Odgers Berndtson

Consultant / Principal / Fee Earner - Financial Leadership Practice, London

The demand for talented finance professionals with a commercial outlook, is constant and continuous. In any progressive company, the link between finance and the business is a partnership, where finance is expected to provide real value-add rather than purely numbers. The importance of senior execs who offer more than being an Accountant will be forever in demand.

The Finance practice here at Berwick is well-established, successful and stretched! As part of the Odgers Berndtson Group the practice certainly benefits from the strength and longevity of the wider business (55 years in finance recruitment), and we need to add to the team. Each member of our team has significant experience in recruitment and offers genuine functional and regional knowledge. The practice has the experience and capability to recruit across the whole spectrum of qualified finance positions: from SME and family-owned business Finance Director roles to blue-chip and Plc talent opportunities for up-and-coming finance professionals; from Tax & Treasury specialisms to confidential replacement needs.

Having recently lost a member of the team externally, we are looking to hire, and ideally the successful incumbent will be based in the South / London. The role will work very closely with Ashley Crich covering a number of key and well-developed sectors.

Attracting and retaining the very best recruitment professionals is critical to our success.

Well networked, our consultants have the tenacity and passion to enable our clients to appoint the very best senior individuals.

As a Berwick Partners consultant, you will be expected to:

• Identify & develop relationships with clients (new and existing) through high level marketing calls. Offer market intelligence, present at pitches and business development meetings, and actively introduce colleagues
• Listen to and interpret client requirements, developing commercially sound solutions
• Professionally manage and deliver all assignments won, to successful completion
• Create, develop and deliver events that offer clients and senior candidates the opportunity to network
• Develop a personal profile, ensuring that you become a recognised and respected recruiter in your specialism
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and interact at the most senior level
• Produce excellent quality, well written documents that add value to an assignment

• We are suited to those individuals who value a collaborative culture, the opportunity to do important work and deliver a quality service 
• Already a recruiter, you will be looking to handle assignments where you add-value through consulting with, and advising clients as a trusted partner
• Intellectually capable, confident and a tenacious self-starter, you should be self-managed
• You will know what it takes to develop your reputation and position, both internally and externally
• Able to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally

Berwick Partners, a division of Odgers Berndtson, operates in the senior leadership recruitment market. We have a fully-retained search model for roles with basic salaries in the £70,000-£130,000 range; we believe we stand out in a congested market by offering a quality and client-led service.  We are experts in senior recruitment; we understand the markets in which we work, yet we are never complacent about the importance of listening and learning. At times we need to advise and at times we need to challenge; we always need to deliver.

We are a national firm with offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. We collaborate and work closely with Odgers Berndtson, benefiting from their brand, reputation and work. We share a database, offices, events and away-days. This relationship means that for business development purposes, we are not a cold call environment.

Berwick Partners has built an excellent reputation for filling senior management and executive positions across a number of different sectors. We have split our market into three main areas: Commerce & Industry, Public Sector and Functions. We believe that this structure offers clients the opportunity to tap into sector specialists and functional experts as the mandate dictates.

We are passionate about what we do. We understand how important it is to deliver the right outcomes for clients and candidates and we take pride in the quality of our work. WHAT WE DO MATTERS.

What we offer

At Berwick Partners, we have created a mature and “grown-up” culture, one where you are trusted to deliver without weekly targets and sales incentives.

We provide our consultants with a huge amount of support to enable them to be as effective as possible. Support comes in the form of:

• Dedicated (shared) PA
• In-house Research Team
• Events Manager
• Marketing Manager

Our Vision

We strive to be the most trusted and respected search firm, setting the standard for excellence in our industry.

Rewards

• Upper-quartile base salary
• Transparent commission structure, equal to a third of billings (less salary costs). Additional support is provided in the 1st year
• Pension (including death in service)
• 25 days holiday (and 3 extra over the Christmas period)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Flexible working and working-from-home arrangements