Join us for our next RSM Industry Connect, proudly delivered in partnership with Atlas Partners, a leading specialist recruitment firm focused on finance and executive talent.
RSM’s Industry Connect is a flagship event series that is designed for finance professionals, bringing together current and emerging leaders of Australian-based businesses to connect and collaborate. Through open discussion and shared experiences, the forum aims to build professional connections while developing the skills and confidence required to navigate evolving business challenges.
This session will be delivered as an interactive panel discussion, featuring industry experts including Craig Gorton, Co-Founder of Atlas Partners and facilitated by RSM’s Michelle Di Fede, exploring:
- Workforce capabilities required in 2026 and where finance teams are currently under-prepared
- Building AI-ready finance teams and how technology can augment rather than replace roles
- Retention in high-pressure finance environments and developing succession below CFO level
- Hybrid teams, offshoring models and automation trade offs
- Emerging employment considerations, including redundancies, psychosocial safety and workforce risk
A joint event with:
We hope you can join us for an evening of valuable discussion and connection with fellow finance professionals across the Victorian business community.
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Date:
Thursday, 14 May 2026 |
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Time: 5.30pm arrival for a 6.00pm start, concluding at 8.00pm.
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Venue: RSM Australia
Level 27, 120 Collins Street Melbourne |
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Claire Brown is a highly experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer at KHQ Lawyers....
Claire practices exclusively in employment law, with a focus on industrial relations and discrimination. What makes her approach unique is the foundation of her career. Claire spent the first 14 years working in operational human resources and industrial relations roles, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges faced by practitioners both in day-to-day workplace relations issues and broader people strategy. She works to build strong client relationships, walking the path with her clients to understand their specific challenges and provide actionable advice along with usable procedural guidance that practitioners can readily implement.
Travis is a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director at Bunzl ANZ....
Travis leads finance across a large, acquisition led distribution business, with a significant footprint in healthcare. He is currently driving a major D365 implementation across ANZ, focused on improving data visibility, consistency and decision making across a relatively siloed operating model. This gives him a very current lens on how technology, particularly AI and automation, is shaping finance and broader workforce capability.
Craig Gorton is a director and co-owner of Atlas Partners, a specialist accountancy and finance recruitment firm based in Melbourne....
With a background as a qualified accountant (CGMA/Chartered Accountant), Craig brings a unique combination of technical finance expertise and deep recruitment knowledge to the market. Having started his career in finance before transitioning into recruitment, Craig has built a strong reputation for advising organisations on senior and executive-level hires across Australia and the UK.
Jermaine is a Senior Manager at RSM Australia. Based in Brisbane, Jermaine has experience in providing tax consulting and compliance services including M&A tax due diligence, tax structuring, tax consolidation, tax advice as well as income tax return and tax effect accounting services to public and large proprietary companies, private equity funds and large partnerships....
Jermaine is also a Chartered Accountant (CA) and full member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ). In his spare time, Jermaine volunteers his time with Project Yumi Inc and DigIn - both Australian registered charities.
