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Gilliat Moray

Founded in 2011 in Edinburgh, Gilliat Moray is a generalist executive search and selection firm serving public and private sector organisations across the UK and internationally. The company partners with FTSE listed businesses, SMEs, and other search firms to identify and engage outstanding senior talent, combining rigorous, traditional search techniques with modern, research led market intelligence. Its consultants prioritise robust primary research, careful candidate care, and clear, professional representation of each clients reputation, acting as a trusted voice in the market. Alongside full lifecycle executive search, Gilliat Moray delivers bespoke research solutions that include targeted outreach, talent mapping for contingency and succession planning, and competitor analysis that offers clients a realistic and current view of active and passive candidate pools. The firm engages the market with a personable yet highly professional style, communicating transparently, iterating briefs when needed, and moving with tenacity to deliver credible shortlists efficiently and discreetly. Diversity, equality and inclusion sit at the heart of every assignment, with practical advice available to help clients articulate and embed DEI strategies within search execution and longer term workforce plans. In 2020 the practice expanded to include one to one career coaching, drawing on deep recruitment insight to help individuals clarify strengths, build career strategies, and navigate transitions with confidence. Gilliat Moray is a member of the Executive Research Association and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, underlining its commitment to ethical conduct and high professional standards. With experience that spans FMCG, retail, construction, financial services, and professional services, the firm adapts quickly to sector nuances while holding a consistent, research first methodology. Whether engaged for a UK or global search, a standalone market mapping project, or confidential advice at the outset of a leadership hire, Gilliat Moray brings investigative flair, persistence, and care to every mandate, delivering outcomes that strengthen teams and protect reputations.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer ElectronicsManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)

HQEdinburgh, United Kingdom

ORCA Search

ORCA Search is a Sydney based recruitment and search partner focused on transformational hiring across Strategy, Technology and Transformation. Positioning itself as a fully integrated recruitment partner, the firm helps leading organisations attract exceptional talent through retained executive search, permanent recruitment and contract solutions that cover program delivery, project services, business analysis, change management and leadership roles. ORCA emphasizes long term partnerships and a consultative process that aligns culture, capability, diversity, drive and experience, investing in candidates and clients to create lasting impact. The team operates in specialized pods so clients can access a one stop partner for delivery team hiring through to executive appointments, ensuring deep market knowledge and speed without sacrificing quality. Testimonials highlight attentive communication, rigorous shortlisting and an empathetic candidate experience, with several senior hires noting the value of clear feedback and coaching throughout the process. Distinctively, ORCA backs senior placements with executive coaching support and publicly states that it invests financially in the career development of each candidate it places, reinforcing a people first ethos that goes beyond transactional recruitment. With experience supporting executives and delivery teams across technology led change and enterprise transformation, ORCA works with universities and leading enterprises, including tier 1 financial services organisations and technology driven companies, to secure hard to find talent. Whether organizations are appointing an executive, building a delivery capability or scaling change programs, ORCA brings a collaborative approach that evaluates team needs strategically and delivers talent that fits both role requirements and long term goals. Led by experienced search professionals, including managing partners who oversee executive search and transformation, the firm combines market reach, structured search methodology and candidate advocacy to drive successful outcomes for both hiring leaders and senior professionals seeking the right next role.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechManagement ConsultingLegal

HQSydney, Australia

Ashe Consulting

Ashe Consulting is a specialist recruitment firm focused on the financial services sector, delivering executive search and selection alongside permanent and contract recruitment across London and the South East. The consultancy is known for a personal, high quality and bespoke approach that is carefully tailored to the needs of both clients and candidates. Its experienced consultants research each clients background, vision and culture to understand the role context and advise on the best hiring strategy, whether retained selection, executive search, contingency or file search. The firm applies rigorous screening to ensure candidates skills, experience and personality align with employer requirements, and it never submits a CV without the candidates permission. Ashe Consultings domain expertise spans actuarial, investments, life and pensions, group risk and healthcare, employee benefits and flexible benefits, in house pension schemes, third party administrators and consultancies, pensions software and systems, and pensions payroll and accounts. Typical mandates range from pensions administrators and team leaders to DC pensions consultants, employee benefits specialists and senior appointments for independent insurance brokers, wealth and benefits consultancies, and specialist pensions providers. For employers, Ashe Consulting offers end to end support including research and identification of potential candidates, quality advertising to attract optimum response, structured interviewing and assessment, shortlisting, facilitation of the interview process, and management of offer and aftercare. For candidates, it provides market insight, role guidance and a discreet, ethical process designed to secure the right long term fit. As a corporate member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the firm operates to industry best practice and professional standards. Combining honesty, understanding and deep sector knowledge, Ashe Consulting builds long term partnerships and consistently adds value, whether filling time critical vacancies or conducting confidential searches for senior talent.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQHorsham, United Kingdom

Pure Resourcing Solutions

Pure Resourcing Solutions, often known simply as Pure, is a UK based recruitment consultancy focused on connecting employers and professionals with an emphasis on the East of England and surrounding regions. The firm partners with organizations ranging from high growth SMEs to established corporates to deliver permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, and executive search solutions across core professional disciplines including accounting and finance, human resources, marketing and communications, office support, technology, and board level leadership. Combining local market knowledge with a relationship led approach, Pure supports clients through the full hiring lifecycle, from role scoping and salary benchmarking to targeted sourcing, rigorous assessment, selection, and onboarding advice. Its consultants operate as specialists within functional communities, building talent pipelines, running confidential searches, and advising on employer brand, diversity and inclusion, and candidate experience to improve hiring outcomes and retention. For senior and board appointments, its executive practice delivers search and interim management underpinned by robust research, stakeholder engagement, and psychometric insight to identify leaders who can drive transformation and sustainable growth. For contingent and short term needs, the business supplies skilled temporary professionals and interims, providing agility without compromising quality or compliance. Candidates value Pure for clear guidance, interview preparation, and a long term career partnership that continues after placement, while clients rely on transparent communication, data informed market intelligence, and measurable service levels aligned to timelines and budgets. With a collaborative culture and strong regional presence, Pure balances scale with a personal touch, tailoring solutions to each assignment and ensuring ethical, consultative recruitment. The result is a trusted partner that helps organizations secure hard to find talent and enables professionals to progress their careers across finance, HR, technology, and other professional functions.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)IT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQNorwich, United Kingdom

Fletcher Jones Executive Search

Fletcher Jones Executive Search is a UK-based boutique firm specializing in senior appointments and board advisory services for organizations across financial services, professional practice, and the not-for-profit sector. Founded in 1984 and operating from offices in London and Edinburgh, the firm delivers bespoke executive search assignments for Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executives, and other director-level leaders. Its methodology blends targeted headhunting and rigorous original research with the reach of extensive UK and global networks and modern digital sourcing tools. Beyond search, Fletcher Jones provides independent board performance reviews, remuneration reviews, executive leadership team evaluations, and SHL psychometric testing, giving clients a data-informed perspective on governance, leadership capability, culture, and succession. The team works collaboratively on each mandate to ensure a high-touch, human approach focused on cultural fit, cognitive diversity, and a strong candidate experience, often advising clients through nuanced deliberations when multiple strong finalists are in play. Sector strengths include investment trusts, asset management, mutual and building societies, and banking within financial services, alongside professional practices such as legal and accounting firms, and not-for-profit and membership organizations. The firm underscores responsible business practices through a clear commitment to ESG principles, data protection, and cyber resilience, and is a signatory to Chapter Zeros Search Firms Declaration. Trusted by boards for independence, discretion, and thoroughness, Fletcher Jones is known for producing balanced longlists and shortlists that broaden diversity of thought and experience while remaining tightly aligned to role specifications and governance needs. Clients and candidates engage in person, by phone, email, or video, benefitting from a process designed to make key appointment decisions easier, faster, and well substantiated.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementProject ManagementFundraisingSocial Services

HQUnited Kingdom

Active Recruiting Consultants Ltd (ARC)

Active Recruiting Consultants Ltd (ARC) is a niche recruitment consultancy focused on the UK financial services and general insurance markets, providing ethical, effective, high quality recruitment solutions since 2001. The firm supports a broad range of product areas including life, pensions, protection, employee benefits, mortgages, and investments, and hires across front, middle, and back office functions. Typical roles include sales support, IFA administration, paraplanning, compliance, pensions administration and technical pensions posts, as well as marketing, IT, medical underwriting, claims, and customer services. ARC partners with wealth managers, life assurers, pension administrators, fund managers, brokers, fintech firms, and specialist financial technology consultancies, placing talent from graduate and early career levels through to experienced and senior specialists. Their approach is hands on and service led, with detailed interview preparation, transparent communication, and diligent shortlisting that avoids flooding clients with unsuitable CVs. Testimonials spanning many years highlight ARC’s market knowledge, candidate care, and persistence in finding the right cultural and technical fit. The firm has supported candidates into roles such as Senior Pensions Administrator, Pensions Analyst, Paraplanner, Sales Manager, Marketing Executive, Medical Underwriter, Customer Service and complaints specialists, and .NET developers within niche financial technology environments. With hybrid and flexible working now common across many client engagements, ARC remains closely aligned to evolving employer needs while advocating for candidates throughout the process, providing feedback and guidance at every stage. Their model is relationship driven, evidenced by repeat client business since 2006 and referrals rewarded through a structured program, and they continue to operate with the same integrity and focus that have defined the business since its inception. ARC’s commitment is to deliver first class recruitment outcomes that add long term value to both clients and candidates across the financial services ecosystem.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQEpsom, United Kingdom

Barker Munro Recruitment

Barker Munro Recruitment is an independent UK recruitment company established in 2010 that specialises exclusively in the general insurance market. Built by career professionals with deep sector expertise, the firm has developed a trusted reputation for delivering honest, practical advice to clients and candidates while maintaining a focus on long term relationships and budget conscious solutions. Operating across both Commercial and Personal Lines, Barker Munro recruits nationwide for insurers, managing general agents, brokers, loss adjusters, and dedicated claims management companies. Its core delivery spans four divisions: Claims, Broking, Underwriting, and Insurance Office Support, covering roles from trainee through to director. Typical mandates include commercial underwriters, SME account handlers, insurance brokers and account executives, claims handlers and leaders, underwriting assistants, and the professional office support that underpins successful insurance operations, including administration, customer service, and finance and accounting. For employers, the team provides consultative vacancy scoping, market and salary insight, targeted search, rigorous shortlisting, and smooth offer management. For candidates, Barker Munro offers straightforward guidance, CV and interview preparation, and transparent feedback designed to support sustainable career progression. From its base in Maidstone, Kent, the team works across the UK, combining local knowledge with national reach. Directors Dan Munday and Heather Parkhouse lead a close knit group of specialists who are known for responsiveness, discretion, and consistent delivery. The website provides a live jobs board, the ability to submit CVs and vacancies, set job alerts, and access a knowledge hub. Whether building a claims function, strengthening broking capability, enhancing underwriting teams, or hiring high quality office support, Barker Munro aims to be the agency of choice for general insurance talent. Their guiding belief is simple and consistent with client outcomes: their industry knowledge is your solution.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingSales & Business DevelopmentSenior Executives

HQMaidstone, United Kingdom

Calidus Group

Calidus Group is an Australian recruitment partner focused on delivering high caliber talent across Accounting and Finance, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, and executive leadership roles. Founded in 2018, the firm combines deep functional expertise with a personal, relationship-led process that prioritizes culture, values, and long-term fit. From an initial discovery session to define objectives, through rigorous screening and intelligent matching, Calidus goes beyond resumes to understand motivations, competencies, and attitude and aptitude, enabling precise introductions that endure. The team supports a wide spectrum of professionals, from recent graduates to experienced managers and C-suite leaders, and collaborates with clients ranging from high-growth startups and mid-market companies to national professional services firms and technology businesses. With coverage across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, Calidus has built a strong national network and a reputation for transparent communication, thorough reference checking, and hands-on partnership that acts as an extension of each client brand. The firm specializes in permanent recruitment and executive search for roles such as Partner, C-suite, Director, and key supporting positions within corporate functions. Clients value the consultative approach, market insight, and ability to align technical capability with culture add, while candidates consistently cite supportive guidance and clear communication throughout the process. With more than one thousand successful placements across industries, Calidus Group is committed to building healthy, progressive, and happy workplaces by connecting people and opportunities that are genuinely well matched. Whether a company is scaling a finance function, building a performance-driven sales and marketing engine, strengthening its HR capability, or appointing senior leaders, Calidus provides an efficient, precise, and human-centered recruitment experience designed to create lasting impact for both clients and candidates.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)TelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQSydney, Australia

Grafton Banks Finance Recruitment

Founded in 2008 by Nigel Jeyes and Alex Gregory, Grafton Banks Finance is a specialist recruitment firm focused exclusively on accountancy and finance talent across Sussex, Surrey and Kent, with reach into Hampshire, London and surrounding areas. The firm delivers permanent, contract and executive search solutions for qualified, part qualified and non qualified finance professionals, from developing talent through to Finance Director, CFO and Partner appointments. Its consultants have deep market knowledge from recruiting across Commerce and Industry, Accountancy Practices, the Public Sector, Financial Services and Legal Firms, enabling targeted shortlists and informed advice on career moves, market salaries and hiring strategy. Grafton Banks Finance covers core and niche disciplines including financial and management accounting, audit, tax, treasury, financial planning and analysis, project accounting, systems accounting and finance transformation, and supports clients with interim and IR35 compliant solutions. The team operates a high touch, relationship led model: they meet clients and candidates wherever possible, offer out of hours availability seven days a week, and maintain strict confidentiality, gaining consent before any submission. Candidates benefit from honest feedback, CV guidance, aptitude and competency based interview resources, and proactive introductions that reflect long term goals as well as immediate fit. Clients can expect a thorough briefing process, culture and team fit assessment, and consistent communication that balances transparency with pragmatism, evidenced by case studies and testimonials highlighting delivery on time sensitive and hard to fill mandates, including senior finance leadership roles. With a reputation built on communication, commitment, understanding and trust, Grafton Banks Finance partners with businesses and practices of all sizes, from high growth scale ups to established groups, to secure finance talent that drives performance, governance and long term value across the organizations they support.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)FinTechGovernment AdministrationLaw Enforcement

HQHove, United Kingdom

Appella Recruitment

Appella Recruitment is an IT recruitment specialist focused on the banking and wider financial services sector, serving major European financial centers including London, Frankfurt, and the Benelux region. The company delivers tailored hiring solutions that help banks and financial institutions secure high caliber talent across contract, interim, and permanent needs. Its solutions portfolio spans interim programme and project management to provide high quality, flexible management resources, managed team solutions covering operations and legacy environments such as Unix, NT, Lotus Notes, and platforms from IBM, ICL, and Unisys, and product implementation expertise across Oracle Applications for Finance, HR and Payroll, business intelligence, CRM, and workflow. Appella Recruitment has a strong track record sourcing specialist technical and banking contractors in niche areas such as Murex and Intellimatch, as well as security consultants and architects, ensuring cultural fit and value for money. Permanent resource solutions range from executive and middle management through to hands on technical staff, reflecting deep understanding of technology demands within regulated financial institutions. The firm takes a consultative approach with candidates, securing permission before submitting CVs, offering interview coaching, assisting with country specific compliance for international roles, and providing candid feedback throughout the recruitment life cycle. After placement, Appella stays engaged to ensure outcomes meet client and candidate expectations. Testimonials from senior industry leaders, including at the European Central Bank and major European banks, reference Appella Recruitment as a responsive, trustworthy partner that goes the extra mile, pre screens candidates rigorously, and reliably follows up through onboarding and beyond. Based in Richmond upon Thames with accessible interview rooms at Parkshot House, the company combines market reach, domain depth in financial technology, and a relationship led approach to consistently deliver tailored, on budget, and timely resourcing outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQRichmond, United Kingdom

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