Your career progression

We’re committed to professionally and personally developing all of our people. From the beginning, you’ll be supported by a dedicated buddy. You'll also have a mentor who will be invested in your growth. You’ll receive ongoing training in technical and non-technical subjects to help you realise your potential and become a highly qualified auditor.

Interns typically join us in their second-to-last year at university. As an Intern, you’ll get the on-the-job practical experience, and you'll build a much better understanding of what audit work entails. At the end of the summer you may even receive an offer to join us as an Assistant Auditor once you graduate.

Graduates start as Assistant Auditors. With full immersion from day one, you will become skilled in auditing various accounts. You'll also work on a diverse portfolio of clients, and you’ll receive in depth training on technical audit matters.

Intermediate Auditors may lead small public organisation audits and help coach Assistant Auditors. By the end of your second year, you’ll have experience in planning and completing a full audit cycle.

Auditors are responsible for completing the audit of small to medium-sized public organisations, including supervising and coaching Assistant Auditors and Intermediate Auditors. You’ll complete your studies to become a Chartered Accountant.

Senior Auditors are professionally qualified. In this role, you’ll complete audit work and lead audit teams of lower-risk oganisations.

Assistant Managers lead teams working with our larger, more complex clients and complete the more technical or complex elements of an audit.

Audit Managers manage all aspects of the audits in their assigned portfolio, mentor and coach audit team members, and take an active role in providing leadership in their local office.

Associate Directors are the Appointed Auditor for a portfolio of lower-risk audits, signing audit opinions on behalf of the Auditor-General, and may also be a Key Audit Partner on larger or more complex audits. They also take an active role in providing leadership in their local office.

Audit Directors are the Appointed Auditor for a diverse portfolio of audits, signing audit opinions on behalf of the Auditor-General and contributing to other audits as an Engagement Quality Reviewer. They have significant leadership responsibilities in their local office and in Audit New Zealand as a whole.

Page last updated: 1 March 2024