Principal Audit Manager

**Audit Office of South Australia**
**Job reference**: 640649
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**About us**:
The Audit Office of South Australia is the independent auditor of the South Australian public sector. The Office reports directly to the South Australian Parliament on the audits of the finances, systems and processes of both state and local government agencies.

Our audits identify whether services and activities are effective, efficient and properly accounted for. We also provide recommendations to public sector agencies on future improvements they could make to deliver better outcomes to the South Australian community.

**What we offer**:

- Key leadership role developing and reviewing audit controls and strategies.
- Flexible work arrangements including part-time employment, flexitime, and work from home.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Social events, to have some fun in your work life.

Please visit our website for more information about the Office.

**About this role**:
As the Principal Audit Manager, you will be responsible for:

- leading the planning, coordination, conduct and reporting on controls exercised by the Treasurer and public authorities
- producing the Annual Report on the controls opinion and taking a significant role in the production of the update to the Annual Report
- contributing significantly to the development and implementation of corporate and annual plan strategies
- co-ordinating multi-agency review arrangements under the controls opinion audit mandate.

Please see the **role description** (attached below) for more detail about the role.

**About you**:
To be successful in this role, you need to have:

- detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, professional standards, auditing concepts and techniques, government operations, public sector reforms and government accountability frameworks
- well-developed experience in interpreting legislation, developing and reviewing audit strategies and providing evidence based technical advice to the development of appropriate controls opinion
- demonstrated ability to work under broad policy guidelines, exercise significant levels of independent judgement and delegated authority to determine goals and priorities
- highly developed written and verbal communication skills, in particular communicating complex and/or sensitive concepts and issues effectively
- demonstrated ability to develop and maintain professional and appropriate client relationships

**Essential requirements**:

- Completed an appropriate Bachelor level degree in accounting or commerce (majoring in accounting), recognised in Australia (under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)), or an appropriate degree recognised by the Auditor-General
- Full membership of a professional accounting body, recognised by the Auditor-General.
- Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident at the time of applying.

**Specific requirements**:

- A successful national criminal history record check.

**Salary**:
$121,107 - $125,679 pa (ASO8 classification level) plus 11.5% superannuation

**How to apply**:
Your cover letter should be a **maximum of two pages** and must directly address the following **three competencies**, listed in the **role description**:

- leading and relating to people
- problem solving
- achieves results.

Please address your cover letter to Daniel O'Donohue.

**Enquiries**:
Daniel O’Donohue
Assistant Auditor-General (Financial Audit)
P: 8226 9643

The Audit Office of South Australia promotes diversity and flexible ways of working.

**Applications close**: 10/01/2025 5:00 PM