Harvey John
Unit 2 Ferry Wharf
Hove Enterprise Centre
Basin Road North
Portslade, East Sussex
BN41 1BD
What makes us different
We don’t start with a job spec. We start with your business – your objectives, your context, what success actually looks like for you.
Most recruiters specialise by broad discipline – finance, tax, legal. We go further, with consultants who specialise within each: Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Tax Technology & Transformation, Treasury, Legal, and CFO and finance leadership.
That depth extends to our relationships too. Anyone can build reach, but a database isn’t a network. At Harvey John, when we call, people know who we are – and they pick up, because we’ve built that trust.
With over 20 years’ experience, we combine that specialist knowledge with genuine market relationships and insight into talent, salaries and team structures – helping you make better-informed hiring decisions.
How we work with you
No two recruitment briefs are the same, so we tailor our approach to the role, the timeline and the level of discretion required. From fast, efficient contingent search to dedicated exclusive and retained appointments, we adapt our approach to fit what matters most for that hire.
We also provide a confidential brokerage service for entire teams moving between firms across Accountancy, Tax & Treasury and Legal – acting as a trusted intermediary from first conversation through to placement.
How Harvey John helps
Every organisation is different. We combine specialist recruitment with market insight, benchmarking and strategic advice – helping you build capability with confidence, whatever stage you’re at.
Building the infrastructure behind new capital.
You’ve just taken investment – that often changes what your business needs to prove, to investors, to the board, and to itself. That means building out finance leadership, structuring tax properly for the first time, and putting the right legal support in place before gaps become visible.
We help organisations move quickly and confidently at this stage, identifying the people who can build capability from the ground up, not just fill a role.
We can support with:
- CFO and finance leadership appointments
- FP&A build-out
- Tax structuring
- Legal support for new investment structures
- First-time functional hires
- Governance and reporting build-out
Keeping pace with growth, before it outpaces you.
You’re scaling or expanding – and as businesses grow or move into new markets, complexity grows with them. Commercial finance needs sharpening, international tax and treasury questions multiply, and legal exposure increases across new contracts and jurisdictions.
We work closely with organisations to understand where that pressure is showing, helping you build capability ahead of the risk, not in response to it.
We can support with:
- Commercial finance
- International tax
- Treasury (cash, FX, debt)
- Legal support for contracts and new jurisdictions
- International expansion and market entry
- Scaling national and international teams
- Team development and benchmarking
Building the governance investors expect to see.
You’re preparing for exit – which isn’t just a finance conversation. It means demonstrating strong controls, managing tax risk, and having the compliance and governance structures in place that give investors confidence.
We help organisations identify the people who can strengthen these areas with the right technical expertise and commercial judgement, so due diligence becomes a formality, not a scramble.
We can support with:
- Controls and financial governance
- Tax risk management
- Compliance
- Governance appointments
- Confidential and sensitive searches
- Due diligence support
- Transaction and integration readiness
Trusted by our Clients
See some of our reviews by our wonderful clients!
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).
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Alex has a great network across the indirect tax field not only locally, but globally, which is a huge advantage if you’re looking to fill a global role. Harvey John and Alex work very case-specifically, which is very rare in today’s recruitment market.
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We would certainly recommend Ann & Alex. Their customized approach, deep industry knowledge, and dedication to finding the right match for our needs were clear from the start. For organizations looking for a recruitment partner that truly understands the importance of matching skill sets with company culture, Ann & Alex are an excellent choice.”
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In the first instance, David took the time to understand our organisation and our culture. He absolutely nailed this so when he presented us with the long list we were stunned at the ‘fit’ between candidates and our hopes for the type of person we would go on to appoint. There were a number of high calibre candidates who could have fitted in to the business, but the selected candidate has already settled in better than we could have imagined.
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Alex demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of the tax industry and had a wide network, which helped with bringing strong candidates to our attention. He communicated in a straightforward way, as we like it, and never tried to dissuade us from our conclusions, if we felt a particular candidate was not a good fit for us. He was fast, efficient and well informed.
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Hayley has placed two excellent candidates with my in-house legal team. I was impressed with the requirements and her ability to execute these. I would recommend Hayley for legal in-house roles recruitment.
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