Who Are Sewell Wallis?
Accountancy & Finance, HR and Business Support Specialists
Based in Sheffield and Leeds, Sewell Wallis are industry leaders, connecting businesses with exceptional talent across Yorkshire. Whether you're seeking top professionals in finance, HR, business support or talent for your executive team, we have the expertise to deliver tailored recruitment solutions to you.
A Recruitment Agency with a Difference
We're built on building relationships, striving to truly understand out clients and candidates. We've earned our reputation as a trusted recruitment agency in Sheffield and Leeds. Repeat business and long-term candidate partnerships are the foundations of our business.
Why Choose Sewell Wallis?
We're passionate about business and people, with dedicated consultants across both Sheffield and Leeds offices, who'll go above and beyond to understand your needs. Whether you're looking for expert career advice, or a reliable recruitment partner, you've come to the right place.
What’s your specialism?
Accountancy & Finance
Our team are finance experts, working on roles from transactional level through to C-suite and anything in between. We have an in-depth understanding of the finance industry, we're technically astute and possess extensive market knowledge and wide-reaching finance networks.
Find out moreHR & Business Support
Excellent operational support elevates a company, and we can provide you with HR, sales, marketing or office management talent to help your business grow. Going beyond skills and experience, we dig deeper, into cultural fit, attitude and motivation of candidates to ensure long-term, successful placements.
Find out moreNot For Profit
We work in partnership with many of the region’s not-for-profit organisations. These ongoing relationships are a testament to our understanding and appreciation of their unique requirements, complexities and financial obligations. We have a broad candidate base who can bring commercial insights to the public and third sectors.
Find out moreExecutive
Our executive team work with some of the most experienced and talented executive candidates, pairing them with leading businesses across Yorkshire and beyond. We immerse ourselves in the small details of your business, developing a thorough understanding of your needs, and ensure we tell your story in an engaging and effective way.
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More Jobs
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Senior Accounts Assistant
£30000 - £35000 per annum
Sewell Wallis are pleased to be working with a growing business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who operating within the IT/tech sector and are recruiting a Senior Accounts Assistant to join their finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation, with a great reputation in their specialist sector. This is a role offering genuine ownership of key processes and broad exposure within a busy commercial environment.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Semi Senior Accountant
£25000 - £35000 per annum
Sewell Wallis is delighted to be partnering with a top 20 accounting firm. Following continued growth, this firm is seeking a Semi Senior Accountant to join its Doncaster, South Yorkshire team.
The successful Semi Senior Accountant candidate will ideally be ACA/ACCA part-qualified or actively studying and will have experience preparing year-end accounts.
Bradford, West Yorkshire
HR / Payroll Administrator
£28000 - £35000 per annum
Sewell Wallis is partnering with a well-established organisation based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to recruit an HR/Payroll Administrator on a temporary-to-permanent basis.
This is an opportunity for a varied position, supporting both the HR and payroll functions within a busy team.
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The State of UK AI Spending
AI is no longer an experiment for UK businesses. It is a fast-moving investment priority. From record private funding to sharp rises in public sector contracts, AI spend is accelerating across industries and organisation sizes. But behind the headline growth figures sit important questions about ROI, talent, governance and long term value. In this article, we break down what AI spend looks like in the UK right now, where it is heading next, and the risks businesses need to navigate to make it pay off.
Staff Retention in 2026: Why Keeping Your Best People Is Just as Important as Hiring New Ones
Hiring may be picking up in 2026, but so is risk. As confidence returns to the market, your best people have more options than ever. This blog explores why staff retention must sit alongside attraction, and how salary benchmarking, structured onboarding and proactive development conversations can protect the team you have already built.
Hiring CFOs and Senior Finance Leaders: A Guide
Finding a leader who balances technical rigour with commercial vision requires more than a standard recruitment process; it demands a targeted, confidential approach.
Are Your Finance Salaries Competitive Enough Today?
Losing a perfect candidate at the final hurdle is frustrating. You've invested hours in interviews, the team loves them, and they seem keen - until the offer goes out. Then comes the silence, or worse, the rejection because a competitor offered 15% more. In the current market, relying on salary bands set two years ago is a guaranteed way to lose talent.