London Finance Recruitment · Mayfair

London's Specialist
Finance Recruiters.

Over 30 years placing CFOs, Finance Directors and senior finance professionals across the world's most demanding sectors.

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23 Berkeley Square Mayfair, London W1J 6HE
30+ Years' Experience
60%+ Roles Filled by Headhunt
4× FDs' Excellence Award Winner

Our Approach

How We Work

All our consultants are experienced accountants drawn from senior financial positions; we've sat in the roles we now recruit for. This means we understand your brief at a level most recruiters simply can't match.

We begin with an on-site meeting to understand your organisation's culture, technical requirements, and the personal qualities that matter. We then give you exclusive access to high-calibre candidates not available elsewhere: over 60% of our placements are headhunted, not advertised.

We manage as much or as little of the process as you need, including initial interviews, so you only meet the right people. Our follow-up service ensures every appointment beds in successfully.

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Precision Briefing

On-site meetings to fully understand your culture, technical requirements and the personal qualities that define the right appointment.

Executive Search

Over 60% of our placements are headhunted, surfacing candidates not available on any job board or database.

End-to-End Management

We handle as much or as little of the process as you require, including initial interviews, so you only meet the right people.

Aftercare Guarantee

Our follow-up service ensures every appointment beds in successfully, for both the candidate and the business.

Our Leadership

Directors

Our Origin

Meet the Team

At Alexander Charles we believe we have the most technically competent consultants in the sector. Every member of our team is a qualified accountant with senior finance experience; we genuinely understand the skills, pressures and priorities that define great financial leadership.

We are fully conversant with the latest developments in both financial practice and employment legislation, and our deep personal networks mean the candidates we present are consistently first class.

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Where We Work

Sectors

We operate across the full range of business sectors, from pre-revenue startups to FTSE 100 firms. Our clients include:

Alternative Asset Management Hedge Funds Private Equity Venture Capital Asset Management Wealth Management Family Office Insurance Legal Technology, AI & Data Life Sciences Energy Real Estate Shipping & Transport Financial Services Third Sector & Charity Cleantech & Renewables Listed Companies Pre-IPO Nasdaq

Roles We Place

We regularly place senior finance professionals at every level of the function:

  • Chief Financial Officers
  • Finance Directors
  • Vice Presidents
  • Group Financial Controllers
  • Financial Controllers
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Management Accountants
  • Financial Accountants
  • Treasury Directors & Controllers
  • Systems Planning & Implementation Officers

"Four consecutive wins at the FDs' Excellence Awards, voted for by our clients, not a panel."

Alexander Charles Associates

Recognition

Award-Winning Recruitment

We are honoured to have been recognised four consecutive times at the FDs' Excellence Awards, sponsored by the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and the most respected peer-voted awards in UK finance recruitment. The runners-up included Michael Page, Robert Walters, Robert Half, Reed Accountancy and Hays. That we consistently beat the national firms is a direct result of the personal, expert service we provide on every single assignment.

2011Winner
2012Winner
2013Winner
2014Winner

Client Feedback

What Our Clients Say

Client Case Study

Ian Axe MD/Founder, WSL

Ian Axe has over 25 years of global Finance experience across Investment Banking, Wealth, Asset Management and Market Infrastructure. He is currently the MD / Founder of WSL, an Advisory and FinTech principle investment company. Previously Ian held a number of senior executive positions including Group CEO of Panmure Gordon, Group CEO LCH Clearnet, EMEA COO & Global Head of Operations Barclays Capital, COO ABSA Capital and Global Head of Equity Finance Barclays. During his financial career Ian has worked with and sat on various operating committees across Asia, Africa, EMEA and USA.

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Kelvin has been top of the game for some time. He has a great ability to understand the elements of different professional roles and to then provide top matching candidates.
Peter McMullan
Peter McMullan CFO/COO, Belgrave Capital Management Ltd
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Kelvin and the Alexander Charles team have a great reputation and run a very professional executive search business. Kelvin has a very broad and deep network and leverages that network to his clients' benefit.
Nick Bozikis
Nick Bozikis Advisor, Phronesis Advisors
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Over a 20 year period I have worked with Kelvin, both as a candidate and as an employer looking for staff; this has resulted in many jobs and contracts for myself and some excellent staff for me. He has proved to be an expert recruitment consultant and a good friend although I haven't forgiven him for lending me his wife's bike so that I could compete in a triathalon or the time he sent me to Sierra Leone in time for the ebola outbreak. In summary he's very good in my experience in matching candidates to jobs so we've done.
Howard Bolton
Howard Bolton Qualified Certified Accountant, 20 Years as Financial Controller/Director
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I have known Kelvin Trott for several years both professionally and personally. He is the best finance recruitment consultant I have encountered and I have retained him exclusively to help me navigate through the employment jungle. His contact book is impeccable as is his judgement with regards to all matters to do with recruitment. I have no hesitation recommending him to other people who are in need of getting out of the rut into a challenging finance role.
Robert Wisniowski
Robert Wisniowski Owner, Quantum Accountants
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I've worked with Kelvin for more than two decades and can say without hesitation that what he and his team at Alexander Charles deliver is genuinely one of a kind. Kelvin always takes the time to understand my brief in depth, and in a world of screens he and his colleagues still make the effort to meet me face to face. The strength of his network means the candidate lists are consistently first class, and nothing is ever too much trouble – especially the aftercare to ensure each candidate beds in successfully, which has always been exemplary. Put simply, Kelvin and the team are consummate professionals who recruit professionals.
Martin MacConnol
Martin MacConnol Agency Founder, Wardour Communications & Former FT Journalist

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