Jun 29th, 2017
Written by: Guest Blogger
College and exams
I have officially now been with the NAO for 9 months, however my experience has been a little different to most graduates… Having taken a good couple months to myself to Read more…
Feb 28th, 2014
Written by: Guest Blogger
Financial audit
If you’re anything like me, when you first considered the NAO in your job search, you didn’t really have much of an idea what the job as an auditor involves. Read more…
Feb 21st, 2014
Written by: Guest Blogger
Audit visits
All things must come to an end, be it a nice holiday, an awesome movie, a damned good meal (or hangovers, exams etc.) or even the time as a graduate trainee. Read more…
Jan 24th, 2014
Written by: Guest Blogger
Audit visits
The beginning of the year also marks the beginning of the busier time for us at the NAO, as both interim and final audit visits start to loom. Although interim Read more…
Sep 27th, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Audit visits
Audit locations are not always glamorous – you can be working pretty much anywhere from a corporate city centre office to a small town in the middle of nowhere. I was Read more…
Aug 30th, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Clients
The one question I am almost always asked when I tell people that I am a financial auditor is “What is a financial auditor?” I am hopeful that in looking Read more…
Aug 23rd, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Financial audit
To mark the end of the summer internship programme 2013, the NAO graduate blog has invited Daniel Joseph, one of the 13 participating students from EmployAbility and Windsor Fellowship, to summarise his Read more…
Jul 26th, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Clients
At the end of last week, the audit certificate for the Department of Health’s accounts finally got approved and the accounts were laid before parliament. I’ve been working on this Read more…
Jul 19th, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Clients
Hi all! My first blog entry is written as we come towards the end of the final audit season. I am a second year graduate trainee on the Department of Health Read more…
Jul 12th, 2013
Written by: Guest Blogger
Clients
Hello there! My name is Laura Wright and I’m an Assistant Auditor here at the National Audit Office (NAO) in Newcastle. Together with some of my colleagues, I’m going to Read more…
