With an established reputation for excellence, we partner with clients to identify and attract Director and C-suite level finance professionals, finding the best leaders for now, and for the next generation.
Whether we are recruiting a generalist or subject specialist, we assess and appoint extraordinary leaders who have the analytical ability, interpersonal skills and technical expertise needed to meet both todays and tomorrow’s challenges.
Roles we recruit:
Chief Financial Officer
Finance Director (Commercial/Operational/Divisional/SME)
Group Financial Controller
Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
Financial SSC Director
Director and Head of FP&A and Reporting
Senior leaders in Tax, Treasury, Audit, Assurance and Risk
M&A, Corporate Finance (Disposals / Carve out / Pre&Post IPO)
“BIE has demonstrated an ability to deliver people who are both relevant to our particular business challenges and the right personality to fit within our organisation."
“BIE was highly professional throughout the end to end process. They move quickly to satisfy their clients and also their interims.”
"BIE understood our requirements and rapidly produced a number of relevant candidates. The successful candidate delivered results which far exceeded our expectations."
Meet the team
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