Harcourt Matthews
Experts in Finance & Accountancy Recruitment
We recruit in functional areas such as:
- Senior Finance Executives & Management - Financial Directors & Controller
- Commercial Financial Management & Decision support
- Strategy, Corporate Finance & Business Development
- Group Finance
- Internal Audit, Risk Management & Business Assurance, SOX
- Tax and Treasury (ATII & ACT)
- Project Finance - Pfi and PPP
We typically deal with roles from Finance Director downwards, encompassing Financial Control (Statutory & Management reporting), Planning and Analysis, Decision Support, Commercial Management, Risk Management, Operational Review and Audit, Strategic Development and Corporate Finance, Treasury, Tax, IT Systems Accounting, Transaction Support Staff and Management Consultancy.
Our specialists recruit specifically for:
- Qualified - experienced qualified professionals covering all disciplines
- Interim management and Temporary Contracts covering all functions
- Part Qualified (Trainee) & Finalist - newly qualified covering all finance disciplines
- Harcourt Matthews Managed Solutions & Agency Management campaigns
Geographical areas covered:
- London (Commerce & Industry and Banking & Finance)
- Thames Valley & West (& West Middlesex)
- Northern Home Counties (& North Middlesex)
- Southern Home Counties
- UK - Nationally
Salaries levels vary, typically between £20k (graduate level) to £150k (FD or Executive level)
Our recruitment services
- Database selection
- Advertising
- Search & selection
- Offer management
- Agency management
- Testing
- Surveys and News & Views
Recruiting intelligence
Employing sector knowledge and creative sourcing techniques to identify high calibre individuals, Harcourt Matthews meets the demands of modern recruitment by marrying technical excellence with a personal, consultative style that delivers results.
As an expanding company, established in July 1998, specialising in finance and accountancy recruitment, we focus on quality rather than quantity, people rather than statistics. We have a growing reputation for building long-term relationships through good communication, market awareness and simple solutions. Ultimately, however, it is our understanding of the people we work with that sets us apart.
Building Relationships
As a people focused organisation, we offer dynamic communication, building successful long-term alliances.
It is our personal style that defines us. We value the opportunity to meet you face-to-face, giving us a closer understanding of your recruitment requirements. Each consultant at Harcourt Matthews is dedicated to developing specific business relationships while our “buddy system” ensures team support for every project.
Thinking laterally and creatively, we aim to make our clients and candidates think imaginatively about their choices too. This flexibility is key to our approach: we don't just identify people who can do the job - we look for those who can add value and make a difference.
Managing the process
Utilising a time-proven methodology that guarantees efficiency, reliability and value.
A typical project, however, will run through the following stages:
- Initial consultation, briefing & analysis, identifying the challenges
- Develop strategy
- Provide recruitment plan
- Resource candidates
- Shortlist & interviews
- Offer management
- Post Project Review
Delivering results
Ensuring we make the difference.
At last, a recruitment business that knows how to support a client! So, how do we work?
OUR QUALITY APPROACH
Rigorous pre selection in short listing candidates
CONSULTATIVE STYLE
We listen and ask you the right questions
REPUTATION
We partner many FTSE, Fortune 500, large independent and SME businesses
Testimonials
Harcourt Matthews has provided a highly professional service to BUPA Hospitals Ltd over years and in that time has helped us recruit a large number of staff for our Regional Finance team. Currently Harcourt Matthews is assisting us with the recruitment of a number of posts the most significant of which is a Financial Controller to lead the Regional Finance team.
BUPA Hospitals - Duncan Gray, FD
I have personally worked with Harcourt Matthews on a number of assignments. They are always quick to respond and are happy to adapt their way of working to suit my needs, I especially appreciate their desire to understand and match candidates to the company's culture. The process is efficient and I know from speaking to candidates that they are well looked after too, which is key. The high calibre of their candidates and the open, honest and friendly way in which they conduct themselves makes them a definite member of my PSL for the foreseeable future.
Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd - Fiona Smith, Remuneration & Resourcing Manager
I found Harcourt Matthews listened carefully to what suited me best in terms of recruitment process, so that interviews were fitted around my rotation schedule of working overseas. Harcourt Matthews also understood what I was looking for in my next career move, and I found their approach consultative rather than prescriptive. I received a small number of high quality job specs that were of genuine interest. In the end I was successful in the first and only application I made.
James Tindal-Robertson (candidate placed at a Ftse 250 Plc)
I was most impressed by the responsiveness of the team at Harcourt Matthews. From their short-list of four candidates, I have ended up recruiting two excellent individuals. Although this was the first time that Land Securities and Harcourt Matthews have worked together, they quickly understood my requirements and have exceeded my expectations in a number of areas.
Land Securities (Ftse 100 Plc client) - Matt Kettell, Director
The service offered by Harcourt Matthews stood head and shoulders above many of the big recruitment names in London, it was professional, efficient and honest. Most of the large recruitment consultancies are guilty of giving you all the sales 'patter' at the beginning of a search and then sending you some thoroughly inappropriate candidates. All the candidates from Harcourt Matthews were of good quality and when opportunities next arise in my team, I would not hesitate to contact them.
Virgin Mobile - Mark Bowden, Manager of Business Cases
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