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Finance & Accounting recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 2 hybrid. Together they advertise 2,981 open roles.

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Accounting & Finance firms ranked

Accounting & Finance recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Matter Talentsince 2005	SME finance, financial controller, finance director and CFO recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	82.0
02	Harper May	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	105	77.8
03	Brewer Morris	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	113	76.1
04	Buckley Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	32	76.0
05	Portfolio Payroll	Payroll recruitment from administrators to executive appointments.	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	75.9
06	Pertempssince 1961	Professional recruitment in accountancy, finance, technology, engineering, legal, marketing and HR.	Not stated	Not disclosed	29	75.8
07	Pear Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	105	75.5
08	Cavendish Stuart	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	89	74.0
09	Atlantic Groupsince 2006	Capital markets, hedge fund, trading and financial services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	209	72.3
10	Ambient People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	29	71.7
11	Edward Mannsince 2010	Accounting and finance recruitment across industry, financial services, professional practice and the public sector.	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	71.3
12	JMF Associatessince 2002	Permanent, interim and temporary finance and accountancy recruitment.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	10	70.5
13	Sheridan Maine	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	145	70.3
14	Howells Consulting Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	69.6
15	Richmond Recruitment Agency	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	75	69.3
16	Renaix	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	58	68.8
17	Bearbridge Tax Recruitment	Tax recruitment for law firms, accountancy practices and in-house teams	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	68.7
18	Robertson Bell	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	107	68.5
19	Warner ScottFitzrovia · since 2006	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	70	68.3
20	Radley Green	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	67.6
21	Prosero Search	Senior tax and audit appointments in professional services	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	64.8
22	HedgerWay	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	25	64.1
23	Blackden Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	63.7
24	Empirical Searchsince 2015	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	36	63.5
25	Nations Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	131	63.0
26	Armstrong Knight	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	100	62.6
27	Cedar	Finance, tax, procurement, transformation and public sector recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	133	62.4
28	Atomic Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	62.3
29	Broster BuchananIslington	Finance, technology, risk, transformation and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	56	61.8
=30	Baker Charles	Finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	61.4
=30	Pearse Portfolio	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	50	61.4
32	International Tax Search	U.S. international corporate, private client and funds tax recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	61.2
33	Bickham Montgomery	Internal audit recruitment for financial services	Not stated	Not disclosed	37	61.0
34	Walker Hamill	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	61	60.0
=35	FM Recruitment	Finance, technology and procurement recruitment for hospitality businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	59.9
=35	Hospitality People Group	Executive search and specialist finance, IT and procurement recruitment for hospitality businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	59.9
37	Red Door Recruitmentsince 2007	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	59.1
38	Alexander Lloydsince 1999	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	80	58.1
39	Elkho Groupsince 2009	Private banking and financial services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	73	57.5
40	The Treasury Recruitment Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	57.2
41	People Firstsince 1997	Banking, bilingual Japanese/Chinese and multilingual, supply chain and business support roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	126	57.0
=42	Cameron James Professional Recruitmentsince 2010	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	56.9
=42	Carnegie Consultingsince 2006	Private equity, asset management, hedge funds, finance, tax and business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	56.9
=42	FD Capital Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	157	56.9
45	Carrington Blake Recruitmentsince 2002	Professional public-sector recruitment across finance, legal, technology, HR and administration	Not stated	Not disclosed	357	56.5
=46	CMC Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	56.4
=46	Savant	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	56.4
48	Permax RecruitmentBattersea · since 2025	Finance, accounting and digital-assets recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	55.9
49	Carlton Recruitmentsince 1999	Finance, legal, HR, marketing, office support and senior management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23	55.8
=50	Broadstone ResourcingCity of London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	54.7

01Matter TalentSME finance, financial controller, finance director and CFO recruitment82.0
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
02Harper May77.8
Not statedNot disclosed105 open roles
03Brewer Morris76.1
Not statedNot disclosed113 open roles
04Buckley Consulting76.0
Not statedNot disclosed32 open roles
05Portfolio PayrollPayroll recruitment from administrators to executive appointments.75.9
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
06PertempsProfessional recruitment in accountancy, finance, technology, engineering, legal, marketing and HR.75.8
Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
07Pear Talent75.5
Not statedNot disclosed105 open roles
08Cavendish Stuart74.0
Not statedNot disclosed89 open roles
09Atlantic GroupCapital markets, hedge fund, trading and financial services recruitment72.3
Not statedNot disclosed209 open roles
10Ambient People71.7
Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
11Edward MannAccounting and finance recruitment across industry, financial services, professional practice and the public sector.71.3
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
12JMF AssociatesPermanent, interim and temporary finance and accountancy recruitment.70.5
HybridNot disclosed10 open roles
13Sheridan Maine70.3
Not statedNot disclosed145 open roles
14Howells Consulting Ltd69.6
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
15Richmond Recruitment Agency69.3
Not statedNot disclosed75 open roles
16Renaix68.8
Not statedNot disclosed58 open roles
17Bearbridge Tax RecruitmentTax recruitment for law firms, accountancy practices and in-house teams68.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
18Robertson Bell68.5
Not statedNot disclosed107 open roles
19Warner ScottFitzrovia68.3
Not statedNot disclosed70 open roles
20Radley Green67.6
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
21Prosero SearchSenior tax and audit appointments in professional services64.8
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
22HedgerWay64.1
Not statedNot disclosed25 open roles
23Blackden Consulting63.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
24Empirical Search63.5
HybridNot disclosed36 open roles
25Nations Recruitment63.0
Not statedNot disclosed131 open roles
26Armstrong Knight62.6
Not statedNot disclosed100 open roles
27CedarFinance, tax, procurement, transformation and public sector recruitment62.4
Not statedNot disclosed133 open roles
28Atomic Recruitment62.3
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
29Broster BuchananIslington · Finance, technology, risk, transformation and executive recruitment61.8
Not statedNot disclosed56 open roles
=30Baker CharlesFinance recruitment61.4
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=30Pearse Portfolio61.4
Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
32International Tax SearchU.S. international corporate, private client and funds tax recruitment61.2
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
33Bickham MontgomeryInternal audit recruitment for financial services61.0
Not statedNot disclosed37 open roles
34Walker Hamill60.0
Not statedNot disclosed61 open roles
=35FM RecruitmentFinance, technology and procurement recruitment for hospitality businesses59.9
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
=35Hospitality People GroupExecutive search and specialist finance, IT and procurement recruitment for hospitality businesses59.9
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
37Red Door Recruitment59.1
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
38Alexander Lloyd58.1
Not statedNot disclosed80 open roles
39Elkho GroupPrivate banking and financial services recruitment57.5
Not statedNot disclosed73 open roles
40The Treasury Recruitment Company57.2
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
41People FirstBanking, bilingual Japanese/Chinese and multilingual, supply chain and business support roles57.0
Not statedNot disclosed126 open roles
=42Cameron James Professional Recruitment56.9
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=42Carnegie ConsultingPrivate equity, asset management, hedge funds, finance, tax and business support56.9
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=42FD Capital Recruitment56.9
Not statedNot disclosed157 open roles
45Carrington Blake RecruitmentProfessional public-sector recruitment across finance, legal, technology, HR and administration56.5
Not statedNot disclosed357 open roles
=46CMC Consulting56.4
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=46Savant56.4
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
48Permax RecruitmentBattersea · Finance, accounting and digital-assets recruitment55.9
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
49Carlton RecruitmentFinance, legal, HR, marketing, office support and senior management recruitment55.8
Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
=50Broadstone ResourcingCity of London54.7
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles

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Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Finance & Accounting recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do finance & accounting recruitment agencies in London charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 2 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are finance & accounting recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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