Accounting / Finance Graduate Program (Feb 2025)

• get a bird’s eye view of how government works, researching and reviewing a wide range of government programs, expenditure and departments — an experience you can’t get anywhere else
• have impact on government, keeping Australian Government agencies accountable for their use of public resources and promoting meaningful change
• work in an agency that reports directly to Parliament, and see your work published and tabled in Parliament.
• learn from the best, with exposure and access to the Auditor-General and senior leadership at the ANAO, as well as at the agencies we audit.

See what other grads don’t — at the ANAO

Join the Australian National Audit Office 2025 graduate program and do meaningful and rewarding work across the entire Australian Government sector. Your graduate experience will be instrumental in keeping public sector expenditure transparent and accountable to the Australian Parliament. Learn and grow as an accountant as you engage with our unique and diverse client base of 250+ government agencies.

You might get to work on audits of the Australian Government’s biggest departments — or one of a range of small to medium sized agencies. Each new engagement will be unique and present new opportunities to learn and grow as an auditor and accountant.

Are you keen to gain broad experience in public sector auditing? Are you flexible and adaptive? Have you completed an accounting, economics, or commerce degree in the last seven years? Then we want to hear from you!

What you’ll get out of your graduate program

• generous conditions, including a starting salary of $70,621* plus 15.4% super (*pending commencement of the ANAO Enterprise Agreement 2024–2027)
• engaging, interesting work that supports accountability and integrity in government
• complete an extensive development program through the ANAO Academy that will teach you core public service skills and help you further develop technical skills in your field.
• access to a suite of wellbeing initiatives, flexible working arrangements and a positive culture of work-life balance
• kickstart your public service career, getting a strong sense of how government agencies work and the importance of the ANAO’s role in the sector
• work at a welcoming office with a positive culture of work-life balance and a suite of health, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and
• promotion to a higher classification at the completion of the program

More about the ANAO

We’re a specialist public sector agency that supports the Auditor-General for Australia to conduct financial, performance and performance statements audits of Australian Government agencies.

Driven by our strong culture of integrity and independence, we work to hold all Australian Government entities to account for their use of taxpayers’ money. We’re proud of our commitment to supporting accountability and transparency in the Australian Government sector and the work we do in supporting the Australian Parliament.

Who can apply

To be eligible to apply, you must have completed your university degree within the last seven years or be in your final year of study.

You must also be an Australian citizen willing to undergo a security clearance process and relocate to Canberra (we can assist with relocation costs).

Get more information:

Find out what else you’ll see that other grads don’t — explore our website.

You can email us and someone from our grad team will contact you.

Applications for our 2025 graduate program close 11:30pm, (AEST) Monday 29 April 2024. Don’t miss out!