At Artemis Clarke, we specialise in supporting senior finance leaders, including Finance Directors, CFOs and experienced professionals, as they navigate the next step in their careers.
Founded by qualified accountants, we understand what matters to you: meaningful work, strategic influence, cultural fit and the opportunity to make a real impact. That is why we take the time to understand your values, goals and leadership style, not just your CV.
We build long term relationships with the people we represent, and we are deliberately selective about who we partner with. When you first contact us, we will invite you to complete our structured Assessment Process, which includes two online tests. If successful, we then carry out a final recorded interview via our own online platform. This enables us to fully understand what you are looking for and assess where you will thrive.
Helping our candidates find the right role is more important than a fee and so if we see the perfect opportunity that is not with one of our clients, we will still tell you about it.
We will be empathetic to your personal circumstances and pride ourselves on helping candidates who have a slightly unusual CV or who are looking to work flexibly
We will be sensitive to your existing work commitments and are happy to arrange calls in the evenings and weekends at your convenience
We will not attempt to contact your existing line manager with a view to developing a relationship with them to win new work on your departure
We will always obtain your permission before submitting your CV to a client and we will never change your CV without your approval
If you are considering applying for a role directly via our website or via one of the on-line job boards then please take a moment to look at the job specification and take the time to highlight your relevant experience and skills in a tailored cover letter. Candidates who make the effort to do this will be far more successful at getting through to the next stage.
This bespoke test, unique to Artemis Clarke, is a blend of logic, numeracy, literacy and accounting questions and should take around 20 minutes to complete. This test gives us an indication of your inherent ability and so if you complete it quickly and get a high score, we are likely to rate you as a strong candidate.
Again, this test is unique to Artemis Clarke. To pass this test you do need to be an accountant or at least understand the accounting language of debits and credits. If you are applying for a more entry level role then we will take this into account when looking at your scores. At the more senior end however, our requirements are more stringent and to become one of our associate Fractional Finance Directors we look for a score of greater than 90% in less than 30 minutes.
Assuming that you meet the key criteria for the role you will be invited to record answers to some interview questions via our online video platform. This will give us an initial impression of how you come across and will be used in conjunction with stages 2 and 3 to determine whether to progress you to our final stage of the Assessment Process.
During this interview we will listen to what you want from your career and discuss how we can help you take the next step to finding an organisation that shares your values and priorities. We will also ask you to talk through your career to date so that we can ascertain your reasons for the career choices you have made, understand any gaps and, assuming you have applied for a specific role, check that the key criteria assessment was accurate. This should normally take around 45 minutes, and you should be aware this will be recorded. If it is for a specific role, snippets will be recorded for the client. Should you have any questions about the role, these can be addressed then.
Then let us help you make that dream a reality. We specialise in working with growing SMEs, typically with turnover between a few million to £20m, sometimes more. The needs of these clients vary considerably but typically they come to us because of a trigger event, such as seeking funding, looking to grow, managing cash-flow or seeking an exit strategy.
To become one of our Fractional Finance Directors you will need to be high calibre. This will mean you need to wow us in our Five Stage Assessment Process. Ideally you will have an audit practice background and experience within a variety of different business sectors including fast growing SMEs. To find out more about our network of associate Fractional Finance Directors:
