Financial Controller

Higher Education Sector

Overview
An established organisation within the higher education sector is seeking a highly experienced Financial Controller to lead core financial control functions and act as a trusted advisor across a complex, multi-entity environment.

The Role
Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Financial Controller will oversee financial control operations, statutory reporting, audit, taxation, and governance across domestic and international entities.

Key Responsibilities

, Lead the preparation of annual statutory financial statements in line with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements
, Ensure that foreign jurisdiction accounting standards, specifically across China and Vietnam, are understood and fully complied with across all relevant entities
, Manage external audit relationships, ensuring timely delivery of unqualified audit outcomes
, Oversee general ledger integrity, balance sheet control, and financial accounting processes
, Ensure robust internal controls and compliance frameworks are maintained across all financial operations
, Lead financial management of research funding, grants, and program acquittals in line with legislative obligations
, Drive accurate revenue recognition processes and continuous improvement across financial systems
, Oversee all taxation matters including corporate tax, GST, FBT, and international tax compliance
, Maintain and enhance finance policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
, Support executive stakeholders with financial insights, reporting, and committee submissions
, Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
, Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team

Experience

, Extensive experience in financial management within large, complex organisations
, Demonstrated leadership of professional finance teams
, Experience managing audits, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements
, Exposure to project delivery, systems improvement, and process transformation initiatives

Capabilities

, Strategic thinker with the ability to operate at both operational and executive levels
, Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
, High level of integrity, accountability, and professional judgement
, Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments within the higher education sector

We are currently seeking a Sr Azure Cloud Engineer for a large state government client based in Brisbane CBD.

Contract Details:

• Until 17.08.2026 + Likely extensions
• $146.02/hour inc super (or $1168.16/day inc super based on 8 hours)
• Brisbane CBD location

The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer will be to work closely with the lead developer, solution architect, subject matter experts, business analysts and testers to deliver on functional and non-functional requirements. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of azure solutions, aligned to business, security and compliance requirements, and a key participant in the delivery and deployment of the final product. You are required to work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the final products integrate and function as expected with interfacing applications.

Responsibilities:

• Design Azure solutions aligned with business, security, and compliance requirements
• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into scalable architectures
• Implement secure-by-design principles (Zero Trust, least privilege, network isolation)
• Develop and maintain infrastructure using Bicep
• Manage environments (dev/test/prod) with consistent configurations
• Implement authentication/authorisation (Entra ID, OAuth2, JWT)
• Build integration layers (APIs, messaging, external systems)
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and observability
• Ensure solutions are developed and maintained in accordance with relevant standards and frameworks.
• Management of source code and iterative development of applications.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to produce application design and architecture artifacts.
• Develop and maintain technical specifications and as built documentation for supported applications and solutions.
• Translate and interpret system requirements in the form of functional specifications and/or user stories into technical specifications.
• Identify areas of opportunity to reduce technical debt and support the improvement of new and existing applications and solutions.
• Serve as an expert on supported and new applications, providing support, guidance and mentoring to other team members where appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of learning, growth and the delivery of high-quality solutions

Requirements:

• 10+ years experience designing and implementing Azure cloud solutions
• 5+ years experience in developing C# ASP.Net
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably using Bicep
• Experience with authentication and identity (Entra ID, OAuth, OpenID Connect)
• Experience working in DevOps and familiarity with CI/CD
• Understanding of cloud security best practices
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum approaches.
• Understanding of Government or justice services sector
• Experience in complex multi domain environments
• Knowledge of IRAP/Australian Government security frameworks
• Experience with APIM

If of interest, please apply now for immediate consideration or contact Mats Rorvik on mats.rorvik@talentinternational.com

Our client is looking for a Project Manager to join a leading electricity network organisation and support the delivery of major transmission projects.
This role will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved across scope, time, cost, quality, and safety. You will work closely with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes across complex infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of transmission and sub-transmission projects
• Take ownership of project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality outcomes
• Lead project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
• Manage tendering, procurement, and contract administration processes
• Monitor and report on project performance, forecasting, and financials
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and variations
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Key Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline
• Proven experience delivering transmission, sub-transmission, or distribution projects within the energy sector
• Strong understanding of project management frameworks (PMBOK or similar)
• Demonstrated experience managing contractors, stakeholders, and project teams
• Strong financial, commercial, and risk management capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary projects
• Commercially aware with a focus on delivery outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive salary with long-term career development opportunities
• Opportunity to work on large-scale transmission infrastructure projects
• Supportive and high-performing project delivery team

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

Our client is looking for an experienced Project Engineer to support the delivery of high-voltage transmission and distribution projects, with a strong focus on design coordination and technical delivery.

This is a project delivery-centric role, where you will take ownership of coordinating design programs across multiple disciplines, ensuring all technical outputs align with project timelines and outcomes. You will work closely with design leads, engineers, and project teams to drive delivery across complex infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the design program across primary, secondary, and civil disciplines
• Develop and maintain design schedules, packages, and delivery timelines aligned to project outcomes
• Work closely with discipline leads to ensure technical designs are delivered on time and to standard
• Support the integration of design, engineering, and construction activities
• Manage and track design documentation, interfaces, and deliverables across the project lifecycle
• Assist in planning resourcing, durations, and sequencing of design activities
• Support project delivery through technical coordination, risk identification, and issue resolution
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment across all workstreams

Key Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering -Electrical
• Experience in design engineering or design coordination within utilities, infrastructure, or energy projects
• Strong understanding of technical design processes across transmission or distribution projects
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design outputs (primary, secondary, civil)
• Strong planning and organisational skills with exposure to project delivery methodologies
• Ability to influence and collaborate with technical stakeholders and design teams
• Background in design environments, with the ability to understand and challenge technical outputs
• Experience in transmission preferred, though distribution backgrounds also considered
• Strong technically, with an understanding of how design translates into project delivery

Benefits

• Clear pathway to develop into Project Management or Design Leadership roles
• Exposure to large-scale, complex transmission projects
• Strong focus on career growth and capability development
• Flexible working arrangements

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

Job Summary / Overview
This role is ideal for an experienced Strata Manager who thrives in a values-based organisation focused on trust, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in supporting strata communities across Perth, providing expert guidance and building positive relationships with owners and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding service to external and internal stakeholders
• Prepare for and conduct General Meetings and Council Meetings
• Prepare and review budgets and financials
• Oversee and schedule maintenance activities
• Provide advice on the Strata Titles Act and By-Law compliance
• Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple strata properties
• Participate in teams such as Education, Training or Strata Specialist groups

  Required Qualifications

• Experience as a Strata Manager
• Strong understanding of strata law
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level of computer literacy

  Skills & Competencies

• Emotional intelligence and social perceptiveness
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• Ability to build positive rapport with stakeholders
• Detail-oriented, adaptable and values-driven
• Team-oriented with a commitment to continuous improvement

  Apply Now

  If you match the selection criteria and are interested in finding out more about the position, please click the “APPLY NOW” button below and attach your C.V. For a list of all vacant positions, please visit our website www.talentinternational.com.

  Alternatively, for a confidential conversation, contact Andrew Mackin Brown on 0437 150 513 or Huma Irshad on 0418 594 901.

About the Organisation
This ASX-listed organisation (5,000+ employees) is entering an exciting phase of transformation, evolving from a historically decentralised structure into a more connected, enterprise-led model. With multiple business units built through acquisition and growth, they are now investing in a AI Manager to drive AI and automation capability to unlock value at scale across the company, working in a team and supporting the GM. This newly created role sits at the centre of that evolution – shaping how AI drives commercial outcomes across the business.

The Role

Reporting into the General Manager, Group Data & AI, this is a leadership role responsible for translating AI strategy into measurable business outcomes. Operating within a hub-and-spoke model, you will work alongside the GM to lead the development of a “Group” AI capability, partnering closely with business units while driving 2-3 company-wide initiatives and reporting on ROI to executives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with the GM to drive and create the Group AI 3-year roadmap, prioritising initiatives aligned to strategic transformation goals
• Identify high-value opportunities and develop robust business cases with clear ROI
• Engage senior stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into AI-driven solutions
• Drive transformation initiatives, embedding AI into operations – work alongside technical PM’s and leads in the business units
• Establish and track KPIs and value realisation metrics across programs
• Provide executive-level reporting on progress, risks and commercial outcomes
• Lead cross-functional discovery workshops and coordinate delivery across internal teams and external partners
• Act as the AI evangelist, driving adoption, capability uplift and organisational change
• Build and grow a small, high-performing team (initially 0-2 reports, and scaling over time)

This role is highly strategic (~80%) with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, transformation and value delivery. You’ll be supported by technologists in the business.

About You

• Proven experience leading transformation projects in Data, AI, Digital or Product environments
• Strong commercial acumen, with a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing at Executive level (GM and CxO)
• Demonstrated ability to build business cases and articulate ROI for complex initiatives
• Solid understanding of AI, Machine Learning and Data capabilities and how to apply them in real-world settings – curiosity and passion to carve your career in AI
• A natural change agent – curious, forward-thinking and commercially pragmatic
• Experience working in complex, multi-business unit environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value

Nice to Have

• Industry experience in utilities, telco, or engineering
• Exposure to AWS or cloud-based AI solutions
• Product or project management certifications (Agile, PMP, PRINCE2 etc.)

Why Apply?

• Newly created role with genuine influence and a driver of change
• Opportunity to shape a 3-year AI roadmap from the ground up
• Work directly with senior leadership and executive stakeholders
• Strong investment in AI, with existing use cases and momentum across the business
• Competitive package including:
  • Share scheme
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Training & development
  • Leave buy-back
  • Product discounts

For a confidential discussion, please contact Kylie.McManus@talentintenational.com / 0408 388 680 or apply via the link.

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Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise database environment, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining performance, stability and availability across critical systems in a 24/7, follow-the-sun model.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking a SQL & Oracle DBA.

Role Title: SQL & Oracle DBA

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | Hybrid

Salary: $134k + super

Role Details:

• Support and administer SQL Server and Oracle database environments across global systems
• Perform BAU activities including patching, maintenance, upgrades and performance tuning
• Monitor database health, performance and availability across production environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across dev, test and production systems
• Manage backup, recovery and high availability configurations
• Work closely with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams in a highly collaborative environment
• Operate within a global follow-the-sun support model across AU, UK and US
• Participate in an on-call rotation every 3rd week, including weekend coverage

Required Skills and Experiences:

• 5-10 years’ experience as a DBA in enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience across SQL Server and Oracle (Oracle highly valued)
• Proven experience with database maintenance, patching and performance tuning
• Strong troubleshooting capability in live, production environments
• Experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Comfortable working across development, test and production environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a global team

Technical Environment:

• SQL Server (core platform)
• Oracle (critical capability)
• AWS (RDS-heavy environment)
• Backup, recovery and HA/DR (e.g. Always On, RMAN, Data Guard)
• Exposure to open-source / NoSQL databases (nice to have)
• Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python or similar – nice to have)

Additional Details and Benefits:

• Work in a global, enterprise-scale environment across US, UK and AUS
• Strong collaboration with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams
• High-impact role focused on stability, performance and reliability
• 4.5 day working week
• Exposure to modern cloud-based database environments (AWS RDS)
• Opportunity to operate at a deep technical level across complex systems

To Apply:

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

The Role

This is an opportunity to join a major financial services organisation undergoing a significant digital transformation within its servicing function. The focus is on taking existing manual banking processes such as forms and customer servicing journeys and turning them into seamless digital experiences. You will be part of a Digital environment, working across a complex enterprise landscape with strong stakeholder engagement.

What you’ll be doing

You will take ownership of key servicing products, leading the digitisation of manual workflows into scalable digital journeys. Working closely with business and technology teams, you will map current state processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive delivery through Agile squads. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands on execution, ensuring outcomes improve both customer experience and operational efficiency in a regulated environment.

What they are looking for

• Experience as a Senior Product Owner or Product Manager
• Background in banking or financial services
• Proven experience in digital or service transformation
• Experience digitising manual processes or customer journeys
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Ability to operate in large, complex organisations

Why join

• Work on high impact digital transformation initiatives
• Be part of a large scale Digital and AI function at the forefront of AI
• Own meaningful products that directly improve customer and operational outcomes
• Long term contract with strong potential for extension
• Collaborative, enterprise environment with senior stakeholder exposure

Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise network environment, where you’ll play a key role in keeping critical infrastructure running across a 24/7, follow-the-sun model. This is a strong entry point into networking for someone looking to step up from service desk or IT operations into a hands-on engineering role with real exposure to enterprise technologies.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking an Associate Network Engineer

Role Title: Associate Network Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | 4 days onsite, 1 half-day WFH

Salary: $92,000 + super + 10% bonus

Role Details:

• Provide Level 1 and 2 support across LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi environments in a global network
• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing and performance issues across enterprise infrastructure
• Perform BAU tasks including VLAN changes, switch configuration, firewall patching and network updates
• Support firewalls and VPN environments, including configuration and performance troubleshooting
• Investigate incidents using logs, trace routes and monitoring tools, working closely with global teams
• Participate in a 60-day shift rotation (early/late shifts with ~1 hour difference)
• Weekend work required: 1 day onsite (Saturday or Sunday) as part of a roster
• Operate in a follow-the-sun model with no after-hours or on-call

Required Skills and Experiences:

• 2-3 years’ experience in Service Desk or IT Operations, looking to step into networking
• Strong networking fundamentals (routing, switching, TCP/IP, troubleshooting)
• Hands-on exposure to router/switch configuration and network troubleshooting
• Comfortable working with CLI
• Experience working within ITIL environments (incident + change management)
• Exposure to monitoring tools and working to SLAs
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a structured shift environment

Technical Exposure (Highly Valued):

• SD-WAN architecture (key focus area)
• Palo Alto firewalls
• BGP (highly regarded)
• Network monitoring and observability tools
• VPN and remote access technologies
• Nice to have: AWS (Route 53), PowerShell, Terraform, MPLS

Additional Details and Benefits:

• Clear pathway from Service Desk into a Network Engineering career
• Strong mentorship from senior network engineers
• Exposure to enterprise-scale, global network environments
• No after-hours work or on-call (rare for network ops roles)
• 4.5 day working week
• Additional leave including Christmas shutdown + wellbeing days
• Opportunity to gain exposure to automation and engineering work over time

To Apply:

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

A Microsoft Partner and repeat client of ours is hiring for a D365 Practice Director.

Responsibilities:

• Grow the CRM practice through consultative sales, including performing detailed discoveries and prospect demos, and assisting with proposal development

• Evaluate emerging technologies and advancements to expand practice offerings

• Architect end-to-end CRM solutions, including data models, workflows, integrations, and customizations

• Leading the resolution of complex technical issues and support escalated challenges

• Develop relationships with clients to understand their strategic goals and objectives and their business functions to become a trusted partner on initiatives

• Direct project teams at a high level to ensure results are delivered and provide mentorship when opportunities for improvement are presented

• Ensure that projects remain on time and budget

• Support sales efforts by performing discoveries, demos, and assisting on proposals when necessary

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 8+ years of experience in Dynamics 365 CRM
• Expertise in Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, and other modules
• Power Platform: Canvas Apps, Model Driven Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, etc.

The client is interested in an existing leader in the space or someone with a strong consulting background, and the personality and aspirations where this position aligns with the next step in their career.

Assistant Controller | Health Tech SaaS | Hybrid (Boston) or Remote EST

A private equity-backed healthcare technology company is hiring an Assistant Controller to lead core accounting operations and help scale the finance function during a high-growth phase.

This is a highly visible role responsible for owning the close process, strengthening internal controls, and driving automation across accounting workflows, while partnering closely with FP&A and leadership.

While this role will be primarily remote, candidates need to be within driving distance of Boston, and willing to come in 1 day/week.

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day accounting operations (GL, AP, payroll, treasury)
• Manage and mentor a small accounting team and outsourced support
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Drive automation and process improvements within NetSuite and related tools
• Support technical accounting and M&A activities, including due diligence and integration
• Coordinate annual audits and GAAP financial reporting
• Partner with FP&A on cash management and financial insights

What We’re Looking For

• Active CPA required
• 5+ years Big 4 public accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and revenue recognition
• Experience with SaaS, healthcare, or PE-backed companies preferred
• Track record of process improvement, automation, and scaling accounting operations
• Experience managing teams and outsourced accounting support

A venture-backed, Series A Healthtech company growing 2x YoY is hiring an Enterprise Account Executive to scale its enterprise function during a critical growth phase. As one of the first enterprise-grade solutions in this space, you’ll lead strategic conversations with executive stakeholders adopting this solution for the first time – shaping the market, not just closing deals!

This is a true net-new enterprise role. You’ll close 6-7 figure deals with healthcare systems and large provider organizations while partnering directly with leadership to define strategy and execution.

Location: Fully Onsite, Manhattan, NY

Compensation: 130k – $170k base + OTE. 50/50 split

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full enterprise sales cycle from prospecting to close
• Develop and execute territory plans to exceed quota
• Negotiate contracts and strategic partnerships to maximize long-term value
• Attend in person conferences and meet with clients face to face

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of enterprise sales experience
• Proven track record of exceeding quota and closing complex enterprise deals
• Experience selling to senior executives and navigating multi-stakeholder sales cycles
• SaaS or Healthtech experience preferred