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We charge a 15% fee for your first vacancy and future Finance vacancies provided we are given a 10 day head start over any other agencies.
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We help organisations across London and the UK hire experienced accountancy leaders. Our focus is on finding senior finance professionals who offer strategic direction, enhance financial control, and lead teams through change and growth.
Accountancy Leadership Recruitment
Accountancy leaders shape financial strategy, improve governance, and ensure the finance function supports overall business performance. With over 25 years of experience, we understand the technical, commercial, and leadership qualities required at this level.
We recruit for permanent, interim, and contract accountancy leadership roles, ensuring organisations secure professionals who fit both technically and culturally.
Accountancy leadership roles we recruit
We recruit for a wide range of senior accountancy and finance leadership positions, including:
- Financial Controllers
- Finance Managers
- Heads of Finance
- Finance Directors
- Chief Financial Officers
Contract and interim recruitment
We provide experienced interim and contract accountancy leaders to support organisations during transition, change, or increased workload.
Our interim finance network supports organisations requiring expertise in:
- Finance transformation programmes
- Year-end and audit support
- ERP implementation
- Restructuring and team change
- Maternity cover
- Merger and acquisition support
- Financial control improvement
- Strategic project delivery
Our consultants respond promptly to urgent needs, introducing fully vetted professionals who deliver immediate value and leadership.
Accountancy Leadership expertise
Our candidates typically have leadership experience with:
- Financial reporting and control
- Statutory accounts and audit management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Team leadership and development
- Finance transformation
- ERP and finance systems
- Commercial finance support
- Business partnering
- Process improvement and automation
- Governance, risk, and compliance
We prioritise executives who combine technical expertise, commercial acumen, strong stakeholder management, and proven leadership through change.
Why accountancy leadership matters
Hiring the right accountancy leader is essential for organisations seeking stronger financial oversight, clearer decision-making, and a finance function aligned with business goals.
As finance teams become more strategic, demand is increasing for leaders who combine technical expertise with commercial insight, build strong teams, and influence senior decision-making.
Why Choose Ashdown?
Our finance recruitment consultants understand the challenges senior finance teams face and maintain strong networks within the accountancy leadership market.
Clients choose Ashdown Group because of our:
- Over 25 years of finance recruitment experience
- Strong network of senior finance professionals
- Detailed salary and market insight
- Consultative recruitment approach
- Fast turnaround times
- Transparent recruitment fees
We take time to understand your finance structure, reporting lines, leadership needs, and organisational culture to ensure we introduce managers and leaders who deliver long-term value.
To support your hiring strategy, explore our Accountancy & Finance Salary Guide and recruitment insights for salary benchmarks, hiring trends, and in-demand finance skills.
Finance Recruitment Support
Our dedicated finance recruitment team quickly identifies and introduces high-quality accountancy leaders suited to your organisation. We focus on delivering commercially minded professionals who make an immediate impact.
Our recruitment services are built on repeat business and referrals, reflecting the trust clients place in us. If a permanent placement does not complete probation, we continue the search at no cost or provide a rebate according to our guarantee terms.
Our fees are transparent and competitive, with permanent recruitment fees starting at 15% for exclusive assignments. We also offer flexible interim and contract recruitment solutions tailored to your business needs.
With over 25 years of experience, we have built one of the UK’s strongest networks of finance and accounting professionals, allowing us to identify both active and passive candidates across all areas of accountancy leadership recruitment.
Close Partnership
Working in partnership with you throughout the process, wherever possible we visit businesses and accountancy practices in order to properly understand your company, environment and values to promote to potential candidates. Our finance and accounting recruitment team will support you with job market insights, knowledge and expertise to help you secure the best people.
Most Competitive Terms
Fairness, transparency and openness are at the heart of all of our dealings with you. That’s why an extensive range of businesses across the UK choose us when recruiting. You will be charged a market leading 15% recruitment fee when we successfully place your role, if given your vacancy for 10 days exclusively.
Exceeding Expectations
We value you as a customer and would like to keep you a customer for life. Our finance recruitment consultants aim to exceed your expectations to achieve this goal, and our 100% rebate guarantee is further reassurance that we will go out of our way to ensure the best results for your business, experienced consultants sourcing the best talent for your finance team. Find out why, when accounting jobs and financial services vacancies arise, employers return to us for their accountancy and contractor recruitment.
The Perfect Candidate
The size and depth of our network enables us to introduce you to well matched accountancy and finance professionals from within your industry, meeting your expectation of the right skills, salary and experience for your temporary and permanent roles. We have access to the broadest range of ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and part-qualified accounting professionals, Finance Directors, Chief Financial Officers and Interim Financial executives.
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"Our business has grown considerably in the last 5 years. I had previously tried other recruitment companies, but none have been able to provide me with the quality / quantity of staff for our business needs. I would be happy to recommend Ashdown Group”
Financial Director at Impact Handling
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