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Lucid is a rapidly growing national engineering and asset advisory services practice employing over 300 staff across Australia. We operate across all industries using an integrated service delivery model and with a "OneLucid" culture. Our purpose is 'Creating a Better World', which interlocks with our vision of becoming Australia's most forward-thinking, agile, and influential engineers and asset advisors. Our purpose and vision enable our people's commitment to innovation and sustainability.
Lucid is an unlisted public company with an external banking partner. Lucid is externally audited annually and undertakes annual internal share transfer.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced finance leader to build company infrastructure that enables the next phase of company growth. This is a hands-on, leadership role ideal for a detail-oriented and process-savvy finance professional who takes pride in getting things right, and getting things done on time.
As our National Lead - Finance, you'll:
* Own the delivery of core finance operations including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, month-end close, reconciliations, compliance obligations, banking covenant reporting, and cashflow management, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and reliability in every cycle.
* Produce monthly management and project reports that are clear, consistent, timely and trusted by the CEO and National Leadership Team (NLT) to support informed decision-making.
* Lead the development and delivery of the annual budgeting process, working closely with the CEO to set financial targets, timelines, and accountability.
* Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, identifying inefficiencies, introducing smarter workflows, and embedding documentation and accountability to lift performance and reduce rework.
* Standardise and improve accounting practices, including treatment of project costs, asset amortisation, and capitalisation decisions, ensuring consistency and audit-readiness.
* Champion the use of Deltek (ERP) to streamline financial workflows and enable accurate, real-time reporting across the business.
* Undertake all external audit preparation, including compiling working papers, responding to auditor queries, and ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation, while managing the overall audit process through to completion.
* Manage banking relationships, and shareholder administration, including dividend statements, loan management, and share transfers.
* Lead and support a small national finance team, setting clear tasks, coaching team members, and building a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous learning.
About You
You're a hands-on finance professional who takes pride in accuracy, efficiency, timeliness and clarity. You enjoy getting into the detail, solving problems, and building processes that just work. You lead with a steady hand, support your team to deliver, and bring a collaborative, practical mindset to everything you do.
* CA/CPA qualification (or working toward it), with 6+ years' finance experience.
* Strong capability across core financial operations including payroll, AP/AR, reporting, and compliance.
* Proven experience leading a finance team with clear task planning and delivery.
* A track record of improving processes, systems, or reporting timeliness in a structured way.
* Experience with MYOB, Deltek ERP and payroll systems (preferably ELMO).
* A calm, dependable, and solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail.
Why Work With Us
* Impact: Your work underpins decision-making and delivery across a national business.
* Support: Work alongside a pragmatic, people-focused executive team.
* Clarity: A well-scoped role with clear accountabilities and room to improve systems and outcomes.
* Stability: A well-established Australia-owned business investing in growth, capability, and continuous improvement.
* Entrepreneurial and responsive: your ideas will be heard and acted on.
Interested
If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for, please apply or contact nichola.whitley@lucidconsulting.com.au for more details
Lucid Consulting is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Consulting, Finance, and Engineering
* Industries
Engineering Services, Financial Services, and Professional Services
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