Recruiting finance talent in Glasgow has changed. Posting an advert and waiting rarely works when good qualified accountants are in demand and quickly snapped up.
At Coburg Banks, we've spent over two decades recruiting across Glasgow's financial-services, shared-services and industry finance market. We know where the strong performers are, and how to get them interested in your opportunity.
From financial services and the city's large finance shared-service centres to practice and industry teams across Glasgow, we know the local market. We understand what different employers need from a hire, and what tends to go wrong.
The best finance professionals in Glasgow aren't scrolling job boards. They're already delivering somewhere else. We reach them through our network and proactive outreach, so you see people you wouldn't find on your own.
Our average time to hire is 29 days. We move fast because an unfilled finance role puts pressure on your team and your reporting deadlines, but we never send someone who isn’t right just to fill a gap.
Every placement comes with a three-month replacement and rebate guarantee. If it doesn’t work out, we sort it.
If you’re hiring finance staff or qualified accountants in Glasgow, let’s have a conversation.
Yes. We have recruited finance professionals across Scotland since 2002, from bookkeepers through to finance directors, for SMEs and established organisations alike. Whether you need a single hire or a whole finance team in Glasgow, we can help, and we will know the local market you are hiring into.
As a 2026 guide for Scotland: Bookkeeper £33k, Accounts Assistant £27k, Management Accountant £47k, Finance Manager £54k, Financial Controller £67k and Finance Director £96k. Scotland pay is typically 2% below the UK average. The table above shows the full ranges, and we are happy to benchmark the exact role you are hiring.
It depends on the role, mainly how senior the position is and how hard it is to fill, so we don't quote a one-size-fits-all number. We would rather talk it through with you on a quick call and agree a clear, fixed fee upfront before we start any work, with no surprises later. The one thing we can promise now: there is nothing to pay unless you actually hire someone we introduce. Give us a call and we will give you a straight answer for your specific role.
From transactional to board level. Bookkeepers, accounts and ledger, payroll, credit control, assistant and management accountants, financial and group accountants, finance business partners and analysts, through to Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Head of Finance and Finance Director or CFO. Qualified or QBE, permanent or interim.
Usually a shortlist of vetted, interviewed candidates within days of your brief, whether you need qualified or QBE. We already know the finance market rather than starting cold, and you only see people we have met and rate, not a stack of CVs to work through.
The best finance people are usually settled in a good role, not job hunting. We reach them through networks built over two decades, referrals and direct, discreet approaches, which is how you secure someone genuinely right rather than whoever happens to be looking.
Every placement comes with a three-month rebate and replacement guarantee. If it does not work out in the first three months, we either find you a replacement or refund a share of the fee. We would far rather get it right first time, but the guarantee means the risk sits with us, not with you.
When your new hire starts, and nothing before. No charge to brief us, nothing on shortlist, nothing at interview. Our fee is only due once the right person is in post and working. If we do not find someone you hire, it has not cost you a penny.
