Performance and Performance Statement Auditor Graduate Stream (Oct 2025)

Ask questions, follow your curiosity and shape public sector accountability as you complete a graduate program that will help you grow, excel and lead. 

Arts, humanities, science, business, law and all other degree students: GROW your understanding of good public sector governance, EXCEL at researching for different audit topics that require different specialist knowledge, LEAD engagements with people from across the public service, at all levels.

As a graduate in our performance audit team, you’ll use evidence-based analysis to support public sector transparency to look at the program implementation and governance arrangements of agencies from across the entire public sector. 

Your days might involve: 

• creating and implementing a system to fairly and accurately analyse a bundle of evidence
• meeting with different teams at audited agencies to gain a deeper understanding of what actions those teams took when implementing a government program
• using evidence and analysis to write a section of an audit report, explaining how an audit conclusion was reached.

As a graduate in our performance statements audit team, you’ll focus on assessing the quality, usefulness and reliability of the performance information laid out in the annual reports that all government departments and agencies must produce. 

Your days might involve: 

• engaging with stakeholders at audited agencies to understand what targets they’re working towards and how they’ll assess whether they met those targets
• gathering and analysing evidence to assess performance statement information
• drafting audit strategies, reports and plans
• building and maintaining positive relationships with audited agencies
• providing professional and technical support to your audit colleagues.

Want to make the most of your strong generalist skills by doing work that matters? Are you a curious, detailed-oriented and highly motivated team player? Not sure what you want to do with your degree, but know you want to do something meaningful? Then the ANAO is the place for you!

What you’ll get out of your graduate program

• generous conditions, including a starting salary of $73,305 per annum plus 15.4% super
• engaging, interesting and varied work that supports accountability and integrity in government
• extensive learning and development opportunities to support career goals
• flexible working arrangements and a positive culture of work-life balance
• opportunity to work closely with and learn from senior leaders 
• promotion to a higher classification at the completion of the program. 

Eligibility

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 you with this aspect and provide you support in moving to Canberra.