Contractor Recruiters and Jobboards

Find below a list of recruitment consultancies and jobsites as recommened by SJD clients:

Archer Mathieson - The UK's number one interim management provider outside of London – recognised by Executive Grapevines 2007 report, based on market share. Archer Mathieson provides the highest standard of executive recruitment and interim management solutions in the specialist fields of HR, finance and IT.

ReThink Recruitment - Specialists in IT, Finance and Healthcare with over 100 consultants and offices London, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Dubai.

Focus-interim - The market leader in interim and contract management recruitment for the food industry. As part of Focus Management Consultants, we operate across the UK and Internationally with our partner companies and can offer assignments in every continent. Focus Interim has built a strong database of excellent interims but demand within the food industry is strong so we are always keen to grow our candidate portfolio. We operate from Interim Managing Director level roles at c£1,500 a day to line managers with daily rates of £300.

Timothy James - At a time when most recruitment have shrunk and closed offices Timothy James has grown by 120% during the worst economic climate in our lifetime. This is testament to the quality of their consultants and the innovative solutions they deliver. Working in the executive, project management, ICT, Finance, human resources and procurement sectors.

Aston Carter - Aston Carter is a global recruitment company. Established in 1997, they operate in sixteen countries and have offices in the UK, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands. They offers positions within IT, finance, public sector, health and consultancy.

Darwin Rhodes - Darwin Rhodes is a specialist Investment and Insurance recruiter, with dedicated sector specific consultants in the UK, USA, Switzerland, India, Hong Kong, China and Australia. They have placed investment and insurance professionals across the UK since 1996. The Darwin Rhodes actuarial team works from PQ to Chief Actuary level, offering a range of solutions including contingency and search. Other specialist areas the Darwin Rhodes team place are those working in roles such as: risk management, audit and compliance, IT and analytics, catastrophe risk, exposure management, wealth management and distribution.

Technojobs - The technical recruitment site which provides a faster and more accurate search of all the latest IT jobs.

SJD Accountancy

SJD Accountancy are the UK's largest specialist provider of fixed fee, limited company accountancy services to contractors; we've been acting for contractors across the UK since 1992 and have more than 11,000 clients.

We are the only National specialist firm of accountants with offices in all major UK cities so you’ll never be far from your accountant. SJD also have more qualified staff than any other firm in our market with qualifications from the following major tax and accountancy bodies - ATII, ATT, ACCA, CA, ACA, FCCA, ACMA. You’ll also be pleased to know that we are one of the lowest priced as well.

SJD have also won every relevant industry award possible, including:

Best Contractor Accountants - Contractor UK 2011 - 2007
Accountant of the Year - The British Accountancy Awards 2011
Best Professional Team of the Year - UK Customer Experience Award 2011
Customer Commitment Award - Institute of Customer Service 2011
National Chamber of Commerce Award 2010
Medium firm of the Year - Finalist Accountancy Age 2010
Excellence in Customer Service - Finalists National Customer Service Awards 2009
Sunday Times Best Small Companies - Award 2009 - 2007
Small firm of the Year - Accountancy Age 2007 & 2004 and finalists in 2010 and all years since 2003
Deemed PCG accredited accountants and fully MSC compliant

We offer all clients:

Free face-to-face meetings. This is another unique service, only SJD offers free face to face meetings - tax is complicated and sometimes only a meeting will do.
Unlimited access to your own dedicated accountant. No call centres, no outsourcing, no automated call handling. Simply telephone, e-mail or meet your own dedicated accountant face to face.
Money back service guarantee. All your telephone calls and e-mails will be answered the same day or we will refund your monthly fee's.
Outstanding reputation. We have won more awards for customer service and accountancy excellence than any other firm in our market.
All inclusive low cost monthly package which includes completion of accounts, payroll bureau, dividends and corporation tax computations, personal taxation, free bookkeeping software, unlimited access to your accountant and all company returns.

All this for a fixed monthly fee of £110 plus VAT, which is one of the lowest prices in the market. And most importantly, in a recent survey 98% of our clients rated SJD as 'better than other accountants' - we are working hard to convince the other 2%!

If you have any question about contracting or would like any further advice please either contact your SJD Accountant or call our new client services helpdesk on 0500 152500 / 01442 275789 or e-mail jaime.thorpe@sjdaccountancy.com.

Appoint SJD Accountancy and never worry about your tax or accountancy affairs again!

You may also find the following pages, guides and case studies useful:

Take home pay calculator - How much could you be taking home
Contractor FAQ - All your frequently asked questions and their answers
First time Contracting or Freelancing? - A summary of the alternatives along with pros and cons
Choosing an accountant - For a full review
Step-by-step Guide to Contracting - Download a FREE copy of our guide
Limited or Umbrella? Can't decide? - We help you decide which is best for you
Guide to Contracting - All the best guides to contracting in one place
Expenses Guide - Know exactly what you can claim
Umbrella company guide - Everything you ever wanted to know about umbrella company services
IR35 Guide - A great plain English guide to IR35.