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In-House Counsel - Banking & Financial Services
  • Sydney CBD, New South Wales
  • remote
  • Permanent placement
  • 135000 - 155000 AUD / Yearly
  • <table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p>A well-established international banking and financial services institution is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its Sydney team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer looking to move in-house, or further develop their banking and financial services experience within a sophisticated and globally connected organisation.</p><p>Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will provide practical legal advice on a broad range of commercial, regulatory and operational matters while supporting the bank's continued growth in Australia.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements</li><li>Providing practical and commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders</li><li>Assisting with regulatory matters involving APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC and broader financial services requirements</li><li>Supporting corporate governance, operational and strategic initiatives</li><li>Assisting with vendor, technology and outsourcing arrangements</li><li>Managing relationships with external legal advisers where required</li><li>Contributing to legal risk management and governance processes</li><li>Supporting a range of business initiatives and projects as they arise</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>You will be an Australian qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate and approximately 3-5 years' post-qualification experience gained within a leading law firm, financial institution or other regulated environment.</p><p>You will bring strong commercial contracting and negotiation skills, experience advising on regulatory and compliance matters, and the ability to provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice to a range of stakeholders.</p><p>Exposure to banking and financial services, corporate banking, lending, AML/CTF, sanctions, privacy, outsourcing arrangements, technology contracts or governance-related matters will be highly regarded. Experience managing external legal advisers and balancing legal risk against commercial objectives will also be viewed favourably.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Join a respected international financial institution with a strong presence across key global markets</li><li>Broad and varied legal role with significant stakeholder exposure</li><li>Opportunity to work closely with senior management and business leaders</li><li>High level of autonomy and responsibility</li><li>Sydney CBD location</li><li>Collaborative and supportive working environment</li><li>Strong platform for long-term career development within financial services</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong><em>Next Steps</em></strong></p><p><em>If you're interested in exploring this opportunity further, please submit your resume via the Apply button.</em></p><p><em>Your application will be assessed within 3 working days. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.</em></p><p><strong><em>Reference Number:</em></strong></p><p>60350-0013489536</p><p><strong><em>This is an on-site position.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGFycmVuLktpbmdzdG9uLjA0Mzk1LjEwNjc1QHJoaWF1cy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
  • 2026-10-14T04:42:36Z
Recruitment Consultant
  • Perth, Western Australia
  • remote
  • Permanent placement
  • 75.000 - 90.000 AUD / Yearly
  • <p><strong>Our Perth operations are experiencing exciting growth and we'd love for you to join us</strong></p><p>Robert Half is evolving and are actively hiring talent solution or business development consultants to join our collaborative, fun &amp; high-performing team environment!</p><p>Are you ...</p><ul><li>A Perth based or interstate/international recruiter exploring the market?</li><li>A business development or consultative sales professional seeking a career change and the opportunity to develop and succeed in a new, people focused field?</li><li>Self-motivated, driven, collaborative, inquisitive, ethical - eager to achieve both professional and personal goals and to work with likeminded people?</li></ul><p>... If so, we'd love to speak to you.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Who we are and what we do:</strong></p><p>We are looking for new and different perspectives to expand our viewpoint and diversify our thinking. We want you to join our community and help shape the new 'us'. We've been around for 77-years and are the first and largest specialised staffing agency in the world with a 14,500-person strong workforce across 20-counties.</p><p> </p><p>Our mission is to positively change people's lives by finding them the right job and helping companies grow by recruiting the right team. We foster a positive, diverse, and inclusive work environment designed to fuel your career. We want you thrive, to feel valued and proud to be a part of our truly global organisation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What you will do</strong>:</p><p>As a Senior Consultant you will be an integral part of the team, dedicated to providing the right talent solution for your clients. You will work as a trusted advisor, guiding both your candidates and clients through the end to end hiring experience resulting in finding the right person for the right job. You will:</p><p>* Grow your network to develop both new and existing business relationships</p><p>* Build a talent pool/candidate pipeline through a variety of channels</p><p>* Facilitate all stages of a talent solution for your customers</p><p>* Understand and analyse the market, sharing these insights with your clients and candidates</p><p> </p><p><strong>Who are you?</strong></p><p>You have a passion for what you do and desire to learn and determination to find the best outcomes for all. You are open-minded, hard-working, inquisitive and a critical thinker.</p><p>You enjoy partnering with colleagues across the business in a high performing, co-brokering environment. You are seeking to develop your professional skills in a consultative and solution orientated business.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What you will bring to the role:</strong></p><ul><li>A natural ability to build relationships and a desire to work as part of a collaborative team</li><li>An ethical mindset, an innate self-drive and an ambition to succeed and prevail even when things may not be going exactly to plan!</li><li>Articulate, succinct, confident, credible and influential in person and via phone/video</li><li>Strong desire to succeed, demonstrate determination and resilience</li><li>Strongly motivated by achieving personal and clients' financial goals</li><li>Demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit</li><li>For those that don't have experience in agency recruitment, experience with outbound sales, revenue/activity targets and customer centric functions is highly desirable</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What we offer you:</strong></p><p>We are proud to offer a range of wellness benefits, recognition programs and ongoing career development resources to all our employees including:</p><ul><li>Flexible salary range + uncapped commission scheme</li><li>Wellness at Work - workplace happiness is a big deal, so we provide numerous mental health support initiatives, ongoing mental health training + EAP Program for you and your close family</li><li>Industry leading learning and development programs, tailored career development &amp; mentorship/buddy system</li><li>Constant investment in AI and the best technology to enable your success - we all use Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets, Salesforce CRM and offer RPS licenses</li><li>National rewards &amp; recognition - the annual ANZ awards are held at Sanctuary Cove, Queensland - you'll meet your colleagues from our six offices in ANZ,</li><li>Global rewards &amp; recognition - our annual "Reach for the Stars" ceremony for top performers is held in Las Vegas</li><li>Fun team and branch-centric events all year round - we do like to celebrate!</li><li>In-country and worldwide career mobility - your career with us is not limited to one office, many of our staff have worked across the world in more than one of Robert Half's 330-offices</li><li>Various other initiatives to make you feel included, valued, and connected to the community: Paid charity days, TIME TO GIVE charity platform, regular CSR events, progressive parental leave policies, multiple local and global Employee Network Groups (ENG's) for our diverse employee demographic</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Apply today:</strong></p><p>Sound good to you? If you're looking for a career, not just a job - if you're ambitious and want to be successful both personally and as part of a successful group of people across the world - we'd love to hear from you.</p><p>For more information, please visit: https://www.roberthalf.com.au/join-robert-half</p><p>Applicants must have the legal rights to work in Australia on a full-time basis.</p><p>At Robert Half, inclusion is embedded in our DNA. We celebrate unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas-allowing you to bring your authentic self to work while contributing to a more inclusive and innovative workplace.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/aGF5bGV5LmJhY2hlci41MTQ0MS4xMDY3NUByb2JlcnRoYWxmaW50bC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
  • 2026-09-22T00:52:05Z
HR Business Partner - Compliance & Transformation
  • Sydney CBD, New South Wales
  • remote
  • Contract/Temporary
  • 200000 - 200000 AUD / Yearly
  • <p> </p><table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>The company:</strong></p><p>Our client is a well-established multinational organisation with a significant Australian workforce and a complex operating environment.</p><p>They are undertaking a major uplift across their people, employment compliance and manager capability frameworks and are looking for an experienced HR professional to take the lead across several high-priority projects.</p><p>This is a role for someone who brings deep employee relations expertise, strong employment law knowledge and the confidence to navigate complex, sensitive and sometimes ambiguous people matters.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The role:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead a significant employee relations and employment compliance portfolio, providing practical advice across complex ER matters, employment legislation, awards, classifications, contracts and employee risk.</li><li>Review and strengthen the organisation's Australian HR compliance framework, including award coverage, employment arrangements, payroll compliance and remediation of identified gaps.</li><li>Lead the people-related components of a broader AML/CTF regulatory uplift, including role classification, employee screening, training, governance and remediation.</li><li>Partner closely with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Payroll and senior HR stakeholders to assess risk, validate findings and implement practical, sustainable controls.</li><li>Identify and manage potential employee, financial and regulatory exposure, including developing remediation plans where required and ensuring issues are appropriately documented and closed.</li><li>Review and enhance HR policies, processes, contracts, documentation and employee lifecycle controls to ensure they are legally sound and fit for purpose.</li><li>Develop and embed a manager capability program covering employment law, procedural fairness, protected rights, complaint management, decision-making and when to involve HR.</li><li>Provide clear, commercially minded advice to senior stakeholders and bring structure, momentum and sound judgement to a complex six-month transformation program.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About you:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong employee relations experience is essential - you will be comfortable navigating complex ER matters, employment legislation, workplace investigations, performance, conduct, grievances and sensitive employee issues.</li><li>Strong knowledge of Australian employment law, modern awards, classifications, contracts and associated compliance obligations.</li><li>Experience working in a complex, regulated or highly structured organisation, ideally across a broad HR or people-risk portfolio.</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading HR compliance, remediation, governance or transformation projects from assessment through to implementation.</li><li>Confident partnering with senior leaders, Legal, Payroll, Risk and Compliance, with the ability to translate complex requirements into practical action.</li><li>Highly credible, pragmatic and commercially minded, with excellent judgement and the ability to manage sensitive information with discretion.</li><li>Comfortable operating autonomously, bringing structure to ambiguity and taking ownership of a substantial project portfolio.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What's on offer:</strong></p><ul><li>6-month contract with a well-established multinational organisation.</li><li>A broad and genuinely interesting portfolio spanning employee relations, employment compliance, regulatory uplift and manager capability.</li><li>High-level exposure across HR, Legal, Risk, Compliance and senior business stakeholders.</li><li>The opportunity to make a tangible impact by strengthening frameworks, resolving identified risks and embedding sustainable ways of working.</li><li>Flexible working environment and a collaborative, professional culture.</li><li>Immediate start preferred.</li></ul><p> </p><p>If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.</p><p>This is a hybrid position.</p><p>Reference number: 06800-0013517514</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/ZW1tYS5zZXN0aWMuNjQwMjEuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
  • 2026-10-01T07:08:45Z
Financial Controller | Private Family Office
  • Richmond, Victoria
  • remote
  • Permanent placement
  • 180000 - 200000 AUD / Yearly
  • <p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client is a highly sophisticated Private Family Office managing a diverse portfolio of global assets, private market investments, and complex trust structures. Operating with a lean, high-performing team, they maintain an agile, collaborative environment where every team member plays a direct role in protecting and growing their investment portfolio. They pride themselves on best-practice governance, precise operational execution, and maintaining high standards across all counterparty and regulatory relationships. <strong>This is a supportive, team-first environment with an extraordinary sense of collaboration and connectedness.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>We are seeking an autonomous, detail-driven Financial Controller to take end-to-end ownership of our compliance, audit, counterparty management, and private market investment operations.</p><p>The Financial Controller will maintain active oversight and a complete operational grasp of the financial from compliance, investment performance and financial reporting. This role requires a pragmatic professional who can comfortably navigate high-skilled technical governance, tax, and legal frameworks while staying hands-on with operational execution across a lean team.</p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li><strong>Governance, Tax &amp; Regulatory Compliance:</strong> Lead external and internal audit functions; update and enforce internal policies; manage insurance renewals and corporate secretarial tasks; oversee ASIC, ATO, and CAR (AFSL) compliance; liaise with local/offshore tax advisor on returns and foreign hybrid elections; and oversee BAS, FBT, and payroll tax compliance.</li><li><strong>Private Market Operations:</strong> Direct the complete subscription process (including legal/tax reviews of fund docs and KYC requirements); prepare Trustee management recommendation letters; process and reconcile capital calls, distributions, and private market trade settlements; and review investment valuations.</li><li><strong>Counterparty Management:</strong> Act as the primary liaison for fund managers, service providers, and trustees; manage on boarding documentation; and conduct ongoing trustee service reviews.</li><li><strong>Financial Oversight &amp; Operations</strong>: Maintain full visibility across weekly and monthly financial, performance, and cash flow reports; oversee property management filings; and manage supplier invoices and payment approvals.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Cultural Anchor &amp; Team Player:</strong> You bring low ego, high integrity, and a genuinely supportive, positive attitude to the workplace. In a lean team, culture is everything. You actively foster a collaborative, trust-based environment where communication is transparent and people back each other up.</li><li><strong>Autonomous &amp; Self-Directed:</strong> You operate with a true "ownership mindset." You don't wait for instructions; you identify what needs to be done, take full accountability from start to finish, and run with it independently.</li><li><strong>Process Innovator:</strong> You naturally look for ways to optimise, streamline, and strengthen existing workflows - whether that's sharpening internal governance frameworks, refining private market subscription processes, or automating monitoring procedures.</li><li><strong>Technical Versatility &amp; Accounting Acumen:</strong> Hold relevant tertiary qualifications (CA/CPA, Finance, Law, or Governance qualifications highly regarded) with experience across family offices, wealth management, fund administration, or private client practice. You have a solid grasp of financial reporting, tax concepts, and private market deal structures-able to thoroughly interrogate numbers and documentation without needing to build the core management accounts yourself.</li><li><strong>Pragmatic Adaptability:</strong> High agility to comfortably bridge high-level technical governance, legal reviews, and strategic tax liaisons with hands-on, operational execution. No task is "too big or too small."</li></ul><p> </p><p>This is a rare, high-autonomy opportunity to step into an impactful Financial Controller Role in a close-knit and high performing Family Office environment.</p><p><strong>Reference: 06810-0013512983JM</strong></p><p><br /> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/amFjcXVpLm1hbm9sb3BvdWxvcy4yMzYxNi4xMDY3NUByaGlhdXMuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
  • 2026-09-24T00:16:55Z
Head of Governance & Company Secretariat
  • Sydney CBD, New South Wales
  • remote
  • Permanent placement
  • 250000 - 300000 AUD / Yearly
  • <table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507"><p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p><strong>Lead a high-performing governance practice advising ASX-listed organisations across Australia.</strong></p><p>An established professional services organisation is seeking a senior corporate governance leader to drive the growth and success of its governance and company secretariat offering. This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, business development and hands-on company secretarial expertise within a highly respected national team.</p><p>Working closely with senior leadership, you will lead a team of governance professionals while acting as a trusted adviser to boards, executives and listed company stakeholders.</p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>As the <strong>Head of Governance &amp; Company Secretariat</strong>, you will be responsible for the strategic direction, operational performance and continued growth of a specialist governance practice.</p><p>You will lead a team delivering high-quality company secretarial and governance services to a portfolio of listed organisations, while also maintaining direct involvement with key client relationships and complex governance matters.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and grow a specialist governance and company secretariat practice across Australia.</li><li>Develop new business opportunities and strengthen referral networks across legal, accounting and advisory channels.</li><li>Advise boards and senior executives on corporate governance and regulatory obligations.</li><li>Oversee continuous disclosure requirements and governance matters relating to ASX-listed entities.</li><li>Attend board and committee meetings and prepare high-quality minutes, resolutions and governance documentation.</li><li>Support annual general meetings, board processes and shareholder engagement activities.</li><li>Drive operational excellence, process improvement and technology adoption across the practice.</li><li>Manage financial performance, budgeting, forecasting and commercial outcomes.</li><li>Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of governance professionals.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>To be successful in this role, you will bring:</p><ul><li>Extensive experience as a Company Secretary, Senior Company Secretary or corporate governance adviser supporting listed entities.</li><li>Deep knowledge of ASX Listing Rules, the Corporations Act and Australian corporate governance frameworks.</li><li>Significant experience advising boards, board committees and executive leadership teams.</li><li>Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with exposure to business development, client relationship management and practice growth.</li><li>Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.</li><li>A strategic mindset combined with a practical, hands-on approach.</li><li>Relevant qualifications in Law, Commerce, Governance or a related discipline.</li><li>Governance Institute of Australia membership or equivalent professional accreditation will be highly regarded.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Why Apply?</strong></p><ul><li>Senior leadership position with significant influence and visibility.</li><li>Opportunity to lead and shape a growing national governance practice.</li><li>Exposure to a premium client base, including listed and complex organisations.</li><li>Collaborative, supportive and high-performing culture.</li><li>Ability to influence strategy, innovation and service delivery.</li><li>Competitive executive remuneration package.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Next Steps</em></strong></p><p><em>If you're interested in exploring this opportunity further, please submit your resume via the Apply button.</em></p><p><em>Your application will be assessed within 3 working days. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.</em></p><p><strong><em>Reference Number:</em></strong></p><p><em>60350-0013518397</em></p><p><strong><em>This is a hybrid position.</em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGFycmVuLktpbmdzdG9uLjAxODAyLjEwNjc1QHJoaWF1cy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
  • 2026-10-02T05:54:38Z