This document summarizes the services of a recruitment agency called Savant Recruitment. It discusses Savant's specialist recruitment teams that have deep expertise in various industries like accountancy, finance, tax, risk management, and credit management. It also outlines Savant's recruitment process and mentions that their large database and industry knowledge helps them quickly source and place the right talent for clients.

1. EQUAL TO
NONE
ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE
RECRUITMENT EXPERTS

2. INTRODUCTION
ABOUT US
OUR PROCESS
EXPERTISE
CONTACT
Unlike other recruiters, our specialist
teams and their deep market insight
ensures we’re already connected to the
industry’s top talent.
This focussed approach enables us to
quickly source the people you need
and provide an exceptional service,
unequalled by anyone else.
EQUAL TO
NONE
ACCOUNTANCY &
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
TAX & TREASURY
RISK, COMPLIANCE &
GOVERNANCE
CREDIT
MANAGEMENT
OUR SPECIALIST
TEAMS

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ABOUT US
OUR PROCESS
EXPERTISE
CONTACT
At Savant we strive to build and maintain an environment
where people who share our passion for recruitment are
given the inspiration and opportunity to excel.
Our expert teams work hard to get to know their clients,
understand their culture and challenges and then connect
them with the people they need. But it’s not just about
sourcing great talent, it’s about making sure the staff we
recruit are the right fit for your organisation and able to
make a positive impact right from the start.
WITH A DATABASE OF OVER 300,000 JOB
SEEKERS, WE ARE TRUSTED BY ORGANISATIONS
OF ALL SIZES TO SOURCE THE BEST TALENT FOR
THEIR WORKFORCE.
TRANSFORMING
ORGANISATIONS,
PROGRESSING
CAREERS.

4. Industry Specialisms Clients
2nd Largest
Independent UK Recruiter Group Locations
Savant is supported by the Cordant Group, a family business founded
in 1957 and now the UK’s second largest recruiter. Last year we filled
8,600 permanent positions and we currently place 32,000 people
into temporary roles every week.
36
74
5,200
224
Turnover
FTSE 100
Clients
£720m
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CONTACT www.cordantgroup.com

5. 53%
of employers think that
recruitment agencies are
the best place to find the
high skilled talent that
they need.
(REC client paradox 2013)
70%
of applications received
are not qualified for
the job.
69%
of organisations
conduct recruitment
in-house
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Almost 1/2of employers
feel that competition amongst
competitors to secure the top
talent is their biggest
obstacle to hiring.
(LinkedIn UK recruiting trends 2015)
COMPETITION
FOR TALENT IS
INCREASING

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“Competition for talent is
increasing and specific skill
sets are becoming harder to
find which means it’s more
important than ever to recruit
the right people, first time.”
Mark Sheldon
Managing Director
We take compliance very seriously. Our recruitment
process encompasses all the regulatory requirements
necessary to comply with legislation, mitigating the risk
of legal exposure for our clients, providing assurance
and peace of mind.
At Savant we’ve developed effective recruitment
methods to make sure that we only put forward people
who we believe are the right fit for the role - those
capable of integrating smoothly into your team and
thus improving the long term retention of staff.
OUR
RECRUITMENT
PROCESS

7. Define
Candidates
Build strong
candidate pool
Screen Candidates
Provide Executive
Feedback
Arrive at shortlist Assess Finalists Conduct Behavioral
Interviews
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Those who are commercially-
orientated, data driven, and have
specific sector experience seem
high-up on most organisations
wanted lists. The UK’s growing
SME market is also further
increasing competition for the
leading talent.
From CFO’s, FD’s, partners and
directors to FC’s, managers,
accountants and analysts we
work across commerce, public
service and practice to help
organisations locate and target
top candidates before they start
looking for a new role.
ACCOUNTANCY &
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RECRUITMENT EXPERTS
335,000
members of the 7 main
accountancy bodies in UK
and Ireland.
(FRC Key Facts and Trends in the
Accountancy Profession June 2015)
ACCOUNTANCY
& FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
There’s huge competition between
Employers to attract and retain the best
accountancy professionals.
Over 123,000
accountancy and finance
professionals are placed
by a recruiter.
(REC Recruitment Industry Trend
Survey 13/14)

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CONTACT
28%
of global employers
forecast a rising tax burden
TAX & TREASURY
Transfer pricing is now a key focus for many
employers. It remains their leading source
of tax risk this year and an area where
recruitment is highly active.
68%
of tax professionals believe
they have insufficient
resources to effectively cover
tax function activities and
reduce operational tax risk
(EY’s Tax risk and controversy survey 2014)
TAX & TREASURY
RECRUITMENT
EXPERTS
Our specialist teams cover all tax
and treasury roles, working with
organisations of all shapes and
sizes within commerce & industry,
accountancy practice, public
sector, non for Profit, banking
& financial services.
Our expert knowledge and large
candidate network means we
can quickly reach out and target
individuals with specific skills,
connecting employers with the
industry’s top talent, not just
those actively looking!
TAX BURDEN
!

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The need to go beyond
regulatory compliance with
strategic longer-term change
initiatives has accelerated
competition for the top talent.
As experts in this area we
understand how the project
life-cycle works. We use this
knowledge to develop large
candidate pools which are
focussed on the skills we expect
to be in high-demand. This
reduces risk for our clients,
ensuring they can access right
people with the right skills
when they need them.
From a head of risk or
compliance to an audit manager,
analyst or programme director
we cover all areas of risk,
compliance and governance
across all industry sectors.
RISK, COMPLIANCE
& GOVERNANCE
RECRUITMENT EXPERTS
60%
of people think market and
business risks will become
more severe.
RISK, COMPLIANCE
& GOVERNANCE
The business environment continues to
change and with it the risk landscape
that companies face.
88%
of organisations plan
to invest more in risk
capabilities in next 2 years.
(Accenture 2015 Global Risk
Management Study)
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CREDIT
MANAGEMENT
Modern credit management is now
more important than ever and covers
the entire portfolio of a company.
Employers are competing to attract
key skills and as a result salaries
are slowly increasing.
CREDIT MANAGEMENT
RECRUITMENT
EXPERTS
Our teams work exclusively on
the recruitment of credit control
professionals, at all levels, in the
public and private sectors. We
actively build candidate pools of
those with in-demand skills and
will efficiently and successfully
fill any temporary and permanent
credit control vacancy within
your organisation.
From administrators to credit
managers, billings and revenue
positions to language speaking
and part time roles we can
quickly source the people
you need better than any
other recruiter.
For every £1mof turnover, the average large
company requires £38,000
of cash to fund working
capital, for the average small
company this figure nearly
doubles to £73,000
Grant Thornton - Capital Thinking,
Issue 5 - June 2015)
Late payments have a
substantial negative impact on
a business’ ability to manage
its cash flow.
57%of organisations
are putting in place strict
payment terms when it comes
to working with clients.
(nPower Business Survey 2015)

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CONTACT
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135 Park Street
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SE1 9EA
www.savantrecruitment.com
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