MEET THE TEAM –ALEX LAW, MANAGING CONSULTANT   The desire to improve his long term career options led former retail manager Alex Law to swap the shop floor for the challenge of recruitment. We catch up with Alex to find out how, two years after joining financial recruiters Sharp Consultancy as a trainee, he is […]

Sharp’s Easter Egg Charity Collection a Cracking Success once again! Sharp Consultancy’s annual Easter Egg Charity Collection has hatched success once again resulting in a record haul of 750 chocolate treats thanks to generous donations from our clients. Charities and organisations from across South Yorkshire were gifted Easter eggs after this year’s efforts gathered more […]

As we launch the Sharp Consultancy 2019/2020 Salary Survey, Regional Director Aaron Pepperday takes a look at how high demand for top talent is affecting the accountancy and finance sector across the region. Over the last 12 months we have witnessed candidate demand far outstripping supply across many areas of the market and early indications […]

As we launch the Sharp Consultancy 2019/2020 Salary Survey, Executive Director Lee Sweeney reflects on the previous 12 months and shares his views on what lies ahead over the coming year. Brexit. It’s never far from people’s thoughts. At the time of writing, we are still awaiting what the final outcome will be, yet the […]

SHARP CONSULTANCY LAUNCHES 2019/20 SALARY SURVEY Our 2019/20 Salary Survey provides both employers and employees with detailed benchmark salary package guidelines across the full range of roles in finance and accountancy as well as topical viewpoints on many of the key issues affecting staffing, recruitment, team development and career progression. As one of the leading […]

Leading figures from across the West and North Yorkshire financial community came together at an exclusive client networking event hosted by the Leeds office of specialist recruiters Sharp Consultancy. Eighteen invited guests including finance directors and chief financial officers of listed plcs, owner managers of some of the region’s growing SMEs, partners from accountancy firms […]

Swapping the golf course for a role in recruitment is not many people’s usual career path. We caught up with Consultant Matt Civil who works in the Sheffield office to find out about how he made the move. Tell us about your current role? I joined Sharp Consultancy about a year ago and specialise in […]

TIM MOSS NAMED YOUNG ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR Tim Moss from Grant Thornton has been awarded the prestigious Sharp Consultancy Young Accountant of the Year accolade for 2019. The award was presented to Tim at a glittering awards ceremony held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.   The competition was established in 2000 and is […]

5 MINUTES WITH… 2018 YOUNG ACCOUNTANT OF THE YEAR, HAYDN HORNER, PwC   The strength and depth of exceptional accountancy and finance talent in the Yorkshire region is highlighted with the hugely popular Young Accountant of the Year annual awards. The competition was established by Sharp Consultancy in 2000 and is run in conjunction with […]

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Tis the season to be jolly but Christmas can throw up a whole host of work place issues; here’s our twelve days of Christmas survival guide to some of the most common festive problems and how to prepare for them. On the first day of Christmas…..Holiday requests If your company’s holiday […]