Discover how Robert Half complemented an existing RPO partnership to build a Finance Centre of Excellence, successfully recruiting specialist finance professionals across the UK.
Building a finance centre of excellence
Case Study
Business situation
Robert Half were approached by a global defence company to support the creation of a Finance Business Services Centre of Excellence. The client had an embedded RPO provider but wanted Robert Half to provide additional external support alongside their internal and direct advertising methodologies. Initial remit was to support with 12 hires ranging from latter stage part qualified accountants through to qualified Finance Managers in the South West. This was then extended to a further 48 roles across the entire UK.
Our approach
Phase 1
Partnering with the client and RPO provider, Robert Half created a project team consisting of an Account Manager / Director and two resourcers. Initial focus was on the 1st tranche of hires in the South West.
Consulted re best recruitment process and established that physical assessment centres on site was the preferred approach
Typical routes to market in terms of advertising deployed (non branded at client request due to them deploying their own means to recruit) as well as targeted LinkedIn and headhunting for candidates with a defence background
Value delivered
26 candidates shortlisted
18 candidates shortlisted for assessment centre
9 offers extended
7 appointments made
Remaining appointments were mix of internal redeployment and direct applicants
Phase 2
Following success of initial South West campaign, we were asked to support on a further 48 roles. Roles were drip fed to us based on need / perceived importance over a 4 month period.
Roles were a mix of part qualified and qualified accounting positions and were spread across the entirety of the UK.
Due to geographical nature of the campaign, but similarity of the role profiles, line manager briefings were not offered.
Resource team, with additional support from our regionally based branch colleagues focused around talent pipelining across the given skill sets by region.
Initial approaches to existing database, non branded advertising response management and targeted LinkedIn campaign deployed.
Value delivered
Over 100 candidates pipelined / shortlisted
Further 38 roles successfully filled
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