative technology for statistical modelling, data mining, text mining and process mining to help us examine the big public issues of the day — from mass-scale infrastructure projects through to the delivery of services to communities.

Or as an IT auditor you’ll evaluate whether business systems, platforms and networks are functioning properly, keeping information secure and achieving intended goals and objectives. You’ll audit systems used by some of the Australian Government’s biggest departments (e.g. Australian Taxation Office, Department of Defence, Services Australia) and a host of small to medium sized agencies, authorities, and companies. Job variety is guaranteed!

Accounting and finance majors: hone your craft in a place where profit isn’t a driver

As a grad in our Financial Statements Audit Services Group, you’ll audit the spending and administration of government agencies, keeping the exercise of authority and expenditure of public funds accountable to Parliament. 

Do meaningful and rewarding work as you gain broad experience with the public sector, engaging with our unique and diverse client base of 250+ government bodies and growing as an auditor and accountant.

Audit and Legal specialists, or Business and IT majors: give advice on standards and frameworks, or work with our people, policies and systems to support our business

As a grad in our Professional Services and Relationships Group, you’ll give specialist advice and support to our auditors and review their work for quality and compliance — as well as managing the methodologies and tools that guide our best practice auditing standards.

As a grad in our Corporate Management Group, you’ll work in your own specialist area — like human resources, communication, finance, or IT. Lead change across our organisation and transform the way the office works as you put your tertiary studies into practice in our busy and diverse corporate environment.