VAT Project Manager (Insurance Firm)
This FTSE 250 client required an interim VAT manager to overhaul their current systems and processes to come into line with recent changes in legislation and start within 3 days. The calibre of candidate had to be high due to the importance of the role and the level of expertise needed due to the complexity of the project.
As a specialist recruiter we quickly understood the change in legislation, the skill set required and the type of candidate needed for this type of assignment. A short list of 3 immediately available candidate were drawn up that had extensive knowledge of VAT and project management. After 3 interviews the right candidate was selected and subsequently completed a crucial project for the company.
Assistant Tax Director (Global Bank)
A world leading banking organisation approached the Tax Division at Marks Sattin for the recruitment of an Assistant Tax Director – a senior position at Group level. The role required extensive market knowledge and because of the limited candidate pool in this area our network was crucial to a successful hire.
Working in a headhunt capacity we contacted a number of high profile candidates, making sure the candidate were met and briefed on the role, a small number of strong candidates we submitted. A long interview process entailed, but an exceptional candidate was successfully placed with the Bank.
International Tax Manager (World leading engineering business)
Our client required an International Tax Manager primarily to working with client in South American region. It was essential that they were business fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. We were successfully able to tap into our extensive international candidate pipeline and actively target the right candidate. We successfully placed an exceptional candidate who ticked all of the boxes.
Tax Manager (Investment Manager)
A Greenfield tax need arose at a London based Investment Management house after a a successful 12 months. On receipt of the assignment we quickly arranged to take a brief at the client’s offices and secured two interviews for later that week with two candidate profiles that we had taken to the meeting.
One candidate was offered the position but took an offer elsewhere, undeterred we sent two more profiles, both again were interviewed and this time the offer was accepted in a turnaround of 48 hours. The candidate has received exceptional feedback since joining saving the company tens of thousands of pounds through his in-depth sector knowledge.