Harvey John
Unit 2 Ferry Wharf
Hove Enterprise Centre
Basin Road North
Portslade, East Sussex
BN41 1BD
The accountancy and finance sector is very competitive but trust us when we say that you’re in safe hands.
Work with our accountancy and finance recruitment team once, and we’re confident you won’t need to go anywhere else. There’s no ‘one and done’ mentality in the way we recruit, relationships matter to us and it’s why the vast majority of our instructions are instructed exclusively through trusted referrals or by repeat business following successful long-term introductions, time and time again. As the SME News recognised Most Trusted Accountancy Recruiter in Sussex, we’ve built a reputation for excellence and long-lasting relationships.
With an experienced team spanning over 50 years in accounting recruitment, our network is wide and varied across owner-managed businesses and SMEs to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients. On the practice side, established relationships exist with boutique and regional firms to instantly recognisable nationwide firms.
So whether you’re a Trainee Accountant or Finance Director, a studier to fully qualified, by choosing Harvey John you’ll be working with a highly experienced accounting and finance recruitment agency who are solely focused on ensuring your next move is the right one for you and your career.
Trusted by our Clients
See some of our reviews by our wonderful clients!
As our business has grown and we have added to our team, we have worked with Harvey John to recruit the right people into the right seats, and this means that as well as recruiting individuals with the right technical skill set, they also need to be the type of person that engages and embraces with our culture and values!
David was absolutely brilliant. He took a measured and considered approach. Really listening to what our needs were, rather than just trying to fit a potential candidate (square peg) into our requirements (round hole).
View Our Specialisms
Public Practice
The public practice market is a jungle! It’s not a statement you might expect to read but the war for talent and the demand for it makes it so.
Whether you are considering leading national firms, strong regional powerhouses, or independent boutiques, we have a team of public practice accounting recruiters who not only have an enviable network to engage with but also the experience to make your job search as positive and enjoyable as possible.
By continually networking within our finance network, with the sole purpose of keeping abreast of emerging trends and current or pending opportunities, we can connect your talent with the right firm for you.
Commerce & Industry
Not limited by geography, sector or level, the commercial finance team is instructed on some of the best opportunities in the market across a variety of industries. The majority we receive are on an exclusive basis so we can help you and the hiring manager best navigate the recruitment process.
We don’t over commit and we don’t over promise. Our specialist accountancy recruitment team works on quality and not quantity.
With the introduction of widely adopted flexible working patterns, the number of available opportunities will naturally increase but so does the competition in terms of candidate numbers available for each role but with over 50 years worth of recruitment experience within the commercial finance team, we truly mean it when we say, you’re in safe hands!
Temporary & Interim
It’s just a fact that this is a fast and fluid area of the market. What was available today is not necessarily available tomorrow. That’s why it’s imperative that we keep in touch with the market on a daily basis by staying ahead of hiring plans as well as expanding our network.
Utilising a first class techstack in all areas of onboarding, timesheet approval, billing and payroll, it’s imperative that you work with an experienced solution provider to help you navigate this fast paced and fluid market at a business critical time.
Our team of interim accountancy recruiters and operational support are committed to offering a dedicated service and solution across a multitude of business scenarios whether that be a specific skills shortage in your finance team or by project led enhanced support.
Meet the Team
David Waddell
Managing Director
Accountancy
Georgina Trudgill
Director
Accountancy
Callum McKenna
Associate Director
Accountancy
Claire Jones
Principal Consultant
Accountancy
Georgina Hayes
Head of Temp & Interim
Accountancy
Danielle Prior
Principal Delivery Consultant
Accountancy
Dominique Smith
Senior Consultant
Accountancy
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