Accountants for recruitment agencies.
Recruitment runs on timing and cash. You pay contractors before clients pay you, commissions need to be right, and the numbers move fast. We handle the payroll, credit control, KPIs and cash management that recruitment depends on.
Finance built for how recruitment really runs
Recruitment finance is its own discipline. You pay contractors weekly while clients pay on 30 to 60 day terms, commissions and incentives have to be calculated to the penny, and a single rebated placement can claw back margin you have already paid out.
That is the world we work in. As accountants for recruitment agencies, we keep payroll, credit control, commissions and cash management under control, so you can focus on billing and growth.
The finance challenges we solve for recruitment
- Contractor and temp payroll with timesheets
- Consultant commission and incentive calculations
- Credit control and reducing debtor days
- Placement fee recognition and rebates
- KPIs like gross profit per consultant
- Cash management and the contractor pay gap
Across temp, contract, permanent and search
The support recruitment agencies actually need
From contractor pay runs to the cash flow that funds them, mapped to the services that fit.
Contractor & temp payroll
Timesheet-based pay runs, RTI submissions and the weekly or monthly cycles recruitment needs, handled accurately.
Commissions & incentives
Tiered and threshold-based consultant commission, with clawbacks handled when a placement is rebated, so pay is always right.
Credit control & collection
Chase aged debt, tighten collection and reduce debtor days, because in recruitment you pay out before you get paid.
Placement fee recognition
Permanent fees, rebate provisions and gross profit reporting handled properly, so the numbers reflect real performance.
Recruitment KPIs
Reporting around the metrics that matter, gross profit per consultant, margins, contractor numbers and debtor days.
Cash & working capital
Forecast and manage the contractor pay gap, model working capital as you grow, and work alongside any invoice finance you use.
“We have had the privilege of working with Anna as our fractional CFO and AI Accounts as our finance operations for several years, and their impact on our business has been transformative. Their expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and managing our full finance operations has been invaluable.”
Tom Webster, Capio Recruitment
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Recruitment finance questions
Yes. Recruitment is a core focus. We work with temp, contract, permanent and search businesses, including Capio Recruitment, handling the payroll, reporting, credit control and cash flow that recruitment depends on.
Yes. We run contractor and temp payroll, including timesheet-based pay runs, RTI submissions and the weekly or monthly cycles that recruitment requires.
Yes. We process consultant commission and incentive schemes, including tiered and threshold-based structures and clawbacks where a placement is rebated, so consultants are paid accurately.
Yes. Credit control is central to recruitment because you often pay contractors before clients pay you. We help chase aged debt, tighten collection and reduce debtor days to protect cash.
We help you forecast and manage the cash flow gap, model working capital needs as you take on more contractors, and work alongside any invoice finance or funding you use.
Yes. We build reporting around the metrics that matter in recruitment, such as gross profit per consultant, margins, contractor numbers and debtor days, so you can see performance clearly and act early.
Finance that understands recruitment
If you run a recruitment business, we will keep payroll, credit control, commissions and cash under control so you can focus on billing.