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https://youtu.be/xxUZ7sMV5dw 2019 has been a rollercoaster year for Finance and Accounting roles in Sydney. Over the last 12 months, the team at West Recruitment have reported a healthy upswing in salaries across the board. The first half of 2019 was action packed with the Banking Royal Commission and Australian Federal Election threatening to have a…

7.4 seconds... That’s how long you have to catch a recruiter’s eye with your resume, according to a study by leading US career site Ladders Inc. What’s more, there are over 200,000 employed professional accountants in Australia, providing a huge pool of potential applicants for every finance role. So, unless you want to fall at the first…

Change is everywhere, and it has been for a number of years. It is here whether we like it or not and it’s probably safe to say that the pace of change isn’t slowing in any industry. Change is creating huge opportunities for finance professionals. Those that can thrive in changing environments and can recognise…

Seventy percent of change programs fail to achieve their goals. So what are the factors behind such an incredibly high rate of failure? The main reasons are employee resistance and lack of management buy-in.  HOWEVER... When people are genuinely invested in change the success rate improves dramatically - by more than 30 percent. Be the…