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Recruitment Consultant – Accountancy Practice

Reed

Passionate about building relationships and placing top talent? Join Reed as a Recruitment Consultant for Accountancy Practice in Reading and take ownership of a specialist market while driving your career forward.

We’re looking for a driven Recruitment Consultant to join our specialist Accountancy Practice team in Reading. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your desk, grow your income, and make a real impact placing top talent across the profession.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll focus on a candidate-led Accountancy Practice specialism, working across a diverse client base, from small independent firms to large national practices and the Big Four.

This is a candidate-focused role, where you’ll:

  • Source and engage accounting professionals from entry-level through to Partner level

  • Proactively headhunt and build strong talent pipelines

  • Match high-quality candidates to opportunities across the market

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle with pace and precision

What Awaits You

Uncapped Bonus – your success is rewarded with an uncapped bonus, paid every 4 weeks.

Clear Career Progression – benefit from a transparent progression structure with opportunities to advance every 6 months, whether into specialism or leadership.

Best-in-Class Tools & Resources – access the UK’s largest candidate database alongside industry-leading tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter.

Sabbaticals & Enhanced Leave – enjoy a sabbatical every 5 years, plus an additional 6 weeks’ paid leave after 10 years’ service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Full 360 Recruitment – business development, client management, candidate sourcing, interviews, offers and deal completion

  • Candidate Attraction – sourcing through job boards, social media, referrals and direct headhunting

  • Relationship Building – delivering exceptional service to candidates and clients alike

  • Networking & Growth – building and maintaining strong market relationships to drive revenue

  • Collaboration – working with colleagues to maximise opportunities and share best practice

What We’re Looking For

  • Driven & Proactive – motivated to achieve and exceed targets

  • Commercially Minded – able to identify opportunities and convert them into placements

  • Resilient – thrives in a target-driven environment and overcomes challenges

  • Collaborative – a team player who contributes to a positive, high-performing culture

Why Reed?

At Reed, we’re passionate about making a difference to people’s lives. You’ll be part of a business with strong values, market-leading tools, and a culture that supports success and progression.

To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.

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