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Your Human Resources Recruitment Partner for the Financial Sector
At Carnegie Consulting, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional recruitment services tailored specifically for the financial services industry. Our Human Resources team, led by the highly experienced John Amey, has been specialising in HR recruitment since 2005. With nearly two decades of expertise, we’ve built a reputation for matching outstanding HR professionals with leading organisations in accounting, tax, and finance.

Expert Recruitment for HR Roles at All Levels
We provide a comprehensive recruitment service for HR positions across all levels. Whether you need a strategic HR Director to guide your organisation, an HR Manager to lead operations, or an HR Administrator to handle the essentials, we’ve got you covered. We recruit for a variety of contract types, including permanent, interim, fixed-term contracts, and part-time roles, offering flexible solutions to meet your organisation’s unique requirements.

Why Work with Carnegie Consulting?

  • Specialist Financial Focus: With nearly two decades of dedicated experience, we understand the specific HR needs of businesses operating in the finance, accounting, and tax sectors.
  • Tailored Approach: Every business is different, and we take the time to understand your culture, goals, and specific hiring needs to ensure we find the perfect match.
  • Extensive Talent Pool: Our strong network within the financial industry gives us access to highly skilled HR professionals who are ready to make an impact.
  • Flexible Solutions: Whether you’re seeking long-term hires or interim support, we offer a range of solutions to align with your business goals.

Let Us Support Your HR Recruitment Needs
As experts in HR recruitment for the financial services industry, we are here to help you find the professionals you need to drive your organisation forward. Whether you are in the business of accounting, tax, or finance, Carnegie Consulting is your trusted partner for hiring exceptional HR talent. Contact us today to discuss your requirements and discover how we can support your team.

Our specialist consultants:

JB

John Amey

Partner - Human Resources

Typical Roles

Heads of HR and Deputy Heads of HR.

HR Generalist

HR Business Partners

Reward and Executive Reward

Compensation

Benefits

Leadership and Development

Recruitment

Organisational Change and Development

Diversity

Talent Management

Employee Relations

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FAQs

Hedge funds use a variety of strategies to generate returns, including long and short positions, leverage, and derivatives. They typically charge a management fee and a performance fee based on the fund’s returns. Investors in hedge funds are typically required to meet certain qualifications, such as having a high net worth or income.

Many accountants and auditors in the UK will require a professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA. The ACA tends to be the option available for those who train within an accountancy practice, with CIMA and ACCA typically pursued by those working in industry. It is beneficial to have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as a good understanding of financial markets and accounting principles. Additionally, it is important to have excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to use relevant software and systems.

Investment management is the process of managing an individual’s or institution’s assets for the purpose of achieving financial goals. Investment managers make investment decisions on behalf of their clients, taking into account their risk tolerance, investment objectives, and time horizon.

Getting into a hedge fund can be difficult, as the industry is highly competitive and typically requires a strong educational background and relevant work experience, such as Equity Research in an Investment Bank. Networking and building relationships within the industry can also be helpful.

FAQs

Investment managers typically make money through fees based on a percentage of the assets they manage. These fees can vary depending on the type of investment management and the amount of assets under management.

A finance career in the UK can offer a wide range of benefits. These can include a competitive salary, career progression opportunities, and the chance to work in a highly sought-after sector. Additionally, finance roles often require a great deal of responsibility, and the potential to make a real impact in the industry.

The benefits of using a recruitment firm include access to a large network of potential candidates, experienced recruiters to help with the recruitment process, quality services, a positive reputation, and access to the latest technologies.

A CV should include the following sections: Contact Information, Professional Summary, Work Experience, Education, Skills, and Awards/Certifications. You may also include volunteer work and publications/presentations.

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4.8 97 reviews

Operations Analyst at leading Asset Manager
"I can’t recommend Guy and Carnegie Consulting enough. Friendly, approachable, and professional; he did everything in his power to make the recruiting process as smooth as possible. Thanks Guy."
Catherine Davies, Head of Talent, Resourcing & Development, Tilney Group Ltd
"I have known Darren Reuben at Carnegie for over 20 years, I worked with him on a retained search for a senior Finance hire. This process ran incredibly well and I have since used Carnegie to hire two further positions within our business through Guy Steel and John Amey"
HR Director; Private Equity
"I worked with Richard on a number of occasions on finance and finance related roles. He was attentive, diligent and above all very focussed on our needs. He conducted searches with intelligence, utter integrity and was always professional and constructive. Consultants like him are a rare commodity."
HR Professional; Investment Management
"I found John Amey through a recommendation from a colleague I trust and respect. I am deeply satisfied with his care and professionalism. His relationship-based, high touch approach means less waste in resources and faster time to fill, which benefit all parties involved. I highly recommend engaging John for your recruitment needs."
Executive Assistant - Market Leading Direct Lending Firm
"Can’t recommend Carnegie highly enough! Clare was so efficient, thanks to her, just a few days after registering with her I started a job, that turned out to be my dream job at my dream company. Thank you again for your support, the recruitment industry needs more like you!"
Credit Portfolio Manager: Structured Lending – Football Finance
"Guy was extremely personable and supportive throughout the whole recruitment process. He was able to guide and advise me on key steps in securing a role, and I would definitely recommend Carnegie to peers in searching for new roles"
Private Equity Client & Candidate
I have known Darren and the team at Carnegie for many years now and have worked with them on a couple of fronts. For peers in the industry I also either recommend them to Darren if they are looking for a role personally or within their firm. Darren has been a great sounding board for us when we have been thinking about building the team out. Lastly, Darren is incredibly responsive, understands the candidates/companies needs"
Director; Real Estate Private Equity
"Richard is one of the most professional headhunters I have met. He also is extremely competent when it comes to negotiating the terms of an employment contract. If you are a company looking to recruit or a job seeker, I would highly recommend you speak to Richard. You will not be disappointed! He is smart, to the point, and very quick with execution."
George Ault
John Hindley at Carnegie placed me into my first private equity accounting role. He could not have been more understanding of what I was looking for. He provided great insight and advice and was very easy to communicate with throughout the process - a very nice guy. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a similar role - thank you John.
Karen Barnett Head of Human Resources at Merian Global Investors (formerly Old Mutual Global Investors); Karen was a client of Guy’s
“I have worked with Guy for over 10 years as our recruitment partner. He is an exceptionally good consultant, reliable, straightforward and gives you confidence that he will deliver. I can highly recommend Guy as someone that you would want recruiting for your business..”
COO; Asset Manager
"We have worked with Carnegie on a number of different assignments, including a number of Equity Research Roles, Sales & Marketing and the Private Client business. Carnegie has consistently provided a very high level of service and has demonstrated a very good understanding of our business and its recruitment needs."
Head of Finance & IT; Hospitality
"I have been in touch with Andrew for several years, and he assisted me with placing a good interim senior finance professional at very short notice. Andrew is very professional and well connected."
COO, Investment Management / Private Equity Boutique
“Guy is very well connected in the asset management industry, helping him source unique roles. He took the time to really understand my skills, experience, and aspirations. Guy was a pleasure to work with, and made the whole process very straightforward”
PM; Hedge Fund
"Guy has now successfully recruited 3 analysts into my team. He understands what we need as a business and, more importantly, gets that vital ingredient which is, of course, cultural fit. If you are looking to recruit a good PM team – look no further!"
Head of Performance, Global Asset Manager
"Guy’s approach to recruitment is perfect in my view. He goes out of his way to understand not only the company’s requirements in detail, but also those of the candidates, at which point he carefully selects the best candidates for the roles which ensure that everyone is happy. Guy is always the first person I go to when I am looking for someone new in the team."
CEO; Hospitality
"I have known and worked with Andrew for some time now and have always found him to be incredibly diligent and meticulous in his approach to business. Always personable and professional; Andrew builds and maintains very strong relationships with individuals, which drives loyalty and new opportunities."
Finance VP; Real Estate Private Equity
"Richard has been pleasure to work with and has extensive knowledge of the industry. He has always been readily available to discuss any aspects of my career and job progression and provided sound and valuable advice. His job recommendations were always in line with my own requirements. I look forward to working with him further in the future."
Senior HR Manager, Private Equity
"Darren has a thoughtful and constructive approach to each stage of the process. He gave me thorough briefings so I had a full understanding of the organisation."
CFO; Hospitality
"I had the opportunity to deal with Andrew as an executive candidate in the context of a cross-border assignment he was managing. I much appreciated Andrew’s availability, openness and care. I would definitely work with him again in either recruiter’s or recruitee’s positions."
Christopher Kirby
Chris is the stand-out recruiter for me both as a potential employer and as a candidate. I have receommended him to a number of colleagues over the years and the introduction has always ended postively. His down to earth and calm manner is a breath of fresh air from the hard sell competition and is proven to be far more successful as well"
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