4 results for Head Of Legal Hybrid Working in Sydney, New South Wales

Head of Trust Accounting

Sydney CBD, New South Wales
remote
Permanent placement
140000 - 150000 AUD / Yearly
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507">Head of Support Services - Insurance Group Location: Sydney CBD (Hybrid working available) Salary: $140,000 - $150,000 + super + discretionary bonus Reports to: CFO (Insurance Agencies Division) Direct Reports: 4 About the BusinessThis is a confidential opportunity with a leading Australasian insurance distribution and underwriting group operating across Australia and New Zealand. The organisation is part of a larger global insurance platform and supports a diversified portfolio of insurance brokers, underwriting agencies, and financial services businesses.The group is highly acquisitive, having expanded significantly through M&A activity and continues to invest heavily in finance transformation, shared services, automation, and operational scalability.A key focus of the business is the management of high-volume insurance premium flows and trust monies across multiple regulated entities, requiring strong financial governance, reconciliation integrity, and robust operational controls. The OpportunityA newly created Head of Support Services role has been established to lead centralised transactional finance operations across the group.This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for overseeing trust accounting, accounts payable, and broader finance operations support functions across a complex multi-entity environment.You will play a critical role in strengthening financial controls, improving operational efficiency, and driving standardisation and automation across finance operations. Key ResponsibilitiesTrust Accounting & Financial Control<ul><li>Oversee end-to-end trust accounting across multiple entities and insurance products</li><li>Ensure accurate processing of trust receipts, payments, journals, and reconciliations</li><li>Manage daily, weekly, and monthly trust reconciliations and exception resolution</li><li>Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and client money safeguards</li><li>Monitor trust balances, cash flow, and liquidity requirements</li><li>Act as escalation point for trust-related issues and breaches</li></ul>Accounts Payable Leadership<ul><li>Lead a centralised accounts payable function across the organisation</li><li>Oversee supplier invoice processing, payment runs, and reconciliations</li><li>Ensure strong governance over supplier onboarding and payment controls</li><li>Maintain accuracy in GST coding and financial treatment</li><li>Manage supplier queries and escalations</li></ul>Governance, Risk & Compliance<ul><li>Maintain strong internal controls across all transactional finance activities</li><li>Ensure compliance with trust accounting regulations and internal policies</li><li>Support internal and external audit processes</li><li>Drive breach management, remediation, and reporting</li><li>Strengthen fraud prevention and segregation of duties frameworks</li></ul>Leadership & Transformation<ul><li>Lead and develop onshore and offshore finance operations teams</li><li>Drive process improvement, standardisation, and automation initiatives</li><li>Support finance transformation and shared services optimisation</li><li>Partner with technology teams on systems enhancements and ERP initiatives</li><li>Deliver operational reporting and insights to senior leadership</li></ul> What We're Looking For<ul><li>5-10+ years' experience in trust accounting, accounts payable, or transactional finance leadership</li><li>Strong background in insurance, financial services, legal, or other regulated environments</li><li>Proven experience leading high-volume finance operations teams</li><li>Strong understanding of trust accounting principles and financial controls</li><li>Experience with ERP systems and finance workflow tools</li><li>Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability</li><li>Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills</li></ul> Highly desirable:<ul><li>Experience with offshore/shared services teams</li><li>Exposure to finance transformation or automation projects</li><li>CPA/CA qualification (or equivalent)</li></ul> Why This Role<ul><li>Newly created leadership role with genuine scope to shape the function</li><li>Highly acquisitive and fast-growing insurance platform</li><li>Strong backing from a major global insurance group</li><li>Significant exposure to M&A integration and operational scaling</li><li>Opportunity to drive finance transformation and automation initiatives</li><li>Hybrid working model with flexibility</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>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.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/amFjay5oYXNsYW0uMzQ3MjMuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-05-22T04:54:12Z

Legal Counsel (Part Time) | Global Financial Services Firm

Sydney CBD, New South Wales
remote
Permanent placement
140000 - 180000 AUD / Yearly
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507">An established global financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Part-Time Legal Counsel to join its APAC legal team in a part-time capacity. This is a senior, business-facing role supporting operations across Australia and New Zealand, while also collaborating with international stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.This opportunity would suit a commercially minded lawyer looking for flexibility while remaining involved in high-quality legal work within a sophisticated and collaborative environment. The OpportunityYou will provide strategic and practical legal support across a broad range of commercial, corporate and regulatory matters. Acting as a trusted advisor to the business, you will partner with operational teams and senior management to help manage legal risk, support governance obligations, and contribute to key business initiatives.The role offers exposure to cross-border legal work, investment and fiduciary services, and involvement in ongoing business transformation and integration projects. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Review, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements and client documentation</li><li>Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to internal stakeholders</li><li>Assist with identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks across the business</li><li>Support corporate governance processes, including board and committee matters</li><li>Contribute to regional legal and compliance initiatives within the APAC business</li><li>Liaise with external counsel, advisers and regulatory bodies where required</li><li>Help enhance internal legal processes, templates and document management systems</li><li>Collaborate with international legal teams on global projects and best practice initiatives</li></ul> About You<ul><li>Qualified lawyer in Australia (New Zealand admission advantageous)</li><li>Approximately 4+ years' post-qualification experience</li><li>Strong experience within financial services, funds, fiduciary or corporate services environments</li><li>Background advising on commercial contracts and corporate governance matters</li><li>Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills</li><li>Able to work independently while maintaining a collaborative approach</li><li>Commercially minded, proactive and solutions focused</li></ul> What's on Offer<ul><li>Flexible part-time working arrangement</li><li>Broad and varied in-house legal role with international exposure</li><li>Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and global teams</li><li>Supportive and collaborative culture</li><li>Long-term career development within a global organisation</li></ul> Reference Number: 60350-0013435782This is a hybrid position.</td></tr></tbody></table>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.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/amF5ZG9uLmdpbGwuMjAxOTMuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-05-12T05:54:44Z

Senior Manager - Contract Risk & Governance

Sydney CBD, New South Wales
remote
Permanent placement
185000 - 225000 AUD / Yearly
<table width="680"><tbody><tr><td width="507">An exceptional opportunity has arisen to join a high-growth, globally expanding organisation operating at the forefront of technology, data infrastructure, and renewable energy.This business has experienced significant growth both locally and internationally and is continuing to scale rapidly. As a result, a newly created senior role has been established within the Risk & Compliance function to build and embed enterprise-wide contract governance capability.The OpportunityReporting to the Director of Risk, this role sits within the Risk & Compliance team and is responsible for establishing and managing enterprise-wide contract obligations and governance frameworks.This is a greenfield position, focused on ensuring contractual commitments across supplier, customer, and financing agreements are clearly defined, tracked, and governed across the organisation.Working at the intersection of Risk, Legal, Commercial and Operations, you will play a key role in building structure, driving accountability, and providing oversight of contractual risk in a complex and evolving environment.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Establish and implement a contract obligations management framework across the organisation</li><li>Develop and maintain obligations registers and libraries across material supplier, customer and financing agreements</li><li>Translate contractual terms into clear operational requirements, ownership responsibilities and key controls</li><li>Monitor and track obligations across executed agreements, ensuring ongoing compliance and visibility</li><li>Identify, assess and escalate contractual risks, issues and potential breaches</li><li>Provide oversight and reporting on contractual obligations, risk exposure and performance</li><li>Implement and embed governance, accountability and control frameworks</li><li>Partner with Risk, Legal, Internal Audit, Finance and business stakeholders to ensure consistent contract management practices</li></ul>About YouYou will bring:<ul><li>Proven experience in contract governance, obligations management, contractual compliance or procurement compliance</li><li>Strong understanding of complex commercial agreements and contractual interpretation</li><li>Experience building frameworks, governance models and processes from the ground up</li><li>Strong stakeholder engagement across Risk, Legal, Procurement and business teams</li><li>Background within banking, infrastructure, consulting, energy, technology or similarly complex environments</li><li>Exposure to supplier, customer and financing/debt agreements</li><li>A commercially pragmatic mindset, with the ability to balance risk and business outcomes</li><li>Ability to operate at a senior level within a Risk-led environment</li></ul>Why Apply<ul><li>Newly created, high-impact senior role reporting to Director level</li><li>Opportunity to build and shape enterprise-wide governance frameworks from scratch</li><li>Exposure to complex, high-value commercial agreements</li><li>Join a fast-growing, globally expanding organisation</li><li>Strong visibility across Risk, Legal and Commercial leadership</li></ul>This is a rare opportunity for a senior contracts, governance or risk professional looking to step into a strategic, enterprise-wide role within a dynamic and growing business. Reference Number: (06800-0013438365)This is a hybrid position.</td></tr></tbody></table>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.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGFycmVuLktpbmdzdG9uLjc2MjY2LjEwNjc1QHJoaWF1cy5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-05-15T05:47:34Z

Trust Analyst | Global Financial Services Firm

Sydney CBD, New South Wales
remote
Permanent placement
90000 - 110000 AUD / Yearly
About the RoleAn exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive and detail-oriented Trust Analyst to join a growing securitisation and structured finance team based in Sydney.This role is ideal for a finance professional with experience in securitisation and trust management who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working across complex transactions with multiple stakeholders.You will play a key role in supporting the management of a portfolio of trusts, overseeing reporting and cashflow processes, and delivering exceptional service to internal and external stakeholders.This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your expertise in structured finance within a collaborative and high-performing environment. Key ResponsibilitiesTrust & Portfolio Support<ul><li>Support the management of an assigned portfolio of trusts</li><li>Prepare and reconcile trust cash reconciliations</li><li>Assist with trust funding subscription processes</li><li>Coordinate and support month-end trust processes</li><li>Run cashflow distribution waterfall calculations</li><li>Coordinate trustee payment instructions</li><li>Identify and resolve discrepancies with servicers and originators</li><li>Assist with financial model maintenance and development</li></ul> Stakeholder & Relationship Management<ul><li>Liaise with clients, lenders, trustees, servicers, and internal teams</li><li>Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders</li><li>Coordinate meetings and assist in resolving operational issues</li><li>Ensure reporting is completed accurately and within required deadlines</li><li>Communicate effectively regarding trust reports, processes, and documentation</li></ul> Team & Operational Support<ul><li>Support the Head of Trust Management and broader business leadership team</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives</li><li>Identify operational roadblocks and assist in implementing solutions</li><li>Provide support across trust management activities as required</li></ul> About YouTo be successful in this role, you will bring:<ul><li>1-3 years' experience within trust management or trust accounting</li><li>Minimum 1 year of securitisation trust management experience preferred</li><li>Experience in financial SPV or trust management/administration</li><li>Exposure to complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders</li><li>Understanding of legal and commercial transaction documentation</li><li>Strong Microsoft Excel skills</li><li>Cashflow modelling experience (preferred but not essential)</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities</li><li>Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills</li><li>A proactive, positive, and "can-do" attitude</li></ul> What's on Offer<ul><li>Exposure to sophisticated structured finance transactions</li><li>Collaborative and supportive team environment</li><li>Ongoing training, mentoring, and professional development</li><li>Strong career development opportunities within a growing business</li><li>Sydney CBD location</li></ul>If you are looking to build your career in trust management and structured finance, we'd love to hear from you. Reference Number: 60350-0013445764This is a hybrid position.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.<img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/amF5ZG9uLmdpbGwuODQ0MTMuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
2026-05-31T23:40:32Z