Accountancy

& Finance

We recruit across Accountancy and Finance roles in the East of England and Home Counties, from Accounts Payable Clerks at the start of their careers to CFOs at the head of £150m businesses. Two decades in this market, and a regional finance community that knows us by name.

WHAT WE COVER

Our work covers Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We work with family-run SMEs, FTSE 100 corporates, and global brands with a footprint in the region, across sectors as varied as consumer goods, professional services, and the charity sector.

Clerical &
Transactional
The volume roles that keep the finance function running.

Temporary, contract and senior interim finance roles, from year-end pressure cover to multi-month interim projects.

Studiers on their ACA, ACCA, or CIMA pathway, with employers committed to supporting their study.

Newly qualified to senior management accountant, across industry and practice

FC, Head of Finance and FD. Permanent appointments and interim stewardship.

From trainee to partner-track, across audit, tax, and advisory

Retained search for board level and C-Suite finance hires where confidentiality matters.

How WE Work

We recruit across permanent, contract, and interim briefs in A&F, and we’ll always give you a straight view on the role – whether the salary band fits what the regional market is paying, where the brief might benefit from refining, and which type of hire fits the situation if you want our take. Permanent hires usually work best for the finance roles you want long-term inside the team. Contract or interim is often the right call for year-end pressure, ERP rollouts, audit support, or covering a senior gap while you find the right permanent successor. Many of our clients run both at different times.

Our Approach

Our A&F consultants have stayed in finance recruitment long enough (118 years and counting!) to know the regional market by name. They know which finance teams hire on potential, and which insist on the qualification first. They understand why a Management Accountant from manufacturing might be exactly right for a logistics business with similar reporting cycles, and why a Finance Director from a PE-backed environment might bring exactly the discipline an owner-managed business has been missing. That depth of judgement is what we bring to every brief, and it’s why most of our work in this market is repeat business from finance leaders who’ve come back to us.

RECENT PLACEMENTS

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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Megan helped me recruit a Finance Administrator and it was a quick and easy process and I now have a fantastic new member of my team! Megan was very professional throughout and gave me 5 CV’s within a week and didn’t waste my time with inadequate CV’s. I highly recommend using her and The ONE Group.

Finance Manager – Worked with Megan Short
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Scott worked with us throughout the whole process, I would have no qualms whatsoever in recommending Scott to anyone looking to engage the services of a recruiter.

Finance Director, Cambridge Biotech – Worked with Scott Park
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We recently contacted Katherine at The One Group to assist us with a recruitment campaign after struggling to fill our role directly. We have worked with The One Group on numerous occasions before and always find them, including Katherine, approachable, professional, and efficient. Above all else, they take the time to understand our context, our roles, and the type of people that work best within our team so that they can source high quality candidates that consistently hit the mark. As expected, Katherine helped us to secure an extremely strong and promising candidate for a business-critical role. The One Group’s assistance is more than worth the fee, as the impact their candidates deliver always outweighs the initial fee tenfold. So, I would not hesitate to highly recommend Katherine and The One Group’s services to others.

HR Advisor, recruiting a Credit Manager – Worked with Katherine Pearl
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Working with Katherine came at a time when we needed to fill positions quickly with the right people, while ensuring candidates aligned closely with our requirements and company culture. We were looking for someone who could truly understand our needs and move efficiently, and Katherine delivered exactly that. What stood out most about Katherine was her responsiveness, communication, and ability to listen carefully to what we were looking for. She was incredibly proactive throughout the process, kept us updated at every stage, and moved with impressive speed without compromising on quality. Compared to other recruiters I’ve worked with, Katherine took the time to fully understand our expectations and tailored her approach accordingly, which made the entire experience seamless and stress-free. The outcome was excellent. Katherine promptly supplied us with two strong employees who matched our requirements very well. The entire process was smooth, efficient, and highly professional from start to finish. I would absolutely recommend Katherine to any business looking for a reliable, attentive, and results-driven recruitment partner.

Client, recruiting a Credit Controller – Worked with Katherine Pearl
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Jenni went above and beyond during a recent recruitment process by providing exceptional support and flexibility. When I unexpectedly had to cancel interviews due to a serious injury, she handled the situation with complete understanding and quickly rearranged everything without hesitation. Her proactive communication and commitment to finding the right candidate made a stressful situation much easier, and ultimately led to a successful hire. Her dedication truly made a difference and it has been greatly appreciated.

Head of Finance, consultancy business – Worked with Jenni Brown
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Jenni has an acute awareness of the relevant candidate requirements for a role, but just as importantly the personality fit for the environment and culture of the business and manager. She makes it personal and reacts to any given situation. She is honest and open, which is somewhat rare in the recruitment world.

Client – Worked with Jenni Brown
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Not only did Anne Williams place me in my current role 10 years ago, but I’m still here today, which says everything about their ability to match the right people with the right businesses. More recently, we’ve worked with Karl Tomkinson to recruit for our finance team, and once again, The ONE Group has delivered. Karl took the time to understand exactly what we needed and successfully placed two fantastic finance professionals with us. Both have been an excellent fit, and the whole recruitment process was seamless from start to finish. Karl is knowledgeable, approachable, and genuinely invested in finding the right people rather than just filling vacancies. If you’re looking for a recruitment partner that builds long-term relationships and consistently delivers exceptional candidates, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Karl and The ONE Group. Thank you, Karl and the team, for your continued support over the last decade!

Head of Finance – Worked with Anne Williams
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From the very beginning, Gemma took the time to truly understand what I was looking for in my next finance role, whether that was within accounts payable, credit control or a broader accounts position. Throughout the recruitment process, she kept in regular contact with phone calls, emails and updates on new opportunities, whilst also checking in on me personally. What stood out most was that I never once felt like just another candidate. I genuinely felt supported and looked after. Since starting my new role, everything has been absolutely perfect, and I would recommend Gemma without question to any finance professional looking for their next opportunity.

Finance candidate – Worked with Gemma
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Just wanted to thank you for challenging my CV a few weeks ago. I have now received the dream offer letter and it is partially thanks to your comment on my CV. Keep challenging candidates, your work and your words have a wonderful impact!

Candidate – Worked with Gemma
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Scott was always open and straight forward in all discussions, able to give honest answers to all my questions. A very smooth process, couldn’t ask for anymore.

Financial Controller – Worked with Scott Park
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Without any doubt the hiring process that I have experienced along with Jenni Brown has been the most enjoyable in my professional career. She has left me an amazing image of the professionalism and sense of providing high quality services to candidates and employers that The ONE Group have.

Finance Assistant, temporary candidate – Worked with Jenni Brown
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I would recommend Jenni’s services to others. She helped me through the process. As a graduate looking for my first professional job in a tricky job market, it was always going to be difficult but Jenni helped guide me through it. Everything she did helped land my first professional job, a job that I genuinely enjoy to this day.

Graduate, first finance role – Worked with Jenni Brown
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Katherine is professional, hard-working, and most importantly, she listened to what I was looking for and reignited my chances to get myself on the starting blocks in the industry I plan to work my way up in. I plan to work my hardest for the remainder of my career, but I won’t forget Katherine who helped me start that.

Accounts Receivable Assistant – Worked with Katherine Pearl

Meet the A&F team

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THE ONE GROUP

Where we're from,
and how we got here

Twenty years of specialist recruitment in the East – and a lot of small decisions that added up.

TOG started in Peterborough in 2004 with a small team and a simple idea: that recruitment is a people business, done best by specialists who stay in their sector long enough to know it properly.

More than two decades on, we've grown into four offices across the East of England and Home Counties. We recruit for finance leaders, HR directors, engineering managers, tech founders, scientists, and the commercial teams that keep businesses running day to day. Between us, we've built up over 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of more than 150,000 candidates we've placed, coached, or come to know across two decades in the region.

The founding principle hasn't changed. Recruitment as it should be.

OUR STORY

Key events timeline

2004

Doors open in Peterborough.

Our first office launches with a team of six on Lynch Wood. Cambridge follows the same year, giving us two offices before our first anniversary.

2015

Northampton makes it three.

Our third office opens with a team of five, quickly growing to eleven consultants covering the wider Midlands region.

2017

Peterborough moves across the road.

The team has outgrown the founding office. We move into Arena House on Lynch Wood, big enough for a growing consultant base and the back-office team that supports the whole group.

2018

Cambridge moves too.

Our second office relocates to Cambourne Business Park, giving the growing Cambridge team the space it now needs.

2023

Four offices, three counties, one very good year.

The Hertfordshire & Essex office opens in Potters Bar, extending our footprint into the Home Counties.

In the same year, we're named Business of the Year in Northamptonshire, and Employer of the Year in both Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire at the regional SME Business Awards. Three counties, three panels.

TODAY

Still growing.

Four offices, more than 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of over 150,000 candidates.

Same founding principle.

SPECIALISTS BY DESIGN

What we do

We're specialists, not generalists. Every consultant at TOG focuses on one sector and stays in it. Not because it's the only way to do recruitment, but because it's how you build the depth to spot the difference between a strong CV and a strong hire.

It's also why so many of our clients come back to us years, even decades, after a first placement.

Beyond the recruitment itself, we produce annual salary guides, regional market reports, and the practical resources our clients and candidates turn to when they want a clearer view of what's happening in their sector.

THE WAY WE WORK

How we work

Four principles show up in every conversation and every process.
01

Be curious.

We stay interested in the market we work in, and in the people who work in it.

02

Keep it human.

We remember your kids' names and know how you take your coffee. That's just how we work here.

03

Make a difference.

We're here to help people build careers they love and businesses they're proud of.

04

Enjoy the ride.

Recruitment is a career, but it should be fun too. If it isn't, we've done something wrong.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Recruitment
as it should be.

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