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We offer a challenging, rewarding, and collegial professional environment. Working at our Office gives you a unique opportunity to benefit society by helping to improve the delivery of the many programs and services provided by the Ontario government and its agencies. Our qualified staff of accounting professionals, through their talent and experience, have helped maintain our Office's credibility and our reputation for doing objective work on behalf of the Legislative Assembly.
Read what our trainees have to say about our workplace:
"The question is, why wouldn't you want to work for the Office of the Auditor General? The people are great, as is the Office's location (we are right across from the Eaton Centre). The Office of the Auditor General offers a very supportive environment for students—the staff are very accommodating with respect to my study schedule, and students who have recently passed the UFE are here to offer you advice. The Office also provides an opportunity to evaluate pursuing a career in public service, through the experience we gain visiting different ministries at different locations and completing value-for-money audits."
"Working at the Office of the Auditor General has provided me with an opportunity to develop my own learning style and progress towards my own career goals. The staff has been supportive of my obtaining my accounting designation and encourages further progress in my career. My experience here has been interesting, challenging, and rewarding."
"The Office held a recruitment session a year before I graduated from York University, and at that time I was just weighing all my options. During the session the Office seemed very competitive with the four big firms in terms of salary, study leave, and preparation programs to obtain the CA designation. What caught my eye the most was the opportunity to provide a valuable service to the public by making sure money funded by taxpayers is utilized efficiently, economically, and effectively. The Office is a very stress-free environment to work in, and management is very supportive, encouraging, and committed to helping ensure that trainees obtain their professional accounting designation."
"As in many private accounting firms, trainees receive a competitive salary along with supplementary training for the CKE and UFE from the best instructors. However, there are two aspects of our Office that distinguish it from other firms: time and work atmosphere. Here at this Office, we operate on a schedule that, though it is fairly regulated, can be personalized according to your preferences. By choosing to work in our Office, you will be able to keep your hobbies and maybe even pick up a few new ones. As for work atmosphere, I work with a great group of people. From the top to the bottom, everyone is very approachable. I would describe the atmosphere in this Office as relaxed yet professional, which is something I enjoy."
If you are a student working towards a professional accounting designation, we offer you the opportunity to join the Office as a trainee. For details on our trainee program, visit the Our Trainee Program page.
If you have a professional accounting designation, we invite you to apply for an Auditor or Supervisor position, depending on your years of experience.
Our audits are performed by teams headed by highly experienced Portfolio Directors. As a team member, you may work as a Manager, Supervisor, Auditor, or Trainee alongside other qualified and talented professionals. You will have the opportunity to develop auditing expertise while carrying out assignments that cover the entire spectrum of Ontario government programs and services. While most of our audit assignments are in the Greater Toronto Area (our Office is centrally located in the Atrium building at the intersection of Yonge and Dundas streets in Toronto), a number of assignments do require some limited out-of-town travel.
We also offer opportunities for all professional staff to advance to middle and senior management positions within the Office.
Our legislative auditing work values are:
We apply these values to identify ways to help the government improve its economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and performance. As a result, we contribute to better-managed government programs and better accountability to the Legislature and the public.
Our Office environment supports the personal needs and goals of employees. It is:
For classified, permanent staff, our benefits in the following areas are generous and competitive:
We offer trainees all but a group insurance plan for income protection.