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Finance recruitment

Finance Recruitment for People Who Understand the Bigger Picture

Finance teams do more than report the numbers.


Marshall Harmony recruits finance professionals for engineering, manufacturing and commercial businesses across the West Midlands and UK, from support-level appointments through to senior finance leadership.

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WHY MARSHALL HARMONY

Recruitment Built Around the Finance Function and the Business

The same finance title can mean very different things from one business to another.


We want to understand the structure of the team, systems, reporting lines, commercial expectations and how finance interacts with the wider business.


That allows us to search for people with the right technical capability and the working style to fit the organisation.

“This is not your usual recruiter! Laura uses some sort of magic to reach the right people.”

Michael Sheen, client, on Google

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TYPICAL APPOINTMENTS

What Finance Roles Does Marshall Harmony Recruit For?

Transactional Finance Recruitment

Accounts Assistants, Credit Controllers and other professionals supporting day-to-day finance operations.

Qualified Finance Recruitment

Qualified and part-qualified professionals supporting reporting, control and financial performance.

Commercial Finance Recruitment

Finance professionals partnering with operational and commercial teams to improve decision-making.

Finance Management & Leadership Recruitment

Finance Managers, Financial Controllers and senior finance professionals responsible for teams, strategy and performance.

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INDUSTRIES

Finance Recruitment Across Engineering and Manufacturing Businesses

We recruit finance professionals across:

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Engineering

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Manufacturing

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Industrial distribution

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Precision engineering

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Technical services

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Commercial businesses supporting UK industry

Our strongest networks are across Shropshire and the West Midlands, with finance recruitment supported throughout the UK.

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YOUR RECRUITER

Meet Lois Barber

Recruitment Partner

Lois recruits across commercial functions, including finance appointments from support level through to management.



Her experience within technical industries helps her understand how finance teams interact with manufacturing, operations, sales and wider business leadership.

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How we work

How Does Marshall Harmony Recruit Finance Talent?

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Understand the Function

We explore the structure, responsibilities, reporting lines and reason behind the hire.

Search the Market

We combine direct search, established networks, proactive outreach and relevant applications.

Assess More Than Technical Skills

We consider experience, communication, commercial awareness, motivation and fit.

Support the Appointment

We stay involved from interview preparation through to offer and onboarding.

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How we work

How Does Marshall Harmony Recruit Finance Talent?

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Understand the Function

We explore the structure, responsibilities, reporting lines and reason behind the hire.

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Search the Market

We combine direct search, established networks, proactive outreach and relevant applications.

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Assess More Than Technical Skills

We consider experience, communication, commercial awareness, motivation and fit.

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Support the Appointment

We stay involved from interview preparation through to offer and onboarding.

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RESULTS

Recruitment Focused on Long-Term Results

92%

of vacancies filled

82%

of placed candidates still in role after 12 months

60%

of the candidates we speak to are not on the open market

250+

candidates placed in the past three years

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Finance Recruitment FAQs

Finance Recruitment FAQs

  • What finance roles does Marshall Harmony recruit for?

    We recruit transactional finance, qualified finance, commercial finance and finance management appointments.

  • Does Marshall Harmony recruit finance professionals for manufacturers?

    Yes. We recruit finance talent for engineering, manufacturing and other commercially focused technical businesses.

  • Do you recruit Finance Directors?

    Yes. Senior Finance Director and CFO appointments can be supported through Marshall Harmony Executive.

  • Where does Marshall Harmony recruit finance professionals?

    Our strongest networks are across the West Midlands, with recruitment supported throughout the UK.

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Other Specialisms

Other Recruitment Specialisms

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Engineering

Design, quality, maintenance and project engineers who can actually do the job.

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Manufacturing

Production, operations and shop-floor leadership across the West Midlands.

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Executive Search

Confidential, targeted appointments at director and leadership level.

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Logistics & Supply Chain

Planning, procurement, warehousing and distribution, beyond the factory gates.

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Sales

Internal sales, account management and business development for technical products.

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Marketing

Marketing executives to heads of

marketing for industrial and B2B

brands.

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HR

HR administrators, advisors and

managers who understand shift-based workforces.

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FINANCE RECRUITMENT

Looking for Finance Talent That Can Add More Than the Numbers?

Tell us what the role needs to deliver and how it fits into the wider business.