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Top 25 Controller recruitment firms based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 200 controller recruitment firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 1,217 professional contacts across them, including 391 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers controller recruitment firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 27, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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200Companies
1,217Contacts tracked
391Verified emails
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The 25 largest controller recruitment firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 200 controller recruitment firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to controller recruitment firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200176 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 2004, we have been committed to delivering first-class recruitment services through accessibility, agility and consistency, Evolve Talent has scaled from a start-up to a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5053 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Miller Leith is an Award-Winning Specialist Recruitment, Executive Search and Consulting partner to a range of diverse clients, from tier-one industry leaders to own-label…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“People are the heartbeat of our business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Indirect evidenceAdelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Born in 2016, South Australia and still proudly privately owned.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Connected, Transparent, Dependable and Exceptional – these are the values that have shaped our business since 2008 and guide our mission of connecting Sydney's best accounting…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Partial evidenceSouth Yarra, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blackbook is a specialist recruitment agency for Engineering, Operations, Science, Quality, Safety, Technical, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, Sales and Executive C-Suite.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Anton Murray Consulting is a specialist recruitment consulting firm focused on providing high calibre Banking professionals to clients within the Investment Banking, Funds…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Capture Recruitment's Policy revolves around a recruiting service that continually meets the expectations of our customers in all aspects of Quality, Performance, Reliability and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Partial evidenceCaringbah, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For us, successful recruitment is about building relationships, recruiting is a people business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Indirect evidenceAshgrove, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1993 and privately owned, the Group is one of Australia's leading specialist executive search firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since our inception in we continue to invest in our ability to deliver outstanding Recruitment and Consulting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“What do you look for when considering engaging someone in the Financial Services Industry?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hart Recruitment was founded in Sydney by senior recruitment specialists with over three decades of combined industry experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lloyd Connect is a boutique recruitment agency with a difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Partial evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Privately owned and Queensland based, Sapphire Recruitment specialises in accounting & finance recruitment to Commerce & Industry, Public Practice and the Not for Profit sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“APPRECIATING TALENT - ALWAYS ADDING VALUE We are specialists in the recruitment of finance professionals within the commerce and industry sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Partial evidenceNewcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Recruitment has long been a game of KPIs, cold calls, and commission-driven placements.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With Pace having over 30 years operating as a market leader, we pride ourselves on specialised and personal recruitment, dedicated to combining talented employees with roles that…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Partial evidenceMatraville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“National recruitment agency based in Sydney.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Niche 212 is an Australian owned, highly personalised, boutique executive recruitment firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With over 12 years in in the market, all of which has been in R2R, Kai Recruitment is a dedicated Rec to Rec with candidate care and quality of service at the heart of the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNewcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Introducing: Connected People!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JLegal is a respected consultancy focusing purely on legal recruitment and career coaching for lawyers at all levels.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24Partial evidenceSt.kilda, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Advance Thinking Your Number #1 Boutique IT Recruitment Agency We're all about revolutionising your IT recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25Partial evidenceBlacktown, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Having backed us with 19+ years of experience in A2Z Accountants NSW, we have launched A2Z Recruitment Solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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Controller recruitment firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
32.1%Verified-email coverage
6.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
30.0%Largest-city concentration · Sydney
Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
163
11-50
29
51-200
7
201-500
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 200 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among controller recruitment firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “controller recruitment firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names controller recruitment firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among controller recruitment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 391 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names controller recruitment firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many controller recruitment firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 200 controller recruitment firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Evolve Talent, headquartered in Sydney, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most controller recruitment firms?

Sydney leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (50) and Brisbane (24).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 391 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 200 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 27, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.