Finance Recruitment in Hull
Sewell Wallis handles finance recruitment across Hull and East Yorkshire, placing accountancy and finance professionals from transactional roles to qualified accountants. We shortlist candidates for the city's manufacturing, healthcare, renewables and FMCG employers, benchmarked against live 2026 salaries and matched on the specific brief rather than a generic CV.
Key Takeaways
- Hull anchors a broad employer base spanning manufacturing, healthcare, renewables and FMCG, led by Reckitt, Smith and Nephew, Arco, Croda and Cranswick.
- Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide covers Hull as one of 24 named UK cities, giving employers city-level benchmarks.
- Finance roles run from accounts assistant at £24,000 to £30,000 up to financial controller at £63,000 to £92,500 (Robert Half 2026).
- The Siemens Gamesa renewables base and wider green-energy investment are adding skilled finance demand to the market.
- We shortlist accountancy and finance candidates in days from a live regional pool.
The Hull Finance Recruitment Market
Hull carries a wider corporate finance base than many mid-sized cities, built on manufacturing, healthcare and a growing renewables sector. That mix drives demand across the full finance ladder, from transactional accounts staff to qualified management accountants and controllers. Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide names Hull among its 24 UK cities, so employers can benchmark at city level rather than rely on a national average.
Which Hull employers hire finance professionals?
Hull's finance demand sits across four sectors. Consumer healthcare and pharmaceuticals are led by Reckitt, maker of Dettol and Nurofen, alongside Smith and Nephew in medical devices and Croda in speciality chemicals. Manufacturing runs through Arco, the safety-equipment specialist, and Ideal Heating. Food production is anchored by Cranswick, and telecoms by KCOM. Each carries a corporate finance function that hires from accounts assistant through to controller and finance business partner.
What finance salaries does Hull pay in 2026?
Hull finance salaries scale with the role: an accounts assistant earns £24,000 to £30,000, a management accountant sits around £40,000 to £45,000, and a financial controller commands £63,000 to £92,500 on the Robert Half 2026 benchmark. Setting the offer against current city-level data rather than a stale figure protects the hire, which is why benchmarking the salary against live market rates matters at every level.
How We Handle Finance Recruitment in Hull
We recruit across the full accountancy and finance ladder in Hull, from transactional cover to qualified appointments, matching candidates on the specific role and systems rather than a generic profile. Our reach spans the city's healthcare, manufacturing, food and renewables employers, and the growing green-energy base around the Siemens Gamesa turbine site is adding skilled finance demand.
We cover permanent, fixed-term and temporary briefs, and temporary and contract finance cover suits year-end, project and maternity gaps. We screen for the qualification and systems fit before we shortlist, which avoids the common mistakes that derail an accountancy hire. Every offer is set against our wider accountancy and finance recruitment data across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Frequently Asked Questions
What finance roles do you recruit for in Hull?
We recruit the full accountancy and finance ladder in Hull, from accounts assistant, credit controller and management accountant through to financial controller and finance business partner. Briefs run permanent, fixed-term and temporary, across the city's manufacturing, healthcare, food and renewables employers.
What does finance recruitment cost in Hull compared to Leeds?
Hull finance salaries track close to the wider Yorkshire and Humber market, with an accounts assistant at £24,000 to £30,000 and a financial controller at £63,000 to £92,500 on the Robert Half 2026 benchmark. Remote and hybrid working has narrowed regional pay gaps across the county.
Which industries drive finance hiring in Hull?
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals lead through Reckitt, Smith and Nephew and Croda, followed by manufacturing through Arco and Ideal Heating, food through Cranswick, and telecoms through KCOM. The Siemens Gamesa renewables base and wider green-energy investment are adding skilled finance demand.
How quickly can you shortlist finance staff in Hull?
We shortlist accountancy and finance candidates in days from a live regional pool, and temporary or fixed-term cover can start faster still. Speed matters most on year-end, maternity and project gaps, where a vacancy stalls month-end and reporting.
Brief Our Hull Finance Team
Send our accountancy and finance team your Hull requirement, at any level from transactional to qualified, and we'll return a shortlist of matched candidates benchmarked against live 2026 salaries.