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April 13, 2026

Save Time When You're Hiring: Use A Recruiter

Hiring for your finance team is a great positive, but it can also be a big drain on your budget and time. We see this most often in SMEs – small teams can quickly become overwhelmed when they try to grow. Working with a recruiter could save you 27 hours on average during your hiring process. Read on to find out where that time goes.
March 6, 2026

Why International Women’s Day Still Matters in 2026 and What Businesses Can Do

International Women’s Day is a time for women around the world to reflect. The UN theme for 2026 is 'Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls'. It's a statement that stands to remind us that while progress is happening, we’re still miles from equality for women everywhere.
March 2, 2026

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.
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 20, 2026

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.
January 20, 2026

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.