Recruitment Consultant (Accountancy & Finance)

About us

CMA has an outstanding reputation for developing talented individuals by supporting continuous learning and personal growth, enabling you to progress and increase earning potential.

CMA also won “Best Workplace Environment” in the 2020 national Recruiter - Investing in Talent Awards, and was shortlisted for “Most Inclusive Workplace” in the 2024 Includability Awards. We are looking to expand our Accountancy & Finance team and want to speak to ambitious individuals who have strong recruitment experience and are looking to join an established, successful and team orientated business.

CMA Recruitment Group has been providing quality finance and accountancy solutions for clients across the southern region for 40 years. Our Guildford office is the newest location for the CMA Group and opened in 2020.  Backed by the CMA brand, we are looking for an individual to help us develop the business in this market and unlock the wealth of opportunity this brings.  CMA’s proven recruitment model has earned us a standout reputation as one of the leading accountancy recruitment consultancies in the South of England.

About you

We are a supportive, professional and trusted team, and we're proud of our reputation in the industry. Our new team member ideally is someone who:

• Is driven to succeed not only for themselves but for their team and enjoys working in a team orientated and collaborative environment;
• Has a proven track record in either sales or recruitment;
• Has a desire to work for a sector-dominant organisation which possesses an extraordinary reputation for quality and service;
• Has a strong business development background and relishes a challenge to build the business;
• Can build rapport and impress at face-to-face meetings, enabling business relationships to be developed;
• Is an excellent communicator, acting professionally and curiously in all situations;
• Is values-led, and resonates with the CMA values of collaboration, competence and character.

Your benefits

We value our people - after all, to remain market leaders in our field, it's vital that we recruit and retain the best team and provide them with a platform for success. As such, CMA offers an outstanding working environment (recognised at the Recruiter – Investor in Talent Awards), generous basic salaries, an attractive 'on-target earnings' structure, pre-set realistic targets, and an exceptional bonus scheme which is designed to encourage and motivate you to excel.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you will focus on accountancy and finance recruitment, performing a full 360-degree role which will encompass:

• Handling your own portfolio of clients, developing new business relationships and sourcing the best talent in the marketplace via CMA's multi-faceted candidate attraction strategy
• Business development will form a key part of this role, given the relative infancy of the Guildford business
• Meet clients and candidates in person
• Build up your desk to ensure a consistent flow of both temporary and permanent vacancies. This dual desk approach enables you to focus on solution-led recruitment, where you're the sole point of client contact
• Operate across a broad spectrum of clients, from commercial corporates to SMEs
• Work with fellow team members to cross-sell and identify leads and opportunities for other divisions and offices.

Equal opportunities

CMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to treating all individuals in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Do you have the drive and desire to succeed? Would you like to progress within a prominent recruitment consultancy that rewards hard work and achievement?

If so, please contact Hayley Murphy, Head of HR on (phone number removed) or by e-mail, (url removed) 

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