Trainee Auditor Recruitment
We are currently recruiting trainee auditors who wish to join a professional, dedicated and highly skilled workforce to serve the public through our work and supporting the public accountability process. Click here for further information.
Having been certified for the fifth consecutive year as a ‘Great Place to Work’, the Office was acknowledged on the 2026 list of Ireland’s Best Workplaces™ and was also recognised as one of Ireland's Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing™ 2026.
Working for the Office will give you the opportunity to:
- Become a professional accountant (or continue your development if already qualified)
- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including public bodies and other audit institutions
- Learn and develop skills for a career in audit, accountancy and the public service
The position of Trainee Auditor involves:
- working as part of audit teams which carry out the audits of annual financial statements of public bodies such as government departments/offices and State-sponsored, health and educational bodies
- reviewing the internal control systems in place in these audited bodies
- participating in project audits of significant programmes or areas of expenditure
- participating in performance measurement reviews in the Office’s Performance Audit Directorate
- participating in inspections of other publicly funded organisations.
We offer:
- Starting salary of €42,541
- Funding and study leave for professional accountancy exams.
- Flexible working hours
- Access to hybrid working (up to 60% at home) following an onsite induction period
- Pension entitlements
- Excellent career development including opportunities for promotion once qualified.
- A structured learning and development environment to develop key skills and competencies.
Applicants for these positions must, on or before the 2nd November 2026*:
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have undertaken and passed at least the first level of recognised professional accountancy examinations in an accountancy body regulated by the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) (ACCA, AIA, CAI, CIMA, CIPFA)
OR
2. hold a primary honours degree at minimum 2.1 (at least Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications) (or NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications equivalent) in Accounting, Business or Finance.
OR
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be a qualified accountant with full membership of a prescribed accountancy body supervised by the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA)
OR
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have Accounting Technicians Ireland membership
*Important: Candidates who anticipate that they will have, by 2nd November 2026, at the latest, a qualification as outlined in points 1 to 4 above are also eligible to apply. However, if the required qualifications are not or cannot be produced by the date specified, their application for the role will receive no further consideration.
Further Information
Applications can be made online through www.publicjobs.ie
To apply, candidates must have or create a “User Account” on www.publicjobs.ie.
Publicjobs will be managing all aspects of this recruitment project on behalf of OCAG.
No enquiries or canvassing should be made directly to OCAG.
Closing Date for applications: 3pm on Thursday 17 September 2026
