Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by a globally recognised leader in the entertainment and music industry. We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant – Operations to join their Sydney finance team.

Role Title: Senior Financial Accountant – Operations

Opportunity: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Woolloomooloo (City Fringe) – Monday to Thursday in office, Friday work from home (half day)

Salary: $110,000 – $130,000 + Super + 10% Bonus

Role Details:

* Own the relationship with the offshore Shared Services Centre, including service delivery oversight and quality improvement

* Review journals, reconciliations and outputs prepared by offshore and onshore finance teams

* Support month-end close and ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records

* Oversee revenue, inventory, intercompany and balance sheet reconciliations

* Support implementation of SOX controls and finance governance frameworks

* Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation and efficiency improvements

* Mentor and uplift junior accountants within the team

* Support internal and external audit processes

This role sits within a transforming finance function and will play an important part in strengthening standards, improving processes and supporting finance operations as the business prepares for future growth initiatives.

Candidate Profile:

* Ideally 5-6 years total experience

* Big 4 audit background preferred (minimum ~3-4 years)

* Industry experience as a Senior Accountant strongly preferred

* Strong technical accounting capability

* Experience working within corporate or large enterprise finance environments

* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

* SAP experience preferred

What Success Looks Like:

* Acting as a key escalation point for technical and operational finance questions

* Uplifting standards and coaching junior team members

* Improving efficiency and quality of finance processes

* Building strong working relationships with the Shared Services Centre and global finance stakeholders

Culture & Environment

The finance team operates within a collaborative and supportive environment. The successful candidate will be someone who can raise standards while maintaining a positive and constructive team culture.

The business is currently undergoing several transformation initiatives, including improvements to finance processes, automation opportunities and broader operational enhancements.

Benefits

* Short Fridays – finish at 1pm every Friday

* Hybrid flexibility – Friday work from home

* 2 additional well-being days per year

* 5 gifted days leave over Christmas

* Up to 30% off award-winning restaurants and accommodation

* Lifestyle benefits including gym memberships and dry-cleaning services

To Apply:

If this sounds like your next opportunity or you would like to hear more, please ‘apply now’ and submit your resume.

For more information or a confidential discussion please contact Sienna Coate Thompson at Talent International

📧 sienna.coatethompson@talentinternational.com

• Project Manager
• Initial contract up until March/April 2027 with possibility of extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Our client is seeking two IT Project Managers to work on one or more medium to large IT projects.

Key Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of IT project management experience.
• Ability to coordinate multiple, interrelated initiatives with different leads, effectively managing interdependencies.
• Lead end to end delivery of initiatives, ensuring alignment with program goals.
• Expertise in creating detailed project plans that map dependencies and timelines across streams, defining scope, setting milestones, managing risks, and ensuring on-time, on-budget project delivery.
• Partner with Change Managers and Communications Leads to ensure successful adoption and transition.
• Ability to lead diverse teams, including business leads, analysts, IT team members, change managers and business stakeholders, to ensure cohesive and collaborative project execution.
• Excellent communication skills for conveying project status, updates, and issues to stakeholders through regular reports and meetings.
• Strong and proven experience developing and facilitating high-quality project deliverables.
• Higher education sector experience desirable.

Desirable Skills or Qualifications:

• Diploma or Higher qualification in Project Management or related discipline
• Project Management Certification (E.g. AIPM ‐ Certified Practicing Project Manager, PMI ‐ PMP)
• Agile Certification (CSM, SAFe Agilist)

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for a chat.

• IT Network Engineer and Telecom Engineer
• 12 months fixed term role with possibility for extension
• Adelaide Based Position

Delivering critical networking and telecommunications projects in alignment with the IT strategic roadmap. This role involves gathering and analysing requirements, evaluating design options, and producing comprehensive network designs. The engineer will configure and implement network and telecom solutions, coordinating with vendors and providing onsite support during go-live. Additionally, they will assess implementation risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate progress and issues effectively to stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement network solutions aligned with business requirements and technology strategy.
• Design, deploy and support telephony solutions to support unified communications
• Implement network security solutions, such as firewalls, VPNs, and access controls.
• Perform regular network patching and maintenance to ensure systems remain secure and up to date
• Produce clear, comprehensive documentation covering designs, configurations, and implementation processes
• Manage and resolve incidents, service requests, project tasks, and technical problems within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate with third-party providers and support partners to deliver effective solutions across multiple technologies
• Deploy networking solutions on-site when necessary to support business operations or projects.
• Collaborate with project teams, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure projects are delivered on time and to specification.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to gather, clarify, and document business and technical requirements.
• Evaluate and analyse technology options, defining selection criteria and documenting assessments.
• Conduct thorough testing of business scenarios to ensure all functional and technical requirements are met.
• Implement and support RingCentral Phone System and NICE in Contact functionalities, including call routing, reporting, and integrations.
• Proactively identify, escalate and resolve issues or risks to minimise business impact and ensure service continuity.
• Provide on-call and out-of-hours support as needed to maintain service continuity.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Computer Science or related
• Strong hands-on experience in networking technologies including LAN,
• SD-WAN and Wi-Fi solutions
• Good understanding of the network security technologies including Palo Alto firewalls and VPN
• Experience with Voice, Mobile, Data and Satellite connectivity, including design, implementation, and support.
• Hands-on experience with networking hardware, firmware upgrades and troubleshooting across multiple vendor platforms.
• Expertise in managing external DNS records and working with DNS solutions such as Cloudflare or similar platforms, ensuring reliable and secure domain resolution.
• Proven ability to manage multiple project activities of varying complexity, meet deadlines, and perform effectively under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of resolving complex network and infrastructure issues.
• Results-driven with strong attention to detail, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledgeable in cloud and internet services management, including DNS, networking, and security configurations.

Apply now or reach out to Ivan Aureus at 0480 806 152 for a chat!

A leading Australian Financial Services provider is seeking a Cloud Architect with strong GCP engineering experience to join their Infrastructure Architecture team on an initial six-month contract (with strong extension potential).

Working across multiple business units and locations, you’ll design target-state cloud architecture and establish new foundational reference architectures, lead technical workshops, and guide engineering teams on GCP best practices. This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic architecture thinking and practical cloud engineering expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design high-level GCP architectures aligned to enterprise guardrails and security standards
• Establishing new foundational reference architectures and helping shape GCP cloud architecture, landing zones and implementing best practice
• Contribute to architecture decisions, costing and project estimates
• Facilitate technical workshops with stakeholders across the business
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications combined with GCP certification (AWS will also be considered)
• Proven Cloud Architect experience in large, complex environments (Financial Services highly regarded)
• Strong hands-on GCP engineering background (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, networking)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence technical decisions at senior levels

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive daily rate
• Hybrid working: 2-3 days in office, remainder WFH
• High likelihood of extension

Interested? If so apply now to be considered!

• Head of Social
• Sydney CBD based with flexibility
• $190,000 + annual 10% bonus

Australia’s number one beauty brand is putting social at the centre of how it builds brands and drives growth. With multiple beauty brands under its umbrella and aggressive growth plans underway, the business is looking for a Head of Social to lead the function end-to-end.

You’ll sit at the centre of campaigns, launches, creators, retailers and culture – you’ll own how social shows up across every brand under your guidance, market and moment. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, love ambiguity, and want real influence, this is the role for you!

The Opportunity:

As Head of Social, you’ll own strategy, leadership and execution across a portfolio of leading beauty brands. You’ll lead small, sharp social teams, partner closely with brand, performance and retail marketing, and work with best-in-class agencies to bring bold, social-first ideas to life.

This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll set the vision, but you’ll also be in the work – shaping content, guiding creators, and pushing campaigns live at speed.

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Own and lead social strategy across multiple beauty brands
• Running the social function day-to-day
• Translate brand ambition into social-first ideas, campaigns and always-on content
• Lead, mentor and develop social talent across brands
• Drive major launches, cultural moments and retail-led social activations
• Partner closely with Brand Managers, Performance Marketing and Retail Marketing
• Oversee and collaborate with external creative, social and PR agencies
• Support global expansion, working with global teams
• Be present – at shoots, events, retailer activations and campaign moments

Who This Is For:

You’re a senior social strategist who knows how to build brands up. You’re comfortable owning big decisions, juggling multiple brands, and moving without perfect information. You’re not precious – you care more about impact than polish, and you love the energy of fast growth.

You’ll Likely Bring:

• Proven senior experience in social strategy (brand or agency side)
• Strong agency background highly regarded
• Experience managing multiple brands or accounts simultaneously
• A deep understanding of content, creators, platforms and culture
• Confidence leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders
• Passion for beauty, consumer products and brand storytelling
• A bias for action – you move fast and figure it out

Culture & Ways of Working:

• Startup mentality, even at scale
• High trust, high accountability, very collaborative
• Deeply embedded, “we’re in this together” culture
• Opportunity for international and domestic travel (including New York)

If this role sounds like you, please APPLY NOW!

• Location: ACT
• Security Clearance: NV1 required
• Permanent – Full-time: 40 hours per week

  Position Overview
  An opportunity exists for an experienced ICT Security Advisor to support a major national capability program. Working within the Chief Engineer team, the role provides specialist cyber security advice to ensure ICT systems are designed, developed, and operated in accordance with Australian Government and Defence security frameworks. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineering teams, security specialists, and external stakeholders to strengthen security practices, manage risk, and ensure systems meet certification and accreditation requirements throughout their lifecycle.

  Key Duties

  • Ensure ICT systems are designed, developed, operated, and maintained in line with relevant Australian Government and Defence security frameworks and policies.
  • Implement and oversee appropriate security controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ICT systems and information.
  • Identify security threats and vulnerabilities within system designs and ensure they are managed in accordance with approved Security Risk Management Plans.
  • Support the development and maintenance of system Standard Operating Procedures and other required security artefacts.
  • Review Defence ICT security documentation and provide specialist advice to project and engineering teams.
  • Educate team members on their responsibilities relating to ICT security documentation and compliance requirements.
  • Advise engineering and technical leads on ICT security documentation, certification, and accreditation processes.
  • Liaise with relevant government and defence stakeholders to obtain guidance and support for ICT security implementation.

  Skills and Experience Required

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in information technology roles specialising in information security.
  • Strong knowledge of Defence ICT security principles and frameworks.
  • Experience working with organisations within the Defence portfolio.
  • Recent experience authoring Defence ICT security documentation.
  • Experience with Certification, Risk Management, Vulnerability Assessment and Management (CRVM) and Information Assurance for ICT and Operational Technology systems.
  • Experience working within DevSecOps and Agile delivery environments is highly regarded.

  Desirable

  • Certified Defence Information Security Registered Assessor (DRAP).
  • In-depth understanding of Australian Government and Defence security frameworks including the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF).
  • Familiarity with industry standards such as NIST, Common Criteria, and ISO 27000.

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• 6 month ongoing contract to start ASAP
• Set up the Training framework and lead the training for a $300M+ transformation
• Competitive rate on offer

Our client is currently on the lookout for a Senior Training Manager to play a critical role within a multi-year SAP transformation program. The purpose of this role is to ensure all stakeholders are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to successfully adopt new systems and processes. You will lead the training team, oversee the development and delivery of training strategy, approach, plans, and reports, and ensure the effective execution of training activitie across the transformation program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development of IT and ERP training strategies and plans
• Develop detailed training approaches and plans, including schedules, resource allocation, and delivery methods (e.g., in-person, online, blended).
• Oversee the creation and quality assurance of training materials, guides, and resources tailored to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Lead the delivery of training sessions, workshops, and e-learning modules, ensuring high engagement and knowledge transfer..
• Partner with ERP project teams to ensure change impacts are understood and training aligns with system design.
• Develop and maintain training roadmaps, session plans, and learning frameworks.

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading IT or ERP training initiatives (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365, NetSuite, or similar).
• Skilled in instructional design, adult learning principles, and blended training delivery.
• Confident presenter with strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Able to translate technical concepts into simple, user-friendly language.
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast?paced project environment.
• Experience with change management (e.g., PROSCI/ADKAR) is highly desirable.

Benefits:

• Intial 6 month contract with the opportunity to extend by several years
• High visibility role within a program that will impact the next generation of Victorians
• Top of the market rate on offer
• Interview and start ASAP

If you would like to know more please contact Sean Mantri on 0420 425 141 /sean.mantri@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now

Product Owner | Security Systems & Enterprise Capability Uplift

• Location: ACT (Onsite)
• Security Clearance: NV1 (Mandatory)
• Contract Length: 12 months + 12-month extension (Department discretion)

About the position:

This Product Owner role sits within a security-focused portfolio supporting business systems used by protected environment security functions across Australia and international missions.

The work is not product experimentation it is structured, governance-aligned system enhancement within a regulated government environment. You will be responsible for shaping product direction, refining delivery priorities, and ensuring technology outcomes align to operational security requirements.

What you’ll do:

• Define and evolve product vision, roadmap, and backlog aligned to strategic security objectives
• Translate stakeholder needs into prioritised, value-driven product increments
• Work closely with ICT delivery partners to ensure clear requirements and delivery alignment
• Monitor product performance and adjust priorities based on measurable outcomes

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience operating as a Product Owner within complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and structured backlog management
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining delivery clarity
• Confident communication skills across operational, technical, and executive stakeholders

Seniority fit:

• This role suits Product Owners comfortable balancing governance obligations with delivery agility
• Experience operating within security, compliance, or policy-driven environments is advantageous
• Ability to serve as a credible product ambassador across business and technical domains is important

Technology & environment:

• Enterprise business systems supporting security operations
• Agile delivery environments with structured governance overlays
• Cross-functional collaboration between ICT teams and operational stakeholders
• Government policy and compliance frameworks influencing product design

A quick note before you apply:

• This role operates within a security-sensitive environment where governance and compliance are central to delivery
• If your recent experience has been limited to commercial product environments without exposure to Australian Government frameworks, this may not align with current requirements
• An active NV1 security clearance is required
• The role requires comfort working within structured reporting and oversight arrangements

To showcase your interest for the position, click on ‘APPLY’ on our website or for any further information, please contact Sanat Anmadwar on Sanat.Anmadwar@talentinternational.com. We look forward to seeing how your expertise can help us achieve excellence!

AI and Digital Enablement Analyst
Location: Sydney
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: upto130,000 Package
Start Date: As soon as possible

Position Summary

This is a national AI/ Digital enablement role responsible for driving the adoption, capability uplift and use of AI and digital technologies to shape how 2,000 people work in the AI era. This is a national role responsible for turning AI strategy into real behaviour change across seven service lines. You will build the networks, programs and capability frameworks that make AI adoption stick at scale.

What you will own

1. Enterprise AI adoption at scale, leading the national rollout of M365 Copilot, Power Platform and AI tools through a high impact Champions Network and Communities of Practice.
2. Digital capability uplift, designing structured learning pathways, bootcamps and workshops that build genuine digital fluency across the firm.
3. Program leadership, translating strategic direction into clear enablement plans, measurable adoption outcomes and consistent national delivery.

What you will lead

1. A Technology Adoption Specialist, providing coaching, direction and quality oversight.
2. A national Champions Network embedded across divisions, reducing reliance on central IT and accelerating peer-led adoption.
3. Cross divisional engagement with senior leaders, shaping tailored adoption plans aligned to client delivery.

What you bring

1. 3+ years in technology adoption, change, digital enablement or learning in a corporate or professional services environment.
2. Previous experience managing Microsoft 365, Copilot and Power Platform.
3. Prior consulting background
4. Experience building communities of practice or champion networks at scale.
5. Confidence facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders and translating strategy into structured programs that deliver measurable results.
6. Strong commercial judgement, clear writing, and the ability to operate independently in a national role.
7. Experience working across multiple business units or divisions with competing priorities.
8. Ability to work independently and translate strategic direction into structured programs without close supervision.

You will not set AI strategy or governance. You will make it work in practice.

If you are energised by scaling behaviour change, building digital capability and leading from the front in AI adoption, this is your opportunity to define how a national firm works in the next decade.

Only applicants with full Australian work rights and previous experience with generative AI experience will be contacted.

How to Apply

Apply now for a chat & somebody from Talent will contact you!

Commercial Support Officer
Sydney, NSW
NV1 Clearance Required

A leading defence consultancy is seeking a Commercial Support Officer to support one of Defence’s systems program offices through the structured phase-out of an existing In-Service Support Contract and transition to a new contractual arrangement.

This role is critical in ensuring continuity of support, compliance with Defence procurement policy, and a seamless handover to the incoming contract. You’ll provide commercial expertise to manage phase-out activities, mitigate risk, and uphold Defence standards throughout the transition.

Location and travel
Based in Sydney, NV1 Clearance Required
After the first two weeks onsite in Sydney CBD, hybrid working arrangements may be considered

Key responsibilities

Contract phase-out activities
Review and confirm all obligations under existing ISSCs
Manage the phase-out plan in line with Defence procurement guidelines
Oversee contract closure activities including final invoices, deliverables, stocktakes, disposals, and performance reporting
Ensure compliance with Commonwealth Procurement Rules and the Defence Contracting Framework

Transition activities
Support the development of transitional arrangements into the new contract
Facilitate knowledge transfer between outgoing and incoming contractors
Draft and review transitional documentation, including novation agreements, schedules, stocktakes, and disposals
Identify and mitigate commercial risks during transition

Stakeholder engagement
Liaise with internal Defence stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers
Provide regular updates and reporting to senior leadership
Chair meetings and prepare and distribute minutes

Deliverables
Phase-Out Plan, Transition Plan, and supporting schedules
Closure checklist
Risk register for phase-out and transition
Transition support documentation, including handover notes and contractual amendments
Procurement documentation
Action registers

Please note, we can only consider candidates with NV1 clearance, clearance is mandatory.

Our client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst – Identity & Access Management (IDAM) to join a large, complex enterprise environment undertaking a significant identity transformation program. This is initial a 3-month contract with possibility to extent.

This role will play a critical part in the discovery, design, and implementation of an Identity Access Management (IAM) solution, ensuring alignment between business objectives, security requirements, and technical delivery.
As the IDAM Business Analyst, you will bridge business and technical teams to define, document, and support the implementation of IAM capabilities including Identity Governance, Access Management, and Privileged Access Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and analyse business requirements for IAM solutions
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions across business and technical teams
• Develop functional specifications, use cases, and process flows
• Define user provisioning, authentication, authorisation, and role-based access controls
• Document integration points between identity platforms (e.g. Active Directory / Entra ID) and enterprise systems
• Support testing, validation, and post-implementation activities
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards
• Identify risks and drive continuous improvement across identity processes

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst in complex enterprise environments
• Proven experience working on Identity & Access Management (IAM / IDAM) programs
• Strong understanding of IGA, Access Management (AM), and Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Experience with Active Directory and/or Microsoft Entra ID
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Excellent documentation and communication capability

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa on 0476865411/milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!

As a Supply Chain Advisor – you will help implement and maintain effective security arrangements across the organisation’s supply chain. You will support compliance with the Defence Industry Security Program and other government security frameworks while contributing to the security roadmap. Working closely with procurement, ICT and security stakeholders you will provide specialist advice, training and assurance activities that protect people, information and assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direction to internal stakeholders and suppliers on industry and supply chain security including incident management.
• Maintain security strategies, policies and practices that align with Commonwealth and organisational requirements.
• Build and manage relationships with Commonwealth representatives, industry partners and the wider supply chain.
• Maintain working knowledge of Commonwealth Procurement Rules including tender processes, contract compliance and non disclosure agreements.
• Deliver structured security training to internal and external parties covering DISP, PSPF and related policies.
• Develop understanding of the Security Classification Categorisation Guide to advise on information marking and handling of physical assets.
• Assess supplier suitability against security, cyber security and foreign ownership control and influence requirements then document findings.
• Conduct reviews of supply chain DISP compliance, prepare reports with recommendations and manage the supplier security database.
• Contribute to security risk assessments, threat identification and risk mitigation strategies across supply chain activities.
• Support broader security operations and continuous improvement initiatives as required.

Required Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a relevant field.
• Eligibility for AGSVA Negative Vetting Level 2 clearance.
• Eligibility to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations requirements.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a defence or similar environment with focus on defence security policies and strong attention to detail.
• Experience and knowledge in compliance, assurance and governance frameworks.
• In depth knowledge of physical, personnel and information security policy requirements in a defence context.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build effective cross functional relationships.
• Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities and support action plans.
• High level of integrity, resilience and motivation to achieve positive business and customer outcomes.
• Strategic, future focused mindset with disciplined approach to following processes

Apply Now

“Match the selection criteria? Click the “APPLY” button now! Alternatively, for a confidential conversation, contact Huma Irshad on 0418 594 901.

For a full list of vacancies please visit www.talentinternational.com