Alexander Charles

Alexander Charles is a Mayfair-based finance recruitment practice with over 30 years of experience placing senior financial leaders across the globe. The company specialises in executive search for Chief Financial Officers, Finance Directors, Vice Presidents, Group Financial Controllers and other senior finance professionals. Every consultant at Alexander Charles is a qualified accountant drawn from senior financial positions, meaning they genuinely understand the skills, pressures and priorities that define great financial leadership. This deep technical expertise allows the company to provide precision briefing and candidate matching at a level most recruiters cannot match.

Alexander Charles operates across the full range of business sectors, including alternative asset management, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, asset management, wealth management, family offices, insurance, legal, technology and AI, life sciences, energy, real estate, shipping and transport, financial services, third sector and charity, cleantech and renewables, listed companies and pre-IPO firms. The company places finance professionals at every level of the function, from Chief Financial Officers to financial accountants, treasury directors and systems planning officers. Over 60 percent of placements are headhunted rather than advertised, giving clients exclusive access to high-calibre candidates not available on job boards or databases.

Based in London's Mayfair, Alexander Charles has built its reputation through consistent recognition, including four consecutive wins at the FDs' Excellence Awards, voted for by clients and sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The company's approach combines precision briefing through on-site meetings, executive search capabilities, end-to-end process management and comprehensive aftercare to ensure every appointment beds in successfully. Clients choose Alexander Charles over national firms because of the personal, expert service provided on every assignment and the deep professional networks that consistently deliver first-class candidates.