Recruitment Consultant – Accountancy Practice

Job Description

Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors. We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.

Reed Accountancy Practice is one of the most respected names within specialist accountancy and finance recruitment. Due to continued growth, we’re looking for an experienced Recruitment Consultant to join our Edinburgh team. This is an opportunity to work with an established brand, partnering with Finance Directors, CFOs and hiring managers across Scotland while building a successful specialist desk.

Recruitment Consultant – Reed Accountancy Practice

Pay Range Salary: £32,500-£39,500 DOE + Uncapped Commission

Location: Edinburgh

What you’ll be doing

• Recruiting qualified and part-qualified finance professionals across permanent opportunities
• Building and maintaining relationships with finance leaders and key decisionmakers
• Developing new business opportunities within your market
• Conducting candidate interviews and managing recruitment processes
• Consulting with clients on hiring strategy and market trends
• Negotiating fees, offers and successful placements
• Growing your network within the accountancy and finance sector

What we’re looking for

• Previous recruitment experience is essential
• Experience recruiting within a professional service, finance, commercial or specialist sector is advantageous
• Strong business development capability
• Ability to work in a target-driven environment
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Self-motivated, ambitious and commercially aware

Why Reed Accountancy Practice?

• Established market-leading brand
• Strong database and candidate network
• Uncapped commission structure
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• Industry-leading training and support
• Long-term career progression

Equal Opportunity

Reed is an equal opportunities employer.

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex-services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Culture and Values

We’re never afraid to ask, “What’s next?” Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious. We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide. Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long-standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other. We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered. A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged. Feel what it’s like to truly belong.

Our story In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK. Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia. With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.

All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role.