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Contingency Recruitment

People today. Stronger businesses tomorrow.

Fast-moving hiring. High-quality outcomes.

Sheridan Maine Contingency Recruitment delivers responsive, specialist recruitment for permanent and fixed-term accounting, finance, audit and tax appointments.

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More than speed

When opportunity meets momentum

Great hiring is about more than filling a role quickly. Our Contingency Recruitment service combines market insight, specialist networks and a disciplined process to deliver high-quality candidates – fast. We help you access the right talent at the right time, keeping your business moving forward.

Responsive and agile

Fast turnaround times to keep your hiring on track.

Specialist networks

Access to proven talent across finance, accounting, audit and tax.

Quality shortlists

Pre-qualified candidates who match your technical and cultural needs.

Flexible support

Permanent and fixed-term recruitment to suit your business requirements.

Brief

Understand your requirements, culture and timescales.

Market activation

Search, approach and engage our relevant networks.

Shortlist

Present quality, pre-screened candidates with detailed profiles.

Interview support

Coordinate interviews and provide feedback and market insight.

Offer

Support through negotiation and reference checks.

Close

Ensure a smooth placement and ongoing support where needed.

A structured, delivery-led approach

Our contingency recruitment methodology

A focused, transparent process designed to deliver the right people, at pace, without compromising on quality.

We define success before we shortlist

We measure success differently

Every search starts with a clear understanding of what success looks like. We set expectations, align on the must-haves and use our market expertise to deliver candidates who make an impact from day one.

Every candidate is presented with a detailed profile, delivering more than a CV.

A successful hire is just the beginning. We stay in touch after placement to ensure a smooth onboarding experience and long-term success for both you and your new hire.

Our contingency recruitment services

Permanent recruitment

Specialist recruitment for permanent finance, accounting, audit and tax roles.

Fixed-term appointments

Interim and fixed-term professionals to cover projects, change and peaks in demand.

Qualified finance

CIMA, ACCA, ACA and other fully qualified professionals across all sectors.

Part-qualified and transactional roles

From finance assistants to management accountants.

Accounting practice recruitment

Support for accountancy practices hiring across audit, tax and advisory services.

Salary benchmarking

Up-to-date market insight to help you attract and retain the best talent.

Market insight at every stage

Every brief leaves you with valuable market insight

We share market intelligence throughout the process to help you make informed hiring decisions, from salary trends to competitor activity and talent availability.

- Salary benchmarking

- Competitor insights

- Hiring trends

- Advice on role positioning

- Sector specific market intelligence

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Specialist knowledge. Meaningful relationships.

Our consultants combine deep market knowledge with a genuine commitment to building long-term partnerships.

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Planning a key finance hire?

Whether you’re hiring for a permanent role, a fixed-term project or building out your finance team, we’ll help you find the right people, at the right time.

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