Lawrie Bacon

Lawrie Bacon

Assistant Manager | Part & Newly Qualified Finance

About Me

Lawrie specialises in recruiting part-qualified and newly-qualified finance professionals across South and West Yorkshire.

He's spent the last 5 years honing his finance network across the region, and has built strong, long-lasting relationships, supporting businesses with key hires and helping finance professionals to navigate their next steps. He's focused on efficiency and quality, and his commercial mindset makes him an invaluable partner when it comes to hiring in Yorkshire.

Known for his uncomplicated approach and understanding of the market, Lawrie works with both clients and candidates to understand their goals and deliver recruitment solutions that are the right fit both technically and culturally.

Alongside recruiting part and newly qualified talent, Lawrie also supports the development of the wider Transactional Finance team, adding to the collaborative, relationship-focused environment that Sewell Wallis is known for. 

My Posts

March 2, 2026

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.
January 12, 2026

Is Skills Based Hiring The Future of Recruitment?

For years, hiring decisions been based on job titles, degrees, and predictable, usually linear, career paths. As we move into 2026, what our team here at Sewell Wallis is seeing is a shift. There’s pressure across the board – the business world is uncertain, and teams need to adapt quickly, which sometimes means they need to hire faster. This means that they need talent that can do the job, not just look good on paper. Enter skills-based hiring.
November 26, 2025

The Key to Retaining a Part-Qualified Accountant

Hiring a part-qualified accountant can be one of the smartest long-term investments your finance team makes. But holding onto them in the long run can be where many businesses fall short.
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