Culture at Queensland Audit Office

The performance audit team is small and close knit. I am friendly with the entire team as we all come from different backgrounds, with different areas of expertise. Outside of work there are frequent social events, both official and impromptu. I enjoy socialising with my colleagues.

The company's culture is very collaborative. If you're stuck on something you can go up to any of the managers and they will be willing to assist you (provided that they don't have a meeting to go to). After hours, the company seems like a large group of friends, asking about your personal life and making jokes together, this is between all employees including between managers and regular workers. There is a hierarchy, but it is only noticeable for points of contact on issues coming up with the work. The managers and senior managers don't have separate offices, nor act like they are better than everyone else.

Everyone in the team (managers and directors included) will continuously ask if you require assistance and actively make sure the graduates don't feel overwhelmed. Positions are not hierarchical, meaning it is easy for an auditor to socialise with a director of IT (for example).

There is a very friendly culture both during and after office hours. People are very approachable and easy to chat to. Each client has a team working on it, and you are rotated between clients, so you get to know a variety of people. You are assigned a buddy to help with day-to-day questions, an audit manager to help with audit-specific questions, and a staff manager to help with your development.

Everyone is incredibly friendly and supportive. We are encouraged to go out and grab coffee and lunch with people from the office. In my first week of working here they had a social event to celebrate our first week of work.

The Queensland Audit Office has an inclusive culture. It embraces flexible work arrangements which means you can choose when and where you work. The executive management group is made up of the Auditor-General and Assistant Auditors-Generals. There is a hierarchy, but it is quite subtle. We have an open plan office and we all work as a team regardless of job title and level. We socialise often, and events are organised by the social club and are fully supported by management.

QAO is such a supportive community. There is a hierarchy but anyone in the organisation is approachable and up for a chat. Heaps of opportunities throughout the year to network and socialise at formal and informal events.

Our EMG and directors/senior managers make an effort to keep us informed of the business decision making processes that occur throughout the business. It is a very interactive and friendly workspace where the EMG sits amongst us. We have social club events that allow us to interact with our colleagues from different areas of the business such as Finance, Audit Support, IT etc. Majority of the office goes to these work events and it's always a fun time.

Office culture is positive and welcoming. Within the office there is an air of friendly professionalism. It is a flexible workplace and people are respecting of each others circumstances. I have made plenty of friends within the organisation and social events after hours are common and fun. The graduate program works well to get you in contact with plenty of people in the same position as you.