Hays Recruitment

Senior Finance Contract Recruiter (Senior Level Apps £600+ per day)

Bristol (Covering Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Devon & Cornwall)

£38,423-50,000 + uncapped commission

We are looking for an experienced 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