What started as a niche financial recruitment business in the South West is now a nationwide consultancy supporting ambitious SMEs with senior finance talent and practical, strategic expertise.
Our founder, Kate Clarke, a practice-trained accountant with a background in industry, set out to build a finance-focused recruitment firm that genuinely understood both clients and candidates. Today, that vision has grown into something more: a consultancy that helps growing businesses build and strengthen their finance functions, whether through permanent hires, fractional support or strategic advice.
The shift to fully remote operations in 2020 was a turning point. It allowed us to work more flexibly, respond faster, and support clients and candidates across the UK, without compromising on the personal, high-quality service we’re known for.
We respond to all client and candidate calls and applications in a timely manner to ensure clarity around the process and next steps.
We are considerate of people’s existing work and life commitments, and arrange meetings around them.
We work as one team, with no internal competition. Just a shared focus on finding the best outcome for both clients and candidates.
We offer a generous 12 week guarantee on all of our permanent placements as we are confident in our process and candidates
We never use information shared by candidates regarding other roles they have applied for to win new work (unless they have been unsuccessful and give their permission).
Our fully vetted Finance Directors support businesses a few days a month, offering the strategic value of a full-time FD at a lower cost.
They’re brought in to lead projects, implement systems, or strengthen internal finance teams. Many stay long term, helping businesses scale with expert oversight. Having experienced our Executive Search and 5-Stage Assessment Process, many go on to become clients themselves.
We treat each one of our Fractional Finance Directors as valued members of our team – we keep in touch before, during and after all placements, and ensure they’re always fully supported.
Before placing a Fractional FD, we carry out our Finance Team Diagnostics Session and draw on our own experience as qualified accountants to find out exactly what the role requires in terms of skills, experience and values. This means we can place every Fractional Finance Director into a role that provides a great fit for their individual skills, interests and experience – so they can deliver their very best work for their placement business.
We build a supportive network for our Fractional Finance Directors, enabling them to share knowledge, ask questions and offer advice to their peers. This helps them to stay abreast of new developments and have access to fresh perspectives to help solve any particularly gritty challenges their clients’ businesses face.
As accountants at heart ourselves, we follow a strict code of conduct. We believe in always treating clients and candidates with Integrity, transparency, professionalism & empathy.
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We’re on a mission to become the most respected financial recruiter throughout the UK and beyond and we know that to achieve this, we can’t do it on our own. Our ambitious growth plans mean that we will be on the recruitment journey ourselves again in the near future. We occasionally collaborate with selected recruitment part partners on senior finance roles and across other sectors. So if you share our values and believe in the power of working together to deliver better outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
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At Artemis Clarke, we place high importance on corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) and we are always looking at how we can improve our impact on both the environment and society. Our commitment to CSR is demonstrated by the following initiatives:
Wherever you are on your journey, having the right finance structure and the right people makes all the difference.
At Artemis Clarke, we help businesses at every stage build finance teams that are not just fit for purpose but ready for the future.
Whether you need a part time Finance Director, a hands-on Financial Controller or help planning your next hire, we are here to guide you.
London: 020 8191 2124
Bristol: 0117 244 1891
Email: enquiries@artemisclarke.co.uk
