What types of accounting and finance roles does Talencia recruit for?

Talencia recruits across the full accounting and finance spectrum — from graduates and senior accountants in public practice through to Finance Controllers, CFOs and Finance Directors in commercial and industry roles. We specialise in both public practice and commercial finance across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

What makes Talencia different from other accounting recruiters?

Talencia is run by ex-accountants with Big 4 and mid-tier public practice experience. We run a six-stage engineered process for every engagement and follow up with six structured check-ins over 12 months after placement — holding ourselves accountable to the outcome, not just the offer.

Which cities does Talencia operate in?

Talencia operates across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney — covering both public practice and commercial finance hiring across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

Does Talencia work with candidates or only employers?

Talencia works with both employers and candidates. For employers, we run a structured hiring process from brief to 12-month review. For candidates, we start with a career roadmap before a single role is discussed — mapping where you want to go, not just where you've been.

What is Talencia's 12-month accountability guarantee?

After every placement, Talencia runs six structured check-ins with both the employer and the candidate over 12 months — at Day 1, Week 1, Month 1, Month 3, Month 6 and Month 12. This ensures the goals agreed at the start of the process are being lived in reality, and gives both sides a point of contact if anything needs adjusting.

Talencia.

92%

Still in the role after 12 months

58%

Of candidates secure roles not publicly advertised

Structured check-ins with both sides. Every placement.

Who we are

We know your language.

Talencia is a specialist recruitment practice built on experience from inside the profession. Before recruiting accountants, we were one. Working inside Big 4 and mid-tier firms, navigating the same environments our clients and candidates deal with every day. That background shapes how we ask questions, how we read people and how we match on the things that don't show up on paper.

CA / CPA qualified Public practice Commercial Finance We know busy season

Our approach

Structure over instinct.

Every engagement starts with a roadmap of goals, gaps, culture, trajectory. Not assumptions. Every decision that follows is measured against it. From the first conversation to one year in, we stay close to both sides so expectations stay aligned.

Roadmap 12-month feedback loop Accountability Measurable outcomes

The person behind Talencia

Faheem Tahir

Founder & Director

Big 4

Ernst & Young

Tax Advisory

Mid-Tier

RSM

Tax Advisory

Specialist

Accounting & Finance Recruitment

Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne

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I started my career in accounting — working in practice, learning the numbers, understanding what the work actually demands. But what I kept noticing wasn't the technical side. It was how many talented people were in the wrong role, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons.

That's what brought me into recruitment. Not to fill seats, but to fix that problem. To take the same rigour you'd apply to a balance sheet and apply it to a career. Mapping where someone is, where they want to go and building a precise path between the two.

Talencia exists because accounting and finance professionals deserve a recruiter who has lived the work, not just read the job description.

— Faheem Tahir, Founder

How we work

Six stages. One process. One point of contact.

Every engagement runs the same way. A clear process from first conversation through to a twelve-month review. Precision over volume. You'll always know where things stand and why.

Stage 1

Discovery

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Clarity before movement.

Goals, motivations, exposure gaps and flexibility. All mapped before a single role is discussed.

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Stage 2

Filter & Align

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Precision over volume. Alignment over assumptions.

Narrowing the field. Matching roles to the roadmap. Culture, trajectory and terms. In that order.

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Stage 3

Prepare

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Potential becomes performance when prepared properly.

Remove uncertainty. Clear technical, behavioural and communication preparation. Nothing left to chance.

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Stage 4

Interview

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A better experience for both sides.

Structured, transparent and expectation-aligned interviews. Both parties walk in prepared and walk out confident.

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Stage 5

Offer & Negotiation

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Fairness doesn't happen by accident.

Terms negotiated with experience and balance. Both sides start day one on the right foot.

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Stage 6

Measure

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We stay accountable after the offer.

Six structured check-ins over 12 months. Measuring whether the goals from Stage 1 are being lived in reality.

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Post-placement check-in cycle

We don't disappear after signing day.

Six structured touchpoints with both employer and candidate over 12 months. Closing the gap between what was agreed and what lands.

Day 1

Start

Week 1

Early check

Month 1

Settling in

Quarter

3 months

Half year

6 months

Annual

12 months

Who we work with

Built for both sides of the table.

Employers

Accountable hiring for Accounting & Finance teams.

Whether you're a public practice firm or a commercial business building a finance function, you work with one person from start to finish. No handoffs. Someone who knows your world and is accountable for the outcome.

Public Practice accountants Commercial & Industry CFO & senior search Executive search Contract & interim

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Candidates

Your career, mapped with intention.

We start with where you actually want to go. Not just where you've been. A clear picture of the right move gets built before a single role is discussed. You'll always know where things stand.

Client Manager Senior accountant M&A Tax Advisor CFO / FC

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Specialties

Where we do our best work.

Public practice accountants

CA / CPA firms and boutique practices through to mid-tier and the Big 4 ecosystem across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

Commercial accounting

FC, CFO, Analyst and management accounting roles inside growth-stage businesses and corporate groups.

Insights

Resources for the accounting & finance market.

Practical perspective on the accounting and finance market — from someone who's worked in it.

Brisbane

Accounting & Finance Recruitment in Brisbane

The Brisbane market, key hiring trends, in-demand roles and what employers and candidates need to know heading into the year ahead.

Melbourne

Accounting & Finance Recruitment in Melbourne

How Melbourne's finance market differs, where demand is concentrated and what competitive packages look like right now.

Sydney

Accounting & Finance Recruitment in Sydney

Sydney's role as Australia's commercial finance hub — the sectors driving hiring, salary benchmarks and what candidates are prioritising.

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