Senior Recruitment Consultant


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£40,000 to £50,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Reading, RG1 3BE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

Hays Recruitment | Senior Recruitment Consultant | Senior Interim Finance

Reading - Apex Plaza (Central)

£40,000 -£50,000 + Uncapped Commission

Are you an experienced recruiter looking to elevate your career within a high-value, senior appointments market?

At Hays, we're looking for a driven and commercially minded Recruitment Consultant to join our established Reading office, specialising in Senior Interim Finance appointments across the South East. You'll recruit senior finance leaders into some of the UK's most exciting and fast-growing sectors, including Technology, AI, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Defence, Infrastructure, Energy and Private Equity-backed businesses

The Opportunity:

You'll focus on placing senior interim finance professionals, including:

Interim CFOs

Finance Directors

Heads of Finance

Financial Controllers

Finance Transformation Leaders

Senior Finance Business Partners

What You'll Be Doing:

Developing and managing a specialist senior interim finance desk

Building relationships with senior finance executives and decision-makers

Generating new business opportunities through networking, referrals and market mapping

Managing the full recruitment lifecycle from business development through to placement

Becoming a recognised market expert within your specialist sectors

Working collaboratively with Hays colleagues and senior leadership to maximise opportunities

Who are we looking for?

You'll be ambitious pushing outside your comfort zone and willing to experiment. It's not just about who you are, but who you want to become.

Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills, having honest conversations

Customer centric by understanding clients' needs and delivering tailored solutions

Have a strategic mindset to spot opportunities and drive profitable outcomes

Open to change being comfortable in a fast-paced target driven environment

Develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client companies through business development calls, client visits, networking and entertainment events.

Collaborative in spirit, people focused with a sales-driven mentality.

Be resilient, bold and curious

What you'll get in return - The Hays Deal:

Believing that personal growth leads to professional progression, you'll feel heard, valued and assured that we care about your wellbeing, in an inclusive environment where you can be your authentic self. This will enable you to reach your full potential, broadening your ability to make a positive impact leading to your own personal success.

Access to team leadership training for you to evolve your career

Cutting-edge tools and technology to enable you to make an extraordinary impact

Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid working policy

Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days and your birthday off!

Celebrate success: Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with uncapped commission in addition to base salary

High Performer Incentives including local and international trips. Montenegro 2024, South Africa 2025 and Mauritius this year!

Global career opportunities - make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays

Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome

Wellbeing rewards: Benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts

Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.

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