Sydney CBD | Full-time, Permanent $190,000 – $220,000 + Super Lead Audit Excellence. Build Trusted Teams. Shape an Independent Audit Practice. About National Audits Group National Audits Group is one of Australia’s leading independent, audit-only firms. We employ approximately 50 professionals across Sydney, Wagga Wagga and our offshore delivery team in the Philippines. We are deliberately audit-focused, allowing his allows our leaders and teams to specialise deeply, maintain independence, and deliver consistently high-quality audit outcomes.

Our culture is people-first, values-driven, and built on quality without compromise, accountability, integrity, and practical judgement.

The Role As Audit Director, you will provide strategic oversight, technical leadership, and people leadership within our Sydney External Audit practice, which services an overall audit fee base of approximately $3.0 million.

You will have direct accountability for audit quality, client outcomes, risk management, and team performance within your business unit.

You will

Act as a Registered Company Auditor and signing authority for Sydney statutory audits

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Sydney audit team of Managers, Seniors, and Auditors

Own senior client relationships and deliver consistently high-quality audit outcomes

Act as the escalation point for complex audit, accounting, and regulatory matters

Drive audit quality, workflow effectiveness, and qualified standards across the business unit

Contribute to firm strategy, business development, and technology-enabled audit delivery





This is a pure audit role — no tax, no business services.

What You’ll Bring Essential:

Registered Company Auditor (RCA) — current ASIC registration (mandatory)

CA or CPA qualification

Australian audit experience, including senior signing responsibility

Demonstrated experience managing significant audit portfolios (ideally $1M+)

Strong technical knowledge of Australian Accounting and Auditing Standards

Proven leadership capability — mentoring, performance management, and team development

Confident, professional communicator with senior clients, Boards, and stakeholders

Desirable:

Experience across corporate, NFP, and/or AFSL audits

Exposure to Caseware, FYI or similar audit platforms

Experience working with multi-office or offshore delivery models

Interest in technology-enabled audit delivery

Solid understanding and experience with AI

Why join us?

Strategic leadership within your business unit

No equity requirement and no Board voting obligations. Focus on leading your practice!

Audit-only focus, allowing for deep expertise with no distractions

Meaningful client portfolios and genuine leadership responsibility

Strong, values-driven and people-first culture

Hybrid work flexibility with clear accountability

A firm with scale, reputation, and ambition

Remuneration $190,000 – $220,000 + super, depending on experience.

National Audits Group is an equal chance employer and is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace.

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