Global recruitment specialist Hays has released its quarterly report into recruitment trends for the April – June 2012 quarter.

 

Mining and resource companies around Australia are looking for leadership talent in the areas of accounting, international tax consulting and mergers and acquisitions, as well as continuing to source site based technical leadership candidates.

 

The retail industry is experiencing some isolated pockets of recruitment activity including demand for Senior Marketing Executives, Senior Merchandising Managers and Strategic Operational leaders.

 

CEOs and General Management talent are sought for the not-for-profit sector. “Executives with leadership skills gained delivering key programs of transformation and organisational growth are regularly requested by employers,” says the report. “State Government and Statutory Authorities have driven a spike in the demand for interim CFO and other finance leadership roles, as people move into new roles and organisations continue to restructure.”

 

Finance professionals and business executives who have experience with change and project management are needed, in particular candidates with experience in consulting and assisting in commercialisation and transformations of organisations. Professionals with experience in systems implementations and process cultural change are highly desirable.

 

“There are two main factors driving this demand. Firstly, changes in not-for-profit legislation in specific areas is leading to the need for organisations to become more effective and focused on bottom and top line finances, while gaining greater operational efficiencies in order to sustain effectiveness,” says the report. “In addition, many companies are looking at cost reduction across the core parts of their business, with process improvement and systems a key focus.”

 

The report can be found here.