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Ambition

Ambition is a global recruitment specialist connecting Australian and New Zealand talent with technology, accounting and finance, and banking roles.

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Ambition

Business Description

Ambition is a global recruitment specialist connecting Australian and New Zealand organisations with talent across Technology & Transformation, Commercial Accounting & Finance, and Banking & Financial Services.

  • Technology roles including software development, infrastructure and cybersecurity
  • Accounting and finance roles from graduate to CFO level
  • Banking and financial services, including front office and funds management

Best for: SMEs and multinational organisations seeking specialist permanent or temporary recruitment support.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Professional and White Collar Recruitment

Ambition delivers Professional and White Collar Recruitment across banking and financial services, accounting and finance, and technology, from offices in Sydney and Melbourne and operating since 1999.

  • Recruits from entry-level roles through to C-suite across three specialist disciplines: technology and transformation, commercial accounting and finance, and banking and financial services.
  • Founded in Australia in 1999 by Nick Waterworth and Paul Lyons, and part of Ambition Group Limited, whose network spans Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York and Bangalore alongside the Sydney and Melbourne teams.
  • Member of the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA), with consultants bound by the RCSA Code for Professional Conduct.
  • Technology desks cover cloud and infrastructure, cyber security, data and analytics, digital and software engineering, while finance desks recruit controllership and CFO, financial planning and analysis, tax and treasury, and risk, audit and compliance roles.

Best for: employers in banking, finance or technology hiring specialist professionals from analyst to C-suite through consultants dedicated to a single discipline.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Temporary and Contract Recruitment

Ambition provides Temporary and Contract Recruitment from Sydney and Melbourne, placing contractors across banking operations, accounting and technology projects.

  • Contract and temporary placements run alongside permanent recruitment in all three disciplines, from finance contractors to project and transformation specialists.
  • Banking contract roles span settlements and trade support, fund administration and treasury operations, from entry-level to senior appointments.
  • Member of the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA) and bound by its Code for Professional Conduct.

Best for: finance, banking or technology employers covering leave, projects or peak workloads with interim professionals.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • External Territories such as Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • New South Wales (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally 200 George Street, Sydney NSW, 2000
  • Tasmania (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Victoria (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Western Australia (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally

Industry

Industry Experience

Financial and Insurance Services, Information Media and Telecommunications, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

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