Independent Audits and Reviews for Queensland Community Organisations
J O'Connor Pty Ltd is a Brisbane-based Chartered Accountant that provides independent audits, financial statement reviews and grant acquittal audits for Queensland incorporated associations, sporting clubs, P&C Associations, churches and community organisations. Every engagement is quoted as a fixed fee, and most are completed within two weeks of receiving complete records.
Most of the people we work with are volunteers. They became treasurer or president to help their club, church or school, not to deal with auditors. Our job is to make the audit or review the easiest part of their year.
✔ Chartered Accountant with a CA ANZ Public Practice Certificate
✔ Independent — we do audit and review work only
✔ Fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts
✔ Two-week turnaround once your records are ready
Clear. Concise. Professional. Human.
Supporting small and medium community organisations with clarity, integrity and genuine understanding.
We know your time is valuable, and that audits and reviews can feel like one more job on a long list. So we keep the process simple and tell you up front what we need, what it costs and when it will be done.
Here's our promise:
Two-week turnaround: your audit or review completed within two weeks of receiving complete records. Our post on audit timing explains what most often holds things up.
Fixed, upfront pricing: no hourly billing and no surprises. See how fixed fee audits work.
Communication that listens: we take the time to understand your organisation, not just your numbers. Our motto is simple: our business is to listen.
Professional integrity: independent, ethical and carried out under the Australian Auditing Standards and the APES 110 Code of Ethics.
Our services
Financial statement audits — The most thorough check your accounts can have, for large associations, P&Cs and any organisation whose constitution or funder requires an audit. From $1,850 including GST. Audit services
Financial statement reviews — Independent assurance at a lower cost, for medium associations and medium ACNC charities. From $880 including GST. Review services
Grant acquittal audits — An independent audit of a single grant, alongside your annual audit or review or on its own. From $1,100, or $550 for existing clients. Grant acquittal audits
Real estate trust account audits — The annual audit and two unannounced examinations required under the Agents Financial Administration Act 2014 (Qld). From $1,850 including GST. Trust account audits
CATSI Act audits — Audits for small and medium Indigenous corporations with income under $5 million. CATSI Act audit services
Behind on your accounts? — Not an audit service, but the page most committees need first: the errors we find most often in Xero and MYOB, and how to catch up. Unaudited financial statements
Who we work with
We work with community organisations across Brisbane, Moreton Bay and the rest of Queensland, and online with organisations anywhere in Australia:
Incorporated associations, including cultural, faith-based and LGBTQ+ groups
Sporting clubs, including netball and bowls clubs
Parents and Citizens (P&C) Associations
Churches, including Uniting and Wesleyan Methodist congregations
Kindergartens and community centres
Small and medium Indigenous corporations
Medium ACNC-registered charities (reviews)
Licensed real estate agencies (trust account audits)
What we don't audit. We are Chartered Accountants, not a registered company auditor. That means we don't audit ACNC-registered charities, companies limited by guarantee, or Indigenous corporations with income of $5 million or more, because the law requires a registered company auditor for those. Where the law allows a review instead, we can do that, or we can refer you to a registered company auditor.
Audit or review — which do you need?
An audit gives reasonable assurance: the auditor tests transactions, balances and documents and gives a positive opinion that the financial statements are true and fair. A review gives limited assurance: the reviewer makes enquiries, analyses the figures and reports that nothing has come to their attention to suggest the statements are wrong. A review costs less because it involves less work.
Which one you need depends on your size, your constitution, your funding agreements and whether you are registered with the ACNC. For Queensland incorporated associations, large associations are audited, medium associations are generally reviewed, and small associations don't need either unless their constitution or a funder asks.
Our guides to the Queensland reporting levels and to audit versus review explain it in plain English. Still not sure? Ask us. Working it out takes a few minutes and costs nothing.
How it works
Quote and engagement letter. You send us a few details about your organisation. We reply with a fixed-fee quote and an engagement letter, signed by both sides before any work starts.
Records. We send a short checklist, and you upload bank statements, your Xero, MYOB or cashbook file, minutes and grant agreements through a secure Dropbox link. Our post on access to records and the Privacy Act explains why we ask for minutes and how your information is protected.
The work. We work remotely from your records and raise any questions by email as they come up. Most engagements are finished within two weeks.
Report. The president and treasurer sign a short representation letter, and we issue the report through Dropbox Sign in time for your AGM. If we find something worth telling you, we explain it in a plain-language management letter.
Chartered Accountants
"We specialise in reviews and small audits that larger firms find uneconomical — providing the same professionalism, without the overhead."
As a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand with a Public Practice Certificate, we are bound by the APES 110 Code of Ethics, subject to regular quality reviews, and covered by professional indemnity insurance and a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. More about us
Why committees choose J O'Connor Pty Ltd
A specialist in community and not-for-profit audits and reviews
Practical, plain-English explanations
Direct access to a Chartered Accountant, not a junior
Fixed fees and a two-week turnaround
Let's make compliance clear, calm and straightforward, so you can stay focused on your community.