Headstar

Headstar is a finance recruitment consultancy founded by qualified Finance Directors, specialising in building high-performing finance teams for overwhelmed business leaders. The company offers specialist finance recruitment services alongside tailored consultancy and part-time Finance Director support through its nationwide network of Fractional CFOs. With decades of in-house finance director expertise, Headstar provides pragmatic, evidence-based advice to help businesses transform their teams with confidence, credibility, and control.

Headstar recruits across the full spectrum of finance roles, including executive search for Finance Directors, CFOs, Financial Controllers, and Heads of Finance, as well as interim finance professionals, qualified finance managers, management accountants, business partners, and transactional finance staff such as Credit Controllers and Purchase Ledger Clerks. The company also provides transformation services for businesses experiencing growth, entering new markets, or requiring turnaround support, ensuring finance teams and systems are fit for purpose.

Operating across Yorkshire and the East Midlands, Headstar serves business leaders throughout Bradford, Doncaster, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, York, Nottingham, Lincolnshire, and Grimsby. Clients choose Headstar for its specialised expertise, tailored approach with consultants trained in creative recruitment campaigns, and guaranteed results, including a free replacement guarantee on all permanent hires made on exclusive or retained terms. The company is highly rated, with a 5.0 Google rating based on 187 reviews.