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Contract & Interim

Capability, deployed at pace.

When a transaction, transformation or sudden gap demands immediate capability, we provide seasoned professionals who hit the ground running, often within days, never at the expense of quality.
The problems we solve

When the calendar is not negotiable.

“Our controller resigns in four weeks and quarter end will not move.”

Speed is the point of this service. For interim and contract mandates we can often present qualified professionals within days, and every one of them is someone we would be confident placing permanently. The reporting cycle does not slip.

“The deal completes next month and the finance team is already at capacity.”

Transactions strain finance functions in predictable ways. We supply interim professionals who have supported acquisitions, carve-outs and fund launches before, so they arrive knowing what the next ninety days look like.

“Contractors bring risk: IR35, payroll, right to work. We cannot carry it.”

You do not have to. Every placement comes with a clear IR35 status determination, compliant engagement, managed payroll and documented right-to-work checks. You receive one clean invoice and none of the administrative exposure.
Where we deploy

Four situations. One standard.

Transaction & integration support

Interim professionals for the moments that strain a finance team: acquisitions, carve-outs, fund launches and post-deal integration. We supply people who have done the specific work before and can operate with minimal onboarding under deal pressure.

Maternity & gap cover

Seamless cover for planned and unplanned absences, from fund accountants to financial controllers. We prioritise candidates who can hold the standard of the permanent team, so the function does not miss a reporting cycle.

Systems & process projects

Contract specialists for finance systems implementations, process redesign and automation work. These are professionals who combine accounting depth with genuine systems capability, a rarer profile than most firms expect.

Compliant from day one

Every contract placement is backed by our payroll and compliance support: IR35 status determination, contractor payroll and right-to-work verification, handled before the professional starts.

“We move quickly without ever compromising on quality. The two are not in tension when you know the market this well.”

20+

Years in finance recruitment

80%

Mandates from repeat clients

2006

Placing interim talent since

4

Core sectors covered in depth
Common questions

Contract and interim, answered.

Often within days. Because we maintain relationships with proven interim professionals across fund accounting, financial control and finance change, we can move as fast as the situation demands without compromising on quality.
Yes. Every contract placement includes a clear IR35 status determination and a compliant engagement model, alongside managed contractor payroll and right-to-work verification, so clients can engage interim talent without exposure.
Fund accountants, financial controllers, finance directors and specialists for transactions, integrations, systems implementations and process projects, primarily across private equity, asset management, hedge funds and hospitality.

Yes, and it happens regularly. Where both sides see a long-term fit, we manage the conversion transparently, drawing on our permanent recruitment practice to make sure the appointment is right for the long term, not just convenient.

Every placement is backed by our payroll and compliance support.
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  • Established 2006
  • London · New York · Luxembourg
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