Auditor

Auditor

Location – Parramatta

2 Full Time Positions for up to 12 months with the possibility of extension

Salary – $110,265 -$122,057 + employer superannuation contribution

Your role

This role will undertake audit verification activities in relation to contractor performance under the maintenance contract, including reviewing contractor policies, procedures, records, and systems in order to appraise the effectiveness by which the contractors meet their obligations under the maintenance contract.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Senior Auditor, the responsibilities of this role will include (but are not limited too:

• Planning and executing audit assignments
• Coaching staff throughout the audit/review with the view to ensuring conformity with applicable policy and procedures in all phases of the audit process
• Documenting, evaluating and testing manual and automated systems and controls to determine their existence, adequacy, effectiveness and continuity, ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of operations (including accomplishment of management objectives), compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, policies and procedures, reliability and integrity of information and safeguarding of assets
• Preparing working papers for review by the Senior Auditor and develop and discuss findings, recommendations and timelines for corrective action with responsible officer of audited operations and monitor the implementation status of agreed recommendations
• Presenting audit results to management, either of Housing Portfolio or of the audited contractor
• Monitoring the status of audit recommendations and appraise the adequacy of follow-up actions taken on audit findings and recommendations

What we’re looking for

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
• Capacity to use computer-aided auditing techniques (CAAT) as well as traditional auditing methods

In addition to the essential requirements, the successful candidate will have:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail
• The ability to work within a team and autonomously
• A professional demeanour and the ability to adapt to different stakeholders
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work within tight deadlines

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) as well as answer the below targeted question

•  In 500 words or less, please describe a time when you conducted an audit. Please include how you identified risks, pla nned and executed th e audit, and communicated your findings to management

Applications close 13th April 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Chirag Lalwani at chirag.lalwani@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Mary Michael on 0499531131 or via mary.michael@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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