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Cain Dwyer

Cain Dwyer is a specialist recruitment consultancy that partners with organizations to identify and appoint high caliber white collar and executive talent, with a strong emphasis on professional services disciplines such as accounting, tax, and legal. The firm delivers an integrated mix of permanent recruitment, executive search, and interim resourcing, enabling clients to secure the right expertise for both long term leadership needs and time critical projects. Cain Dwyer operates with a consultative, research led methodology that begins with a clear understanding of business context, role design, and success criteria, followed by market mapping, targeted outreach, and rigorous evaluation that blends competency based interviews, technical screening, and robust referencing. Clients rely on the firm to provide transparent market insight, including salary and benefits benchmarking, competitor intelligence, and availability of specialist talent, while also shaping compelling value propositions that attract diverse, high performing shortlists. For candidates, Cain Dwyer offers tailored career guidance spanning CV and interview preparation, clarity on progression pathways, and support through resignation and onboarding, all delivered with discretion and a focus on long term fit. The team places a premium on ethical search practices, inclusive hiring, and measurable outcomes, working closely with stakeholders in finance, legal, and broader corporate functions to align appointments with business strategy. Whether the requirement is to build out a new function, upgrade critical leadership, or secure interim cover during periods of transformation, audit, or systems change, Cain Dwyer provides a disciplined process, steady communication, and a practical approach to problem solving. By combining deep functional understanding with a commitment to quality and speed, the firm helps organizations reduce hiring risk, improve retention, and achieve sustained performance through the right talent.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementFinance & AccountingLegal & Compliance

HQReigate, United Kingdom

James Alexander Search

Founded in 2001, James Alexander Search is a specialist recruitment and executive search firm focused on regulatory, legal, and economics talent for the telecommunications, media, and technology sectors, with additional expertise across energy, aviation, and financial services. From its base in Teddington, Middlesex, the firm partners with blue chip companies, law firms, regulatory bodies, economic consultancies, broadcasters, publishers, rights owners, and other organizations operating in dynamic and highly regulated markets. The team places lawyers, economists, regulatory and competition specialists, analysts, business affairs executives, and public policy experts from board and director level through to experienced individual contributors. Clients engage James Alexander for a rigorous end to end process that covers brief taking, targeted research, discreet approach, structured selection, and thorough follow up, all delivered with the responsiveness and care expected for critical hires. Candidates value the long term relationship ethos, receiving confidential counsel plus practical support on CV presentation, interview technique, and company research to help them navigate complex moves and secure career enhancing roles. The firm has built a wide and carefully curated network, with many mandates and candidate recommendations arriving via referral, allowing it to surface scarce skills in competitive markets. Whether building in house regulatory capability, expanding an economic consulting practice, strengthening a TMT legal team, or appointing policy and compliance leaders in energy and financial services, James Alexander tailors each search to the culture and requirements of the hiring organization. Its focus on quality, discretion, and market insight has underpinned a track record of successful placements for more than two decades and continues to guide how it connects outstanding professionals with organizations where they can make a measurable impact.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceGraphic DesignBroadcastingPublishing

HQTeddington, United Kingdom

Insure Recruitment

Insure Recruitment is a specialist talent partner dedicated to the insurance and wider financial services market, connecting insurers, brokers, MGAs, fintech and insurtech firms with proven professionals across underwriting, claims, broking, pricing, actuarial, risk, compliance, operations, customer, sales, marketing, and data. The firm delivers permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and executive search and interim mandates through a consultative, data led process rooted in sector immersion, rigorous assessment, and transparent communication. Drawing on deep knowledge of regulated environments and the demands of FCA governed businesses, Insure Recruitment advises clients on workforce planning, salary benchmarking, diversity hiring, and location strategy, and supports candidates with tailored career guidance, interview preparation, and long term development. Its delivery model blends proactive talent mapping, network referrals, targeted headhunting, and modern sourcing technology to surface both active and passive talent, while structured screening, competency interviews, and reference checks de risk each hire. Clients engage the team for single critical hires, multi role build outs, and project based scale ups, benefiting from flexible pricing options, clear SLAs, and measurable outcomes. With an ethical, partnership first mindset, the company prioritizes quality over volume, inclusion and accessibility in every process step, and a superior candidate experience that protects employer brand. On interim and contract assignments, the firm manages compliant onboarding, right to work verification, and timesheet and payroll coordination through trusted partners, and provides guidance on IR35, rate dynamics, and market availability to ensure rapid deployment without compliance risk. For senior and niche searches, consultants run discrete retained campaigns, crafting role branding, longlist research, and stakeholder aligned scorecards that lead to shortlists presented with comparative insight on capability, motivation, and cultural contribution. Each engagement is supported by weekly progress reporting, market intelligence on skills supply, and continuous feedback loops that enable course correction and faster decision making. Post placement, Insure Recruitment maintains close contact to facilitate onboarding, performance check ins, and early issue resolution, strengthening retention and enabling clients to capture value sooner. By combining specialist market focus with disciplined search craft and a human approach, Insure Recruitment offers an end to end talent solution that scales from individual placements to program level hiring while keeping quality, compliance, and candidate care at the core.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQBexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom

BrillianTalent

BrillianTalent is a boutique recruitment company based in Australia that partners with employers to build high performing teams across finance and banking, risk and compliance, property and construction, marketing and PR, and consumer and retail. The firm specializes in middle to senior management hiring and connects Australian businesses with both local professionals and an extensive Asian talent network, particularly across Australia and China. Its consultants deliver permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and recruitment process outsourcing solutions, tailoring each search to culture, capability, and speed to hire. With specialist practices in finance and accounting, audit and compliance, financial services and banking, human resources, sales and marketing, property development and real estate, information technology, and roles that support mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, and infrastructure, BrillianTalent serves startups through to listed enterprises navigating growth, transformation, IPO readiness, reorganization, and mergers and acquisitions. Operating from Sydney and covering major hubs including Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Western Australia, the team runs structured, insight led processes that balance rigorous assessment with a candidate experience built on transparency and care. Clients benefit from market intelligence, salary benchmarking, and advice on workforce planning, while candidates gain access to curated opportunities and guidance on career strategy, interviews, and transitions. BrillianTalent is committed to long term partnerships, matching hard skills and leadership competencies as well as values fit, and is fluent in delivering searches that bridge languages, time zones, and regulatory environments. Whether the brief is a finance leader, a risk specialist, a property development project manager, or a marketing head, BrillianTalent provides a fast, accountable service designed to reduce time to fill and elevate hiring outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingRPOBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer Electronics

HQSydney, Australia

Nrol

Nrol is a boutique legal recruitment agency founded in 2022 that connects top legal talent with leading employers across private practice, in-house, and legal support teams. Originally launched in Sydney, the firm has expanded its footprint with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Dubai, and London, and delivers international coverage across Australia, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the UK, and beyond. Nrol focuses on permanent recruitment, contract hiring, and executive search, helping law firms from top tier and international practices through to specialist boutiques, as well as corporate legal departments and government agencies, to secure high performing lawyers, legal operations professionals, and senior leaders. The team brings more than a decade of London and global market experience and operates a relationship led, consultative model that prioritizes cultural fit, long term outcomes, and transparent advice over transactional placements. With a candidate database of around 89,000 profiles and a track record including more than 350 successful placements across 69 client accounts, Nrol combines rigorous search methodology with deep sector insight. The agency also supports global mobility and relocation, guiding lawyers moving from New Zealand to Australia and professionals relocating to Australia or London with practical market briefings and tailored introductions. Clients and candidates benefit from market insights, salary guides for Australia and London, podcasts, and events that keep them informed about evolving expectations, compensation trends, and hiring dynamics. Nrols executive search capability covers C suite and technical executive appointments, while specialist consultants deliver fast, accurate shortlists for both permanent and contract roles. As an active sponsor of industry initiatives such as Women in Law, the firm champions better careers and more inclusive workplaces. Whether a firm is scaling a high performing practice group or a lawyer is pursuing the next chapter in their career, Nrol offers a flexible partnership approach designed to secure the right fit, first time, across global legal markets.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Government AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & Defense

HQSydney, Australia

JMES Jon Michel Executive Search

JMES (Jon Michel Executive Search) is a specialist executive search and selection firm established in 1997 and headquartered in Sydney with an additional office in Melbourne. The firm focuses on the banking, advisory, global markets, funds management, private capital and alternative investments sectors, and also delivers C-suite and executive management searches alongside select corporates and government mandates. JMES dedicates a Principal and or Partner to every assignment, personally managing research and interviews from initiation to conclusion. This senior-led model is supported by a strong in-house research team and an advanced proprietary database, enabling rigorous market mapping, targeted outreach, and a high-quality shortlist for each brief. With more than 25 years of continuous operation and a team whose combined experience spans over a century in their disciplines, JMES has built deep domain knowledge and extensive networks across buy side and sell side institutions, corporates, and public sector organizations. The firm regularly publishes market insights and runs a confidential compensation survey, offering clients and candidates evidence-based perspectives on hiring trends, remuneration, and talent movements across banking, finance, and corporate markets. JMES manages mandates across alternative investments including infrastructure, private equity, private credit, venture capital, renewables, hedge funds, family offices, and special situations; global markets and equities covering fixed income, FX, commodities, and capital markets; risk management in credit, market, operational, and compliance; investment and corporate banking including M&A, ECM, structured debt, and loan markets; funds management distribution and investment; and corporate and government opportunities spanning corporate development, finance and treasury, strategy, investor relations, and the broader C-suite. Through an exclusive partnership with US-headquartered Jackson Lucas, JMES extends its reach across North America, Australia, Asia, and beyond, providing clients with seamless cross-border search capability while maintaining the firms hallmark of a bespoke, relationship-driven approach where client success is paramount.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementProject ManagementGovernment AdministrationLaw Enforcement

HQSydney, Australia

Mandaus

Mandaus is a specialist legal recruitment agency that helps corporates and law firms hire solicitors and allied legal professionals across the UK. With dedicated consultants covering London, Reading, the South East, the South West and the Midlands, the firm focuses exclusively on the legal market and brings a proven track record of delivery for both private practice and in-house teams. Its remit spans roles such as legal secretary, legal assistant, fee earner, legal cashier, legal accounts, legal executive, associate, solicitor, legal counsel and partner, enabling clients to access talent across practice areas and seniority levels. Mandaus partners with multi billion pound companies and regional law firms alike, and is trusted to run sensitive and strategic mandates, including rebuilding in-house legal departments and placing single critical hires. Recent examples include sourcing London based in-house counsel for a national enforcement business and recruiting a solicitor for a private school. The team takes a consultative, detail driven approach, investing time to understand each vacancy and each candidate in order to make matches that align with technical expertise, culture and long term goals. For employers, Mandaus streamlines the hiring process through targeted search, rigorous screening and clear communication, presenting shortlists that fit the brief. For candidates, it offers honest advice, career guidance and access to opportunities that are often not advertised. Whether a firm needs lateral hires in private practice or a corporation seeks to build or strengthen its in-house capability, Mandaus provides responsive service and market insight, working to agreed timelines and maintaining confidentiality throughout. The agency supports hiring across the UK and internationally and is available to discuss immediate needs or future plans.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Law EnforcementMilitary & DefenseEducation Administration

HQReading, United Kingdom

Stellar Select

Stellar Select is a UK recruitment agency dedicated to the mortgage and wider financial services sector, trusted by leading lenders, loan servicers, and banks since 2005. Founded by Rosa Hilmi and Cem Hilmi, the firm was built to deliver a personable, transparent, and candidate first experience that stands apart from sales driven recruitment models. Operating across lending, loan origination, underwriting, loan servicing, arrears management, and banking operations, Stellar Select connects employers with qualified professionals ranging from entry level specialists to senior hires in risk, compliance, operations, and business development. The team combines deep sector knowledge with an extensive candidate database and targeted advertising on the UKs leading job platforms to fill permanent and temporary positions quickly and accurately. Clients rely on the companys specialist insight into the mortgage and financial services market, including up to date intelligence on skills availability and remuneration, while candidates benefit from honest feedback, career advice, and proactive representation. Case work spans building underwriting teams for new lending propositions, staffing digital banks across customer service, banking operations, and financial crime, and sourcing senior debt restructuring expertise for international loan portfolios. REC accredited and known for warm, professional service, Stellar Select emphasizes long term relationships, consistent communication, and process transparency so both clients and candidates are supported from first conversation to successful placement. The firm has evolved its operating model to strengthen consultant development and coaching, using tailored KPIs as a diagnostic tool to improve outcomes without compromising on service quality. With proven capability across underwriting, completions, servicing, arrears, risk, and BDM roles, Stellar Select helps hiring managers maintain a competitive edge in a fast moving market and enables financial services professionals to secure roles that match their skills and ambitions.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingLegal & ComplianceSales & Business Development

HQGoffs Oak, United Kingdom

Edward Jacobs

Edward Jacobs is a passionate, employee-owned boutique recruitment firm that specializes in accounting and finance while also delivering dedicated practices across legal, insurance, and allied health. Operating globally with teams in New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Auckland, the firm connects high-caliber professionals with employers across Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and New Zealand. Within public practice accounting, Edward Jacobs recruits across business services, audit and assurance, SMSF, insolvency and forensics, R and D and government incentives, corporate tax and finance, and accounting support and bookkeeping, and supports regional hiring for firms outside metropolitan hubs. Their commercial finance practice covers CFO, finance managers, financial controllers, financial and management accountants, analysts, tax, treasury, internal audit, systems accountants, and AP/AR through to bookkeepers. The legal team delivers talent to private practice, in-house legal, and legal support, while the insurance group partners with carriers and brokers across general insurance and related functions. The allied health practice supports psychology, podiatry, occupational therapy, and broader community and clinical providers, reflecting the firm expansion beyond core accounting into healthcare. Known for integrity, transparency, and deep market connectivity, Edward Jacobs focuses on permanent recruitment for part-time and full-time roles and conducts executive search for senior finance leadership, while also supporting contract solutions where projects or peak workloads demand flexible resourcing. Clients engage the firm for its sector-specific insight, salary benchmarking, and a streamlined process that balances speed with thorough assessment. Candidates value discreet guidance, curated opportunities, and a straightforward experience from first conversation to offer. By combining specialist consultants, data-informed search, and an international network, Edward Jacobs delivers strategic staffing solutions that help organizations build resilient finance, legal, insurance, and allied health teams.

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

HQSydney, Australia

People2people

Founded in 2005, people2people Recruitment is an award winning recruitment and HR solutions firm supporting organizations and job seekers across Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. From 13 offices, its consultants deliver temporary, contract, and permanent hiring for functions spanning accounting and finance, business support, human resources, legal, marketing, property, public sector, sales, supply chain, and technology. Backed by 1,350,000 plus candidates in its database and more than 80,000 successful placements, the company combines local market knowledge with scalable processes to help employers secure quality talent quickly and compliantly. Services extend beyond day to day recruitment to include bulk and project hiring, contractor management outsourcing, outsourced payroll, HR consulting, and flexible recruitment process outsourcing, with managed service programs that provide vendor neutral oversight of contingent workforce supply chains. Clients benefit from tailored sourcing strategies, targeted marketing, assessment centers, psychometric testing, and video interviewing to raise hiring quality while improving candidate experience, which is reflected in a 97 percent customer satisfaction score. people2people partners with government and private sector employers alike, acting as an extension of internal HR and talent teams to streamline workflows, enhance compliance, and reduce time to hire. As part of a wider group that includes specialist brands operating in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, the firm offers reach and depth across local and international markets while maintaining hands on, relationship driven service. Regular market insights, including its Employment and Salary Report, keep clients and candidates informed of emerging trends, pay benchmarks, and shifting job seeker expectations so they can plan with confidence amid changing labor market conditions.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Software DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQSydney, Australia

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