Undergraduate Auditor (Sep 2025)

As an Undergraduate Auditor, you will join QAO as a part-time permanent staff member from day one, with the opportunity to progress directly into the full-time graduate program after completing university. With us, you will gain valuable experience while studying towards your degree. We will provide formal, hands-on, and on-the-job training; regular professional development sessions; mentoring and a dedicated buddy to support you as you start working with a variety of clients throughout Queensland; and a variety of experiences and work to put the skills and knowledge you learn at university into practice.

You will work alongside a collaborative, diverse, and supportive team, to help complete financial and assurance audits of our clients. Effective communication skills, the ability to identify and solve problems and achieve results, and a sense of adventure are desirable qualities for the role. 

Unlock your potential while you help improve public services for all Queenslanders – from the local government services you use in your community, to your hospitals, energy providers, universities, and more.

You have a choice of commencing in October 2025 or February 2026. 

About the Queensland Audit Office 

On behalf of the Auditor-General, we provide insights to hundreds of state and local government clients on how to deliver better public services for Queenslanders. As the state’s independent auditor, we are vital to Queensland’s integrity system, giving parliament and the public trusted assurance.

We use some of the most contemporary practices in today’s professional services industry to:

• deliver high-quality financial, assurance, and information systems services
• give public sector entities insights into their performance, risks, and financial management
• report to parliament on the results of our work
• investigate financial waste and mismanagement
• share best practice across our client base and industry.

Working at QAO

Innovation, teamwork, and relationships are at the heart of what we do. We invest in advanced audit capabilities with integrated analytics and information systems audits. Other benefits include:

• a starting full-time equivalent salary of $63,300 (pro-rata) plus 12.75 percent superannuation and leave loading
• travel throughout Queensland with your colleagues when performing client visits
• a Brisbane-based role with hybrid work arrangements – work from client sites, in the office, and from home
• state-of-the-art technology to enable you to work in the head office, at client sites, or at home
• continuous learning opportunities, including formal learning and personalised career development.
• active social club organising events throughout the year.

Who can apply 

To apply for the Undergraduate program, you will need to meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen/Permanent Resident, or have permanent working rights within Australia
• Be studying at an Australian university with an appropriate tertiary qualification in accounting, commerce, business, data science, information technology, information systems, mathematics/statistics, public policy, or management.

How to apply

• You should provide a copy of your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and your academic transcript.
• Clearly state your tertiary qualification and proposed graduation date in your CV – your application may be unable to proceed if this is unclear.

1. Apply online via GradSift and create your profile. You will be prompted to add our Program Code which is 71095534.
2. Complete the following:

• Upload your current resume, including contact details of 2 referees who have supervised you within the past 2 years (for e.g., this might be work, university, or volunteer work).
• Upload your academic transcript and any other tertiary qualifications you hold.
• Create a short 60 to 90-second video to introduce yourself. The video is a short introduction about yourself, what you’ve studied, one or two key achievements, what strengths you bring to the role, and why you'd like a career with us. The details of how to record the video are explained under the support '?' icon.

More information

The position description outlining the role and the timetable for our recruitment and selection process is available on the Graduates page on our website.  Our Graduate website also has a variety of Frequently Asked Questions about the program, and some insights from former graduates on their experience. Visit our site now to check!