Financial Controller in Manchester

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

We recruit Financial Controller positions across Manchester itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

It depends on seniority and how specific the brief is, but because our Manchester shortlists come from a network we already know, we're rarely starting from zero.

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Financial Controller position in Manchester is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Financial Controller talent pool in Manchester, not just an afterthought.

Yes — Financial Controller is one of the positions we place in Manchester, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

We work with Manchester employers and candidates remotely for Financial Controller roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Manchester.

Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Manchester salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Manchester vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Manchester market for Financial Controller roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.