Senior Performance Auditor

Senior Performance Auditor Performance Audit

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

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 diversestakeholders regularly and embrace opportunities to positivelyimpact the lives of NSWcitizens. A career at the AuditOffice 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 usdeliver high standards of work that reflects the communities we operate in.

At the Audit Office you wont just fit in. Youll belong.

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

We are seeking an experienced Senior Performance Auditor. Individuals with a background in internal or external audit policy analysis and implementation or research and evaluation will bring skills key to the successful delivery of the Senior Performance Auditor this role you will contribute to the delivery of the Audit Office vision mission values goals and strategies by undertaking complex research and analysis to support the development of key performance audit conclusions and findings. You will also be undertaking specific performance audit assignments as part of a team to deliver high-quality performance audits with a range of complexity depending on skills and experience.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Ensureall audit work within personal responsibility is completed effectively and efficiently and meets the requirements of the Audit Offices audit methodology professional standards and legislation.
• Collect check and analyse information related to matters of audit interest to provide a basis of audit evidence to support findings and conclusions including detailed analysis of both quantitative and qualitative information.
• Build personal competency knowledge and technical proficiency to contribute to more complex audit assignments.
• Ensure quality and timely audit outcomes are achieved by maintaining strong and professional relationships with clients and proactively communicating with internal external stakeholders.
• Collaboratewith relevant Financial Audit staff to help identify risks and challenges in relevant areas of the public sector.
• Identify critical issues that may adversely impact outcomes and escalate them appropriately.
• Assist in providing sound and well-reasoned audit documentation to support conclusions and recommendations made in reports to parliament.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of Performance Audit Branch objectives including embracing developments in performance audit systems and processes and other strategic change initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with the Audit Office Code of Conduct and all other internal policies business rules and procedures including records management and workplace health and safety policies.

We will challenge and develop you encourage your curiosity open-mindedness and courage. A birds eye view of the wholestategovernment is on offer a uniqueopportunitythat 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.

We are seeking someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills strong interpersonal skills and good professional judgement to solve problems. The ideal candidate will have the proficiency to analyse complex substantial and contrasting information and distil it into relevant audit evidence. They will be able to contribute to the drafting of compelling reports that address objectives and criteria with findings and conclusions that are supported by appropriate and well-presented evidence within a defined time and budget. The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior management employees and other key stakeholders.

You will also need:

• A tertiary qualification in an appropriate analytic discipline such as business economics social science or law and/or significant relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in research and analysis policy implementation and/or evaluation.
• Understanding and knowledge of how the public sector operates.
• Australian permanent resident or citizen or New Zealand citizen.
• Successful police check.

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 $122681 to $164783 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.

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.

Our diverse backgrounds perspectives and experiences help us deliver high standards of work that reflects the communities we operate in. 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.

For your application to be considered you must include your resume as well as a cover letter that addresses these two targeted questions:

1. What methods would you use to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of a large government program aimed at delivering grants to people affected by a recent disaster. How would you go about gathering the evidence what analytical tools or methods would you use and what would you need to know to conclude on the effectiveness of the program (Max 500 words).
2. Describe a time when you had to work collaboratively with a diverse team to solve a complex problem. How did you ensure effective communication and inclusion What strategies did you use to leverage the teams diverse backgrounds perspectives and skills to achieve a high-quality outcome (Max 500 words)

As this role requires the successful candidate to demonstrate that they meet the capability to write and prepare material that is well structured and easy to follow we strongly discourage reliance on tools such as ChatGPT for the preparation of cover letters or answers to targeted questions for this role.

If you are interested in making a positive difference to the people of NSW click Apply Now.

Applications close midnight Monday 27 July 2026.

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