Matt Barnfield
About Matt Barnfield
Matt Barnfield is an Account Director at FinXL IT Professional Services with extensive experience in IT recruitment and client management in Sydney, Australia.
Company: FinXL IT Professional Services
Matt Barnfield currently serves as Account Director at FinXL IT Professional Services. He has been with the company since 2015, offering his expertise in the industry from their Sydney, Australia office. Matt's role involves overseeing client relationships and directing account strategies to meet client needs within the IT sector.
Previous Roles in IT Recruitment
Before joining FinXL, Matt Barnfield worked at Talent International, a leading IT&T recruitment specialist in Australia and New Zealand, functioning as Senior Account Executive from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, he held a position at alcami as Senior Account Manager between 2012 and 2014. Furthering his extensive background in recruitment and client management, Matt served as Client Manager at ManpowerGroup from 2010 to 2012 and as a Senior Consultant at The Service Manager from 2007 to 2009, all based in Sydney, Australia.
Additional Professional Experience
Matt's career also includes a role at Gap Executive as a Senior IT Recruitment Consultant (2006-2007) and at Tardis Group as Middle Office Team Manager (2003-2006). He started his career in the early 2000s with IT Account Manager at SEEK (2000-2003) and IT Recruitment Section Leader at GAP IT Recruitment (1998-2000). These roles have solidified his extensive expertise in the IT recruitment and professional services industry.
Education and Certification
Matt Barnfield has a Graduate Certificate in Business and Technology from the University of New South Wales and another in Marketing from TAFE NSW. He has enhanced his professional development with certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster® from RedAgile, Strategic Selling from Miller Heiman Group, and completion of the Sales Performance Program at Rogen SI. He also studied at Parramatta Marist Brothers.
Expertise in IT Professional Services
With a significant focus on providing tailored professional services to government and financial services enterprises, Matt Barnfield has supported large programs of work involving digital transformation, regulatory and compliance projects, advisory services, insurance capability uplift, and financial lending mandates. His extensive experience includes implementing blended onshore/offshore IT capability solutions, demonstrating expertise in strategic client development and workforce performance management within the financial services domain. Additionally, Matt has had prior successes in the utilities and supply chain business domains.