Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Finance & Accounting recruitment agencies, Manchester

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 hybrid. The typical firm has 8 people; together they advertise 1,197 open roles.

Accounting & Finance firms ranked

Accounting & Finance recruiting firms in Manchester, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Longman Tax Recruitmentsince 2005	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	33	92.6
02	MDM Resourcingsince 1999	Qualified accounting, senior finance, corporate finance and private equity recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	32	84.6
03	Marks Sattinsince 1988	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	75.9
04	Pro-Recruitmentsince 2007	Tax, audit, accounting and finance recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	75.8
05	Axon Moore	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	40	70.2
06	Sowena Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	69.9
07	Platinum Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	50	62.4
08	Recruitment Solutions NW	Permanent and temporary recruitment for accounting, finance and business support roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	62.3
09	Bayman Atkinson Smythe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	62.2
10	Dot Partners	Accountancy and finance recruitment, from transactional roles to finance directors and transformation leaders.	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	59.9
11	ALF Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	59.8
12	Mpeople Recruitmentsince 2007	Finance, sales, marketing, insurance, procurement, IT and executive recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	59.4
13	Broster Buchanan	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	58.1
14	HW Groupsince 2006	Executive and board search, interim leadership and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	57.2
15	Tiger Recruitmentsince 2001	Business support, HR, finance and digital recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	202	56.7
16	Osborne Recruitmentsince 1996	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	56.5
17	Butler Rosesince 2014	Accountancy, finance, compliance and procurement recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	10	55.6
18	Forge Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	55.1
19	M2 Professional Recruitment Services	Invoice finance, asset-based lending, asset finance, leasing, trade credit and commercial banking	Not stated	Not disclosed	94	45.1
20	Oliver James	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	254	44.3
21	RK Recruitmentsince 1993	Qualified and transactional finance, accountancy and legal recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	44.2
22	Integra Talent Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	43.2
23	Castlefield Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	108	42.4
24	SF Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	41.7
25	Accountable Recruitmentsince 2010	Qualified accountancy, finance leadership, practice and interim management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=26	MERJE	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	45	40.8
=26	SJC Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	44	40.8
28	Victoria Howard Financial Recruitment	Permanent and interim accounting, finance and shared-service centre recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	36.4
=29	NSTRsince 2017	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=29	Zenith Advisory Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	34.3
31	Ratio Recruitment	Accountancy, finance, engineering and office recruitment alongside broader industrial staffing.	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	33.0
32	Four Recruitment8 people	Finance, HR, marketing, business support and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	32.0
33	Integro Partnerssince 2019	Financial services, mortgage, wealth management and property recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	31.9
34	Imperium Financial Recruitment	Accountancy, finance, insolvency, corporate recovery and legal recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
35	Prestige Recruitment Group	Financial services administration, wealth management, paraplanning, insurance and business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	25.4
36	Campbell & Fletcher Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	24.7
=37	BC Financial Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Box Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Fintelligent Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Meridian Business Support	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Open Service Group	Finance and accounting, IT, legal support and office administration	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	RG Consultancy	Accountancy and finance recruitment across Greater Manchester and the North West	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Sellick Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Talent Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=37	Whitaker Smith Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
46	PROMAN UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7

01Longman Tax Recruitment92.6
Not statedNot disclosed33 open roles
02MDM ResourcingQualified accounting, senior finance, corporate finance and private equity recruitment84.6
Not statedNot disclosed32 open roles
03Marks Sattin75.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
04Pro-RecruitmentTax, audit, accounting and finance recruitment.75.8
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
05Axon Moore70.2
Not statedNot disclosed40 open roles
06Sowena Group69.9
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
07Platinum Recruitment62.4
Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
08Recruitment Solutions NWPermanent and temporary recruitment for accounting, finance and business support roles.62.3
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
09Bayman Atkinson Smythe62.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
10Dot PartnersAccountancy and finance recruitment, from transactional roles to finance directors and transformation leaders.59.9
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
11ALF Recruit59.8
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
12Mpeople RecruitmentFinance, sales, marketing, insurance, procurement, IT and executive recruitment.59.4
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
13Broster Buchanan58.1
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
14HW GroupExecutive and board search, interim leadership and finance recruitment57.2
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
15Tiger RecruitmentBusiness support, HR, finance and digital recruitment.56.7
Not statedNot disclosed202 open roles
16Osborne Recruitment56.5
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
17Butler RoseAccountancy, finance, compliance and procurement recruitment55.6
HybridNot disclosed10 open roles
18Forge Talent55.1
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
19M2 Professional Recruitment ServicesInvoice finance, asset-based lending, asset finance, leasing, trade credit and commercial banking45.1
Not statedNot disclosed94 open roles
20Oliver James44.3
Not statedNot disclosed254 open roles
21RK RecruitmentQualified and transactional finance, accountancy and legal recruitment44.2
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
22Integra Talent Group43.2
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
23Castlefield Recruitment42.4
Not statedNot disclosed108 open roles
24SF Partners41.7
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
25Accountable RecruitmentQualified accountancy, finance leadership, practice and interim management recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=26MERJE40.8
Not statedNot disclosed45 open roles
=26SJC Partners40.8
Not statedNot disclosed44 open roles
28Victoria Howard Financial RecruitmentPermanent and interim accounting, finance and shared-service centre recruitment36.4
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=29NSTR34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=29Zenith Advisory Partners34.3
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
31Ratio RecruitmentAccountancy, finance, engineering and office recruitment alongside broader industrial staffing.33.0
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
32Four Recruitment8 people · Finance, HR, marketing, business support and executive recruitment32.0
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
33Integro PartnersFinancial services, mortgage, wealth management and property recruitment31.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
34Imperium Financial RecruitmentAccountancy, finance, insolvency, corporate recovery and legal recruitment29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
35Prestige Recruitment GroupFinancial services administration, wealth management, paraplanning, insurance and business support25.4
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
36Campbell & Fletcher Recruitment24.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=37BC Financial Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Box Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Fintelligent Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Meridian Business Support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Open Service GroupFinance and accounting, IT, legal support and office administration23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37RG ConsultancyAccountancy and finance recruitment across Greater Manchester and the North West23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Sellick Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Talent Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37Whitaker Smith Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
46PROMAN UK23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Accounting & Finance. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

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

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Finance & Accounting recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

How do finance & accounting recruitment agencies in Manchester charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 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.

Should I use more than one recruiter?

For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.