From Hiring Pressure to a High-Performing Hire: Finding the Right Accountant Without a Traditional Recruitment Agency
Glow is a growing accountancy practice looking to strengthen delivery capacity while maintaining high service standards for its clients. The business needed someone who could quickly take ownership of key responsibilities and help reduce pressure on the existing team.
The challenge
- Growing workload creating pressure on internal resources.
- Need for a candidate who could take ownership and work independently.
- Traditional recruitment agencies were expensive and often delivered inconsistent results.
- Limited time available to review and interview large volumes of applicants.
Our Solution
- Managed sourcing and candidate attraction.
- Conducted first-stage screening interviews.
- Presented a structured shortlist of qualified candidates.
- Refined hiring criteria throughout the campaign to improve candidate quality and fit.
RESULTS
- Successfully hired Lawrence for the role.
- Candidate was described as “exactly what we were looking for.”
- New hire quickly took ownership of key workloads and backlog projects.
- Enabled the business to take on two new clients that may otherwise have been difficult to service.
- Client would “100%” recommend Nexstema to other businesses.
“Lawrence has been with us now since 1st of October and is doing a fantastic job. Really, really pleased with him. He’s exactly what we were looking for.”
Glow