Javed Bobat is a very well known and respected finance recruiter having worked in the region for over 10 years. Javed's experience has seen him work for the second largest recruitment businesses in the world as well as one of the UK's leading privately owned finance recruiters. He has a history of successfully establishing new offices & teams; launching new divisions and building successful permanent and temporary desks.
Javed's experience and quality recruitment approach has seen him successfully recruit permanent and temporary roles at all levels from trainee Accountancy roles up to CFO/Finance Director level, where clients often commend him on his outstanding Technical & Commercial Awareness.
Sonya Sharples has over six years experience in accountancy recruitment and has specialised in placing accounting and finance staff across all levels of Public Practice. Sonya joined Marks Sattin in 2009 to establish the Public Practice division in the North. Sonya has gained an excellent understanding and knowledge of the local market and has developed excellent business relationships with the majority of the firms in Yorkshire.
Sonya currently specialises in placing candidates at all levels of the finance function (including Partner level) into Recovery, Tax, Audit, Forensics and Corporate Finance across all the accountancy firms in West, North, South & East Yorkshire. Sonya has placed people with Big 4 firms all the way down to small independent organisations.
“Sonya instils confidence. She knows her market and takes a great deal of care to identify and seek to fulfil her client's aspirations. Sonya tries to make sure that the individual is compatible in all respects, to the post, the organisation and the people. Personable and easy to get on with, as a client of Sonya's you feel like an individual rather than an assignment.” - Charles Brook - Brook Business Recovery
“I met with Sonya when I worked at Ernst and Young and was looking for another position. I found Sonya very professional and helpful and I was very happy with the placement she found for me at Saffrey Champness. She understood fully the type of work I was looking for at the time and found an appropriate position.” - Gillian Buckley (Candidate)
Rafi Davies is one of the leading and highly respected Senior Finance Recruiters within Yorkshire having worked with a significant number of the regions leading organisations as well as having a major foothold in the SME market. His expertise and strong network has allowed him to work with and represent the regions upper quartile senior accountancy & finance talent.
Rafi specialises in senior finance appointments ranging from £60k - £150k with a variety of clients ranging from SME’s through to FTSE 250 companies. Recent assignments include recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a major FTSE 100 organisation, an FP&A Director for a major FTSE plc; a CFO for a VC backed high growth organisation and a Finance Director of a £25m turnover SME.
Rafi’s personal approach, honesty and integrity have led him to become a major contributor within the Senior Finance & Executive Search community in Yorkshire. Having only ever recruited at this level, Rafi’s expertise as well as his candidate/client network is one of the best available to any prospective client or senior finance professional.