Specialist Financial Services Recruitment across the UK & Ireland
Every hiring need is different, and we are proud to offer an agile and specialist service to all of our clients. This includes support for highly specialised roles, up to date and comprehensive salary and benefits advice, assistance with succession planning, market specific networking events, and access to the best talent on the market – whether your need is for permanent or interim staff.
Areas of recruitment we can support with:
- CFO
- Head of Finance, Finance Director
- FP&A & Management Accounting
- Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting
- Financial Controllership
- Regulatory Reporting & Policy
- Product Control & Valuations
- Fund Accounting & Fund Controllership
- Transactional & Part Qualified
- AP, AR, Credit Control & Payroll
- Audit & Operational Risk
- Compliance & Financial Crime
- Tax & Treasury
- Operations & Middle Office
- Front Office, M&A, Structured Finance
- Credit Risk
Our financial services recruitment consultants work across the UK & Ireland, combining local insight with national reach. If you need support in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast or anywhere else in the UK; in Dublin or anywhere else in Ireland, our financial services recruiters can help you find the find people.
You can explore our UK offices here.
How our financial services recruitment work
- Industry insight: Our consultants build upon knowledge and insight from recruiting financial services professionals for the past 50 years. With over 40 dedicated Financial Services consultants based in London, we have made thousands of successful placements across Front, Middle and Back Office roles. Highly specialised teams support both buy‑side and sell‑side clients, applying deep market understanding to meticulously screen and source talent. This extensive legacy and scale enables us to present candidates with the clarity and confidence of a trusted brand.
- Strong talent access: We connect you with skilled financial services professionals across the UK & Ireland; with our extensive reach across our legacy database, our deep finance networks, committed partnerships to professional membership bodies and our targeted marketing and social media presence, we are able to reach candidates who are both actively and passively looking. As the longest established Finance recruiter in the UK, we are confident we have the reach you need to unlock your team’s potential.
- A straightforward approach: Our process is shaped around your priorities. From the outset, we take time to understand your timelines, expectations and internal processes, allowing us to tailor our approach accordingly. We communicate clearly at every stage, move at a pace that suits your needs, and provide structured, transparent steps so you always know what’s happening next. This ensures an efficient, collaborative recruitment experience that supports confident decision-making.
- Useful market knowledge: We share practical insight and up-to-date hiring trends from across the financial services sector. This includes tailored information around salaries, compensation packages, hybrid working models, and all the other recruitment and onboarding factors in order for you to stay competitive when hiring.
- Responsible practices: We follow responsible hiring standards and support diversity, equity and inclusion throughout every stage of the financial recruitment process. From inclusive job design and unbiased shortlisting to transparent communication and fair evaluation practices, we ensure every candidate is assessed on their skills, experience and potential. This commitment helps our clients build stronger, more diverse teams and supports a fairer, more representative financial services sector.
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Mary prepared a diverse portfolio of candidates tailored to our business which ultimately led to us finding the right individual for the role. Throughout the recruitment process Mary was on hand to help with candidate placement and provided additional support in resolving challenges as they arose. Mary approached our working relationship with a desire to understand our specific requirements and was supportive as we refined the recruitment process. I am grateful for the flexibility and professionalism she brought to the candidate search and I would be eager to work with her again for any future resourcing needs.
Executive DirectorFinanceWe chose to work with Michael Page on the basis of their reputation and our previous experience. Working with Mary this time was a pleasure. She was knowledgeable in terms of the market, listened to our requirements and was responsive where we had questions. The result was a strong shortlist of candidates and ultimately a very successful hire. We will be in touch with Mary again next time we have a role to fill.
Finance DirectorAsset ManagementJonny takes the time to understand the business requirements and consistently puts credible candidates in front of the hiring managers.
Chief Financial OfficerCorporate and Investment BankOverall, the experience was highly professional and straightforward. Communication was consistent and timely, the process was well-structured, and you listened closely to our requirements – resulting in strong candidates and a smooth delivery from briefing through to offer and onboarding support.
Vanessa ScoldingCrown Agents BankCommunication is key when it relates to recruitment. Michael Page are always very transparent and responsive, whether this is passing on feedback, speaking to candidates or organising interviews. It helps make the recruitment process very smooth and a lot easier to navigate.
Client Services ManagerInvestment Management
Practice Leads
Simon East
Associate Director
Financial Services
With a clear and steady approach, he brings practical market knowledge and a focus on building strong working relationships.
Jonathan Gilmore
Associate Director, Financial Services,
Finance, London and Ireland
His work covers a wide range of areas including financial reporting, fund accounting, FP&A, regulatory reporting, treasury finance, valuations and product control. He takes a clear and practical approach, using strong market insight and a collaborative style to help clients find the people they need.
