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AFR Consulting

AFR Consulting is a specialist financial and accountancy recruitment firm serving Lancashire and North Manchester, trusted by employers and finance professionals since its launch in 2004. The business is director led and built on a personal, quality driven approach that prioritizes understanding, honesty, and long term relationships over volume targets. With deep roots and extensive local networks, the team brings up to date knowledge of the regional talent market and a clear view of compensation trends, skills availability, and candidate motivations across both professional practice and industry. Consultants at AFR Consulting recruit across the full finance spectrum, from transactional and part qualified roles through to mid and senior level appointments, consistently matching technical capability with cultural fit. Typical assignments include accounts assistants, purchase ledger clerks and managers, credit controllers, payroll professionals, assistant accountants, management accountants, operations accountants, and commercial finance roles. Clients benefit from a straightforward process that focuses on accurately qualified shortlists, well prepared candidates, and transparent feedback, with a commitment to decline assignments if the brief cannot be met rather than wasting time. Candidates receive honest guidance on career options, CV and interview preparation, and access to a continuously updated jobs board featuring full time, part time, temporary, freelance, and contract opportunities across the region. Operating from Blackburn, the firm leverages two decades of regional experience to help SMEs, growing mid market companies, listed businesses, and accountancy practices recruit and retain the right finance talent. Whether building a transactional finance team, backfilling a key month end role, or adding commercial insight to support growth, AFR Consulting offers permanent, temporary, and contract resourcing solutions delivered by seasoned recruiters who know the local market and the demands of modern finance functions.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)BankingInsuranceInvestment Management

HQBlackburn, United Kingdom

ALF Recruit

ALF Recruit is a specialist recruitment partner focused on finance, accountancy, business support, and financial services, serving the North West and delivering nationwide coverage for SMEs through to FTSE listed companies. The firm provides permanent recruitment, temporary solutions, and executive search, uniting high end, high quality talent with roles that demand both technical capability and cultural alignment. Its consultants take a bespoke, consultative approach that prioritizes quality over quantity, curating shortlists rather than flooding clients with CVs, and guiding each search from briefing through shortlisting, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding. Typical mandates range from transactional finance posts such as purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control, and accounts assistant, to part qualified and qualified accountants, management accountants, finance analysts, finance managers, controllers, finance business partners, and finance directors. Within financial services, ALF Recruit supports specialist areas including banking and bridging finance, underwriting, AML and financial crime, fraud investigation, risk, compliance, and collections, alongside wider corporate functions across business support, HR, and legal. For time critical needs, its temporary and interim service leverages a pre vetted network to deliver rapid cover and business continuity, agreeing transparent rates and delivering candidates who can make an immediate impact. For long term hires, its permanent process is structured to secure lasting fit and retention, underpinned by clear terms of business and market insight on salary, benefits, and hybrid working. The company also offers candidate centric support, including free CV checks, interview tips, and practical coaching to help professionals move faster and with confidence. From first contact by phone, email, or a booked meeting with an executive search expert, ALF Recruit aims to make hiring straightforward, precise, and outcome focused, helping clients search, recruit, and retain the people who will drive long term performance.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

HQRochdale, United Kingdom

First Recruitment Group

First for Insurance is a UK based specialist motor insurance intermediary that focuses on keeping business motoring, with particular strength in tailored van insurance for tradespeople and commercial drivers. The website presents clear routes to get or retrieve a quote online and a prominent telephone number for customers who prefer to speak directly, underlining an emphasis on accessible service. As part of Right Choice Insurance Brokers Limited, First for Insurance benefits from the scale and governance of a larger FCA authorised brokerage, with regulatory reference number 475620 and a registered office at St James House, 27-43 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3NH. The site highlights a wider family connection through Club RCIB, and signposts complementary roadside assistance options from partners such as Autoaid Breakdown, Autonational Rescue, and Euro Rescue, including UK and European cover tiers. Customers can also review practical guidance on making a claim, including what to do at the scene of an accident and the steps to take immediately after an incident, reflecting a focus on support beyond the point of sale. Transparency is reinforced through visible links to terms and conditions, privacy and cookie policies, a modern slavery statement, retention and consumer duty policies, and customer vulnerability information. The online experience is aimed at United Kingdom residents, with content and services delivered under English law. The website states the breakdown insurance product featured is offered by one insurer, Equity Red Star, arranged and administered by Right Choice Insurance Brokers Ltd, and reserves the right to change insurers without notice. Quote journeys are streamlined, and policy documentation, key policy information, and terms are made available digitally to ensure customers can review coverage before purchase. Cookie consent and analytics disclosures show how user data is handled, while a detailed data retention schedule describes how long personal data such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails are kept, and confirms that records will be provided to authorities on request when required by law. Product navigation focuses on van, car, and breakdown categories, with FAQs and complaints guidance to assist customers in resolving issues efficiently.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementGeneralist - white collar professionalsSales & Business DevelopmentFinance & Accounting

HQRomford, United Kingdom

Connect3 Recruitment

This agency helps professional service firms look bigger, sharper, and more trusted online by turning what already makes them money into authority content that consistently attracts high quality clients. With a combined decade of marketing experience and a track record serving brands across the UK, US, Europe, and the UAE, the team focuses on ROI, clarity of positioning, and a system that does not drain a founders time. Its signature offering, the Authority Engine, is a done for you authority and content framework refined across real client work to position clients as the obvious choice in their market. The process is simple and repeatable: extraction to learn the business, clients, and market; strategy to map audience, goals, and content plan; content production blending graphics, photos, and short form video; streamlined approval to keep delivery moving; and publishing with intent so every post has a job, from building trust and credibility to generating demand. Designed for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn, the approach prioritizes consistent visibility, an on brand presence, and measurable outcomes rather than generic posts or pushy sales messages. Recent wins include 20 plus new enquiries per month for an accountancy firm, a finance business signing a 6000 per year retainer, 10 million views on Facebook and Instagram in 2025 for a business, 40 percent revenue growth for a local company through social content, a 1000 percent follower increase for a real estate agent, and lead magnet performance with 140 downloads. Priced from 999 per month and delivered as a monthly commitment, the service is for firms with a proven offer, a defined social goal, and capacity for new clients, not for those seeking to go viral or buy cheap content. Every engagement is written in the clients tone of voice, with regular updates and a consistent posting cadence that turns expertise, opinions, proof, and client wins into sustainable inbound demand.

SOW/ProjectsMSPRPOManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Graphic DesignBroadcastingPublishing

HQMacclesfield, United Kingdom

Cathedral Appointments

Cathedral Appointments is a South West recruitment partner with offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Taunton, supporting employers and candidates across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Bristol. For more than 37 years the consultancy has helped an entire generation of businesses build effective teams while guiding professionals to progress their careers. B Corp certified and consistently 5 star rated, the firm delivers permanent, contract and temporary recruitment and manages the full hiring lifecycle end to end, acting as an embedded partner or working alongside established in house teams. Cathedral Appointments recruits across a wide range of professional disciplines, including Accountancy and Finance, Business Support, Charity and Non profit, Customer Services, Engineering and Manufacturing, Executive leadership, Financial Services, Human Resources, IT and Tech, Legal, Logistics, Marketing and Creative, Project Management, Recruitment and Talent Acquisition, and Sales. The team is also a specialist in fractional and senior executive appointments, supporting flexible fractional leaders as well as permanent and interim C suite and senior management hires with a discreet, insight led approach that focuses on long term success and fit. To meet growing demand for digital skills, the company launched CA Tech Talent in 2022, a sister brand dedicated to sourcing software engineers, consultants and technology specialists across the region using advanced search tools and deep local networks. Clients benefit from market intelligence, salary and benefits benchmarking, role definition support, employer brand advice, compliant processes and thorough candidate screening, while candidates gain access to high quality opportunities, guidance on CVs and interviews, and ongoing career support. With simple online tools to register a job or submit a CV and an always current job search, Cathedral Appointments makes it easy to engage. Guided by values of integrity, teamwork and quality, the firm is committed to strengthening the region by matching great talent with thriving businesses.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQExeter, United Kingdom

Clark Wood

Clark Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on connecting accountancy and finance professionals with employers that value technical rigour, commercial awareness, and long term potential. Operating across the UK market, the firm supports professional services partnerships and in house finance teams with hires spanning newly qualified through senior leadership, aligning each search with the clients operating model, culture, and growth plan. Core expertise covers roles across audit, tax, financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, and related advisory disciplines, enabling clients to access shortlists that combine qualifications with hands on sector exposure. Clark Wood delivers three complementary service lines permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and executive search and interim management which can be engaged on contingent or retained bases depending on complexity and urgency. Consultants prioritize a consultative approach built on structured intake briefs, targeted research and outreach, behavioural and competency based assessment, and transparent feedback loops that compress time to shortlist without compromising quality. For clients, the firm provides market insight that informs workforce planning and compensation decisions, including comparative salary data and candidate availability trends. For candidates, practical guidance on CV positioning, interview preparation, and offer negotiation is coupled with advice on qualification pathways and career progression within practice and industry. Every assignment is run with an emphasis on compliance, confidentiality, and inclusive hiring, using consistent evaluation criteria and documented process controls to mitigate bias and protect sensitive information. Whether the mandate involves a single specialist, a small team build, or a discreet leadership appointment, Clark Wood applies disciplined search methods, clear communication, and measured execution to secure outcomes that stand up to scrutiny. The result is a stable match between employer expectations and candidate capability, supported by post placement follow up to ensure onboarding success and sustained performance.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)InsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTech

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Gibbs Hybrid

Gibbs Hybrid is a workforce solutions partner that helps enterprises and high growth companies secure, manage, and optimize specialist talent for mission critical initiatives across technology and financial services. Building on a hybrid operating model, the firm combines managed service program expertise with outcome based statement of work delivery and agile contract staffing to give clients a single, scalable route to skills, capacity, and measurable results. Its teams focus on hard to find capabilities spanning software engineering, data and analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, digital product, change and transformation, project and program management, business analysis, testing, and IT infrastructure, as well as the risk, compliance, and operations roles essential to highly regulated environments. Gibbs Hybrid designs governance frameworks that align to client objectives, with clear service levels, transparent pricing, and robust MI and reporting to provide control of spend and performance across multi supplier ecosystems. The firm emphasizes compliance and risk management in areas such as onboarding, background checking, right to work, and contractor classification, and applies disciplined delivery management to SOW engagements to ensure scope, milestones, and benefits are achieved. Clients gain speed and flexibility through contingent talent pipelines and rapid deployment models, while centralized program management drives consistency, vendor neutrality, and improved candidate and hiring manager experiences. The company invests in candidate communities and continuous skills development to maintain access to niche expertise, and it partners closely with internal talent and procurement teams to complement existing processes and tools. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and measurable outcomes, Gibbs Hybrid aims to reduce time to productivity, increase workforce visibility, and deliver predictable value across transformation, run, and change portfolios. Its approach is designed to be practical, data informed, and resilient, enabling organizations to scale up or down quickly while maintaining quality and control.

MSPSOW/ProjectsContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceBankingInsuranceInvestment Management

HQKnutsford, United Kingdom

Heat Recruitment

Heat Recruitment is a UK based specialist recruitment partner delivering Digital and Professional Services talent across public and private sectors. From its hubs in Bristol and Manchester, the firm connects organizations with permanent hires, contractors, and senior leaders through retained and contingent search. With over 16 years of trading, its consultants operate in defined markets including Digital and Technology, Insurance, Financial Services, Legal, Public Sector, and Sales, combining deep domain expertise with modern sourcing technology. Employers tap into an active talent pool of 227071 candidates and a client roster of 2592 organizations, supported by a process that prioritizes quality over quantity, evidenced by 33 percent of CVs converting to interviews and an 86 percent satisfaction score from candidates who rate the service superior to other agencies. Heat blends data, market intelligence, and high touch advisory to deliver solutions that range from rapid contractor deployments to bespoke retained mandates for niche and executive appointments. The team invests heavily in community and insights, publishing annual salary surveys across Digital and Tech, Financial Services, Insurance, Legal, and Sales to help clients benchmark and plan workforce strategies. In Legal, the practice supports roles from paralegal to partner, serving both UK and US markets, while the Financial Services and Insurance teams cover wealth, broking, underwriting, claims, compliance, and wider risk and operations functions. Across Digital and Technology, consultants recruit for software engineering, infrastructure, data, cloud, cyber, and product disciplines. As a REC corporate member, Heat upholds rigorous professional standards and a people first culture built on teamwork, development, and long term partnerships. Whether scaling a team, securing a hard to find specialist, or hiring a transformative leader, Heat provides a configurable service built around clear communication, pace, and outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechManagement ConsultingLegal

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Hirecracker

Based in Chester, Hirecracker is an award winning, multi sector recruitment partner that helps organizations hire smarter across the UK and internationally. Born out of the award winning Searchability group and now 100 percent employee owned, the firm brings a brand led, data informed approach that blends hands on recruitment delivery with employer branding, DE&I consultancy, and events to engage talent across competitive markets. Hirecracker supports needs from a single critical hire through to high volume recruitment campaigns, underpinned by AI, tech and insight tools that improve reach, speed, and candidate experience. The business operates dedicated sector teams, including Military, which connects veterans, service leavers and the wider forces community with civilian careers; Operations, covering business operations, HR and office support; Education, delivering permanent, supply and support staff for schools and education providers; Sales, placing revenue generators across industry verticals; Finance, recruiting core accounting and financial professionals; and Planning, focused on built environment and town planning roles. Clients benefit from flexible engagement models, including traditional permanent search, supply and interim solutions, and embedded Talent as a Service options that scale with demand. Candidates can access job search, CV submission and interview preparation resources, with consultants offering practical guidance at every step. With 5 star reviews from both clients and candidates and case studies that span energy, utilities and other sectors, Hirecracker is trusted to deliver measurable outcomes, improve employer brand visibility, and reduce time to hire. The company serves employers across the public and private sectors from its UK headquarters, with aligned teams supporting sister sites in the USA, Australia and the UAE, and is committed to ethical, transparent processes backed by modern technology and a people first culture.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationCommercial Real EstateConstructionArchitecture

HQChester, United Kingdom

Hunter Adams

Hunter Adams is a UK based, employee owned HR consultancy and specialist HR recruitment partner that helps organizations of all sizes solve people challenges and build high performing teams. The firm blends hands on HR consulting, permanent and interim HR hiring, and flexible outsourcing to give clients exactly the support they need, when they need it. Its consulting practice covers the full HR spectrum, including employee relations and complex investigations, organisational development and culture change, mergers and acquisitions HR support and TUPE, diversity, equity and inclusion, employee wellbeing, compensation and reward, learning and leadership development, and HR technology and workforce analytics. When capacity needs to flex, Hunter Adams deploys fractional or full time interim HR professionals who embed quickly, deliver outcomes, and stabilize teams through change. For longer term needs, its HR recruitment practice delivers permanent and executive appointments through contingent and retained search, placing HR leaders and specialists who make a measurable impact. Growing businesses can also access an on demand HR department through scalable HR outsourcing that provides pragmatic advice without the overhead. With national reach across Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester and London, the team has supported more than a thousand UK organizations, from scale ups and SMEs to FTSE level enterprises and global brands, across sectors such as energy, financial services, technology and not for profit. Clients value the firm for its people first approach, commercial focus, and the way its senior HR practitioners translate strategy into practical action. Whether the brief is resolving urgent ER issues, accelerating hiring for a critical HR role, reducing costs, coaching leaders, or navigating transformation, Hunter Adams listens first, clarifies outcomes, and delivers clear, workable solutions that help businesses grow with confidence.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQLondon, United Kingdom

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