Forge Talent

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FJR Group

As Chief Executive Officer my role includes:

Leading the development of the company’s short and long-term strategy, ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives
Responsibility for FJR Group UK P&L
Delivery of Budgets 
Grow all sales leadership
Grow all sales teams across UK offices, Manchester, London & Edinburgh
Oversee the strategic direction of the business 
Responsible for day-to-day sales & operational decision making 
Work with CFO/COO on day-to-day financial decision making to safeguard the business & employees
Identifies risks and ensures appropriate strategies are in place
Maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities, industry developments
Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvement
Monitoring how each part of the company operates and how they work together to achieve overall business goals 
Creating and implementing strategies, together with the senior management team, to determine the direction the company will take

Chief Executive Officer

Responsibility for all recruitment activity along with everything that generates revenue & gross margin at FJR Group. Developing and leading our growth strategy, owning and refining short and medium term business performance.

As Chief Revenue Officer my role includes:

Shaping our strategic vision for revenue growth.
Responsibility for FJR Group UK P&L.
Grow all sales leadership & teams across UK offices, Manchester, London & Edinburgh.
Actively manage sales revenue and opportunity pipeline.
Hire, train and retain across each location.

We cover four demanding markets throughout the UK with our dedicated brands; FJR Finance, FJR Technology, FJR Human Resources, and FJR Executive; supporting both candidates and clients across interim, contract and permanent opportunities at the professional and executive level.

Chief Revenue Officer- UK

Founded in 2011, The FJR Group was set up with a single philosophy and desire in mind – to provide our candidates and clients with the high level of expertise associated with larger recruitment agencies, while also delivering the levels of service, commitment and enthusiasm that only an independent, management-owned consultancy can offer.

This is reflected in our ambitious mission statement, “To always exceed the service expectations of our candidates and clients”.

Our goal is not to be considered number one for revenue, profit or headcount; But for our reputation, culture and the quality of our team. We want to be recognised as experts in our fields, as a trusted recruitment partner and ultimately as being an awesome place to work.

We cover four demanding markets through our dedicated brands; FJR Finance, FJR Technology, FJR Human Resources, and FJR Executive; supporting both candidates and clients across interim, contract and permanent opportunities at the professional and executive level.

I can be contacted on 0161 667 2277 or max.learmonth@fjrgroup.com

Managing Partner- North & Scotland 

Robert Half

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized recruiting firm providing placement services for Accounting and Finance professionals in 360 global locations.

Within our North West operations we recruit across the following brands: 

Robert Half Finance & Accounting – specialise in the recruitment of permanent and temporary positions from transactional to senior management level across all industries and market sectors

Robert Half Management Resources - specialise in the placement of senior interim assignments and include Interim FD/FC positions, Change Management, Project Management and specialised areas such as Risk & Compliance

OfficeTeam - permanent & temporary recruitment of office support professionals including HR, Legal, Procurement, Sales & Marketing & general administration positions.

Robert Half Technology- a leading provider of technology professionals on a project and full-time basis.
Focus areas;
Development, Technical Support, Database Management, Systems Integration, Security, Networking, Project Management, big data, cybersecurity, help desk, coding, webdev, devops, women in tech, network administration, .NET, Java, HTML.

Associate Director- North West

Max has responsibility for all operations in the Manchester. This involves working with local leadership in driving revenue growth and profitability in all lines of business, development of business strategy, people leadership, staff development and client relationship management. Responsible for the identification and attraction of potential Recruitment Consultants and Managers into Robert Half.

Within our North West operations we recruit across the following brands: 

Robert Half Finance & Accounting – specialise in the recruitment of permanent and temporary positions from transactional to senior management level across all industries and market sectors

Robert Half Management Resources - specialise in the placement of senior interim assignments and include Interim FD/FC positions, Change Management, Project Management and specialised areas such as Risk & Compliance

OfficeTeam - permanent & temporary recruitment of office support professionals including HR, Legal, Procurement, Sales & Marketing & general administration positions.

Associate Director- Manchester

Senior Manager- Temporary, Interim & Contract Services, specialising in the placement of Finance & Accounting professionals across Scotland. 

Recently filled positions;
System Implementations- Oracle, Hyperion, Net Suite & Zero across SME's & listed organizations.
Finance Manager- Charity 
Head of Finance-  Financial services
Group Financial Controller- Marketing Business
Project Accountant- Pharmaceuticals
Corporate Accountant- Investment Managers

Senior Manager- Edinburgh

Division Manager- Temporary, Interim & Contract team specialising in the placement of Finance and Accounting professionals.

The team specialise in all placements of transactional finance staff ranging from Purchase & Sales Ledger Clerks, Credit Control, Payroll, Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistants, Assistant Accounts and Qualified by Experience Professionals. 

I specialise in the placement of Qualified Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Financial Directors and Heads of Finance.

Recently filled assignments;
Financial controller- Manufacturing organisation.
Project Accountant- Logistics business.
Fund Accountant- Financial Services
Financial Accountant- Investment Managers.
Finance Business Partner- Construction
Newly Qualified- Renewable Energy
Finance Director- Charity Organisation

Division Manager

Founded in 1948 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Robert Half International (RHI) is the world's first and largest specialised recruitment consultancy with over 400 locations worldwide.

I work as a consultant within Robert Half Finance & Accounting's temporary division. Supporting my clients by providing the full range of temporary finance resources from ledger clerks, assistant accountants, part qualified through to fully qualified accountants and financial management professionals. I cover a wide geographical area across East Central Scotland

Robert Half® Finance & Accounting for temporary & full-time
Robert Half® Financial Services Group 
Robert Half® Technology, for Information Technology & Systems professionals
Robert Half® Management Resources for Interim Management and Project Proffesionals 
OfficeTeam®, for highly skilled temporary administrative support personnel

Recruitment Consultant

Scotland Club XV International 

Represented Scotland Club XV International in a series against Ireland and France

Rugby Union 

Rotherham Titans RUFC

Train full time as a professional athlete; in a variety of different excerise programmes to reach the top level of physical fitness. A combination of weight, speed, rugby training and nutrition was needed to be ready for competition. This accompoanied with dedication, high work ethic, focus and drive is what led me to have a career in professional sport.

Professional Rugby Player

CEO at FJR Group- Passionate about building high performing teams

Forge Talent has been founded on the core principle that we are focused on relationships not transactions. 

With over 25 years recruitment experience we've seen the industry evolve. We are focused on pushing that change further with our relationship led approach. 

We are a specialist Finance and Accounting Talent Partner that have deep rooted relationships across large PLCs & the SME space in and around the North West.

We operate across 4 verticals:

Transactional Finance 
Part Qualified 
Qualified & Management Finance 
Executive Appointments 

At Forge Talent our 5 core values are:

We’re driven by Relationships
A true talent partnership 
We Show Respect
Act Responsibly 
Always Honest 

If you want to work with a recruitment business that will put you first then please get in touch today!

https://forge-talent.co.uk


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