Hays Recruitment
Senior Finance Contract Recruiter (Senior Level Apps £600+ per day)
Locations: Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Devon & Cornwall (SDC)
£36,500-45,000 + uncapped commission
We are looking for an experienced Senior Finance Contract Recruiter to join our established and high‑performing finance team, focusing on senior-level interim and transformation appointments across Bristol, Bath and the wider SDC region.
This is a principal-level opportunity suited to a recruiter with gravitas, a strong network, and a proven track record of building and sustaining a high‑value daybook.
The Opportunity:
You will specialise in senior finance contract roles, including:
* Finance Director
* Financial Controller
* CFO
* Finance Transformation & Change
* Group Reporting
* Systems & Project Accountants
You will play a key role in our strategy to increase senior appointments, strengthen daybook resilience, and place high‑impact interim solutions that influence wider teams and businesses.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver high-quality interim placements (£600+ a day) across your defined geography
* Develop and maintain a network of 400+ senior finance professionals within your patch, fully mapped and coded
* Identify and manage move motivations, availability, rate expectations and preferences
* Partner closely on senior appointments strategy and market approach
* Ensure strong internal and external PR aligned to collaboration and inclusive culture
* Maintain high data quality, LinkedIn Recruiter activity and market‑to‑market discipline
What We’re Looking For
* Proven experience recruiting senior finance contractors (FD, FC, CFO, Transformation)
* Principal‑level capability: confidence, credibility and commercial impact
* Demonstrated success building and sustaining a contract daybook
* Strong regional market knowledge across Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas
* A collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across teams
* High standards around data integrity, process and candidate experience
What you'll get in return
* A culture built on rewarding success, collaboration and high performance
* Industry‑leading technology and a renowned training programme to support rapid career progression
* Flexible hybrid working patterns
* Your birthday off!
* Opportunity to take your career globally
* Incentives and rewards recognising performance locally, regionally and nationally
* A broad range of wellbeing initiatives and benefits
* Referral bonus scheme
* Internal support networks and communities
* Paid volunteering days through our Working for Your Tomorrow initiative