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About us

ECHM is a leading financial recruitment specialist operating from three offices across the UK and Continental Europe serving an enviable client base. 

We have over 20 years’ experience in providing a unique range of permanent, temporary, and contract financial recruitment solutions for a client base comprising multinational blue chip companies, public practice firms and public sector and not-for-profit organisations.

Using methodologies including retained search, advertised selection, and database search, we place more than 1,500 part qualified, newly qualified and senior finance professionals per annum into a diverse range of positions, predominately within the £20,000 - £80,000 salary range.

Our structure

In our business, specific market expertise is essential, so our consultants work in divisions that are sector and function focused, as outlined below. 

  • Commerce & Industry 
    • Commercial Finance 
    • Internal Audit  
    • Taxation
  • Law
  • Public Practice
    • Audit and Assurance 
    • Corporate Finance & Advisory Services 
    • Taxation
  • Public Sector

Our sector specialists are aligned to geographical zones giving them unparalleled knowledge of their local candidate population. They then work together across our network of offices to ensure clients and candidates benefit from the broadest possible net of talent and opportunities respectively.

On the inside

Announced as one of the best company to work for in the 2007 Sunday Times Best SME Companies list, we work hard to offer a positive, open and supportive working environment in which our employees can enjoy job satisfaction and success.

With over 80% of our employees feeling valued, proud to work for us and confident that there is clear career progression on offer, we think we are doing a pretty good job.

We are picky about who we hire and take care to find the best. Once we have hired the right people, we want to keep hold of them and develop them, always offering internal opportunities to our in-house talent first.

Our specialist training and development team provide bespoke programmes for all our employees, throughout their careers, to make sure they have the skills and knowledge to perform to their full potential from entry level right to the top.

Our track record

Passionate about delivering a high standard of specialist service to clients and candidates alike, we have a few performance stats that we think help to illustrate why we are one of the market leaders in our sector.

42% of candidates who register with us successfully find jobs through us

25% of candidates come back and use us exclusively throughout their career

72% of our clients use us repeatedly

28% of jobs we take on, we fill.

We are determined to be the market leader in the financial recruitment market.  We’re not there yet, but we are closing in.

If you want to play a part in our plans, have a look at the Opportunities at ECHM page.