About Aptus Recruitment

Why we exist

Hiring for professional services and commercial roles is its own discipline. The shortlist matters more than the volume. The cultural fit decides whether a finance manager, an HR business partner or a sales director is still in seat at six months. Generalist agencies firehose CVs and miss the signals.

Aptus Recruitment was set up to fix that. We are a UK permanent recruitment partner with one belief at the centre of the desk: a hire only works if both sides feel cared for. The employer gets a brief taken seriously, a shortlist delivered on time, and a consultant who knows the team mix and the role's real shape. The candidate gets the truth about the role, the culture and the trajectory, not a sales pitch.

What we do, plainly

We place permanent professional services and commercial staff for UK employers. Our desk is built around hires that stay, the brief, the vetting, the offer support, the day-7 / 30 / 90 follow-ups, every step geared toward six-month outcomes.

The roles we place most often:

• Finance: ACA / ACCA / CIMA-qualified, FP&A, controllers, finance managers, bookkeepers
• Legal: solicitors, paralegals, in-house counsel, compliance officers
• HR: HR business partners, ER specialists, learning & development leads, talent acquisition
• Sales: account executives, BDMs, key account managers, sales directors
• Marketing: marketing managers, brand leads, content directors, digital specialists
• Strategy & consulting: management consultants, transformation leads, operational improvement
• Project management: PMO, project & programme managers, PRINCE2 / Agile delivery leads
• Operations & procurement: ops managers, procurement specialists, supply chain leads
• Executive support: EAs to C-suite, senior office managers
• IT business analysis & change: BAs, product owners, change leads

Who we work for

Our clients are UK professional services firms, mid-market commercial businesses, and the in-house functions of larger enterprises. Mostly small to mid-market, with hiring managers who want to spend less time on recruitment and more time on running their teams. We work with consultancies, accountancy practices, law firms, fintech and SaaS scale-ups, and family-owned commercial businesses across the UK.

How we vet

Every candidate goes through:

• Right-to-work verification
• Reference contact (current and previous employer where possible)
• Qualification verification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / SRA / CIPD / PRINCE2 / etc as relevant)
• A structured competency conversation, scenario-tested where the role calls for it
• Salary expectations, notice period, motivation captured in writing

How we think about a placement

A successful placement is not a CV submission. It is the moment six months later when the new hire is still in seat, still adding value, and still happy. That is the only outcome that matters to us, and the only one we measure against.

Our values, the short version

• Do the brief properly. A 30-45 minute call up front saves a fortnight on the back end.
• Tell the truth. If the salary is below market, we will say so. If the candidate is not the right cultural fit, we will not pretend they are.
• One throat to choke. One consultant per client, end to end. Holiday cover is briefed properly so nothing slips.
• Stand behind the work. Free replacement period on every placement. No small print.
• Fit-first vetting. Right-to-work, references, qualifications, motivation, all checked before introduction.

Want to talk?

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