Job Accountant & Payroll Lead, West Ipswich

Accountant / Payroll Lead – Join CGC’s Growing Team

As CGC continues to expand across Queensland and nationally, we’re looking for a skilled Accountant/Payroll Lead to join our Corporate Services team and help shape the next phase of our growth.

This role is perfect for someone who is:

✔ Experienced working within a professional consultancy environment

✔ Skilled enough to produce accurate, insightful board packs

✔ Hands-on enough to run payroll and streamline data flows

✔ Process-driven enough to reduce double handling and manual errors

✔ Confident enough to communicate with leaders, auditors, insurers, and project managers

✔ Practical enough to thrive as an individual contributor in a small, collaborative team

What You’ll Own

1. Payroll (End-to-End)

• Complex allowances, shift penalties, overtime
• Timesheet reconciliation, approvals, onboarding/offboarding
• Compliance and award interpretation
• Xero payroll configuration and optimisation

2. Core Finance

• AP/AR, bank reconciliations, payment runs
• Monthly & weekly financial reporting
• Revenue tracking and contractor invoicing cycles
• Month-end processes, BAS support, audit preparation

3. Board & Management Reporting

• Contribute to monthly board pack (financials, P&L, KPI dashboard, project metrics)
• Cashflow tracking and simple forecasting
• Support activities including ASIC updates, insurance renewals, documenting controls

4. Process Improvement

• Cost centre & project reporting
• Reduce manual handling across timesheets → payroll → invoicing
• Introduce automation and optimise existing systems

Ideal Background

• Experience of working within professional consultancy (essential)
• 5–10 years accounting experience (CPA or CA preferred)
• Strong payroll experience with complex allowances
• Proficient in Xero (essential) and comfortable owning it end-to-end
• Experience preparing board or management reports (essential)
• Solid communicator who thrives in small, growing businesses
• Total Synergy experience (preferred)

Why Join CGC?

• Flexible working options
• Extra leave for professional development + your birthday off
• Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives (STEM programs, mentoring)
• Professional development & memberships
• A culture that values community and people over profit
• Diverse work across transport, renewables, hydrology, and urban infrastructure projects

Apply now via Seek or email your cover letter and resume to *******@cgc.net.au.