Recruiting finance talent in London 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 London's financial-services and corporate finance market, from the City and Canary Wharf to practice and industry. We know where the strong performers are, and how to get them interested in your opportunity.
From banking and financial services in the City and Canary Wharf to practice and industry finance teams across the capital, we understand a deep, competitive market where qualified accountants have options. We understand what different employers need from a hire, and what tends to go wrong.
The best finance professionals in London 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 London, let’s have a conversation.
Yes, we’ve been recruiting finance and accountancy professionals in London since 2002. We cover every type of finance role, from Accounts Assistants and Bookkeepers through to Financial Controllers and Finance Directors. We use Teams, Zoom and face-to-face meetings to vet every candidate before presenting them, so you only meet people who are right for the role.
We cover every level of seniority across finance and accountancy. That includes Accounts Assistants, Bookkeepers, Credit Controllers, Purchase and Sales Ledger Clerks, Payroll Administrators and Managers, Assistant, Management and Financial Accountants, Group Accountants, FP&A and Financial Analysts, Finance Business Partners, Tax Accountants, Internal Auditors, Cost Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Heads of Finance, Finance Directors and CFOs. Qualified, part-qualified or by experience, we recruit for it.
Our average time to hire across finance roles is 29 days. We typically have a shortlist of vetted, interviewed candidates with you within a few days of receiving your brief. We can move quickly because we have immediate access to thousands of active and passive finance and accountancy candidates, so we’re not starting from scratch every time.
Our fees typically range between 15% and 25% of the candidate’s basic salary, depending on seniority and complexity. We give you a clear figure upfront, and we cap our fees, so if you have to offer a higher salary to secure your ideal hire, our fee stays the same. You don’t pay anything unless we find someone you actually hire.
We’ll get back to you within 20 minutes to have a quick chat about your role. We’ll ask about the qualifications, experience and personality you need, the kind of finance professional who would thrive in your business rather than just tick boxes on a spec. Then we get to work, and you’ll typically have a shortlist within a few days. No pressure, no hard sell.
You can recruit directly, and many companies do. But the best accountants in London are rarely actively looking. They’re already doing good work somewhere else and won’t respond to a job advert. We reach these passive candidates through years of relationship-building and proactive outreach, giving you access to talent you would never find on your own, while your reporting and deadlines aren’t left exposed.
Yes. We operate a replacement and rebate scheme on every placement we make. If you have to dismiss a candidate within the first three months, we’ll either find you a replacement or refund a proportion of the fee. It gives you complete peace of mind, and it means we’re as invested in getting it right as you are.
Not until your new hire starts work. There’s nothing to pay upfront, nothing on shortlist, nothing on interview. Our fee only becomes due once the successful candidate is at their desk working for you, so the risk sits with us, not you.
