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For years, accounting and finance have been held up as a reliable and balanced career path for anyone to take. But quietly, something has shifted, and across the UK, fewer women are entering the profession, and many are leaving mid-career for an alternative.

Good onboarding has always mattered in recruitment, but it’s become critical that we pay more attention to it. With major changes in UK employment law now coming into play, how you welcome and support new hires is no longer just a people strategy that reflects on your culture, it’s a compliance necessity.

We’re heading rapidly towards the Christmas period, and the time of year where work starts to pile up as people take leave and time away from work. The big rush to get everything wrapped up by the end of the year, keep of top of current workloads and make plans for the new year can really make the end of the year feel overwhelming.

Discover the most common mistakes in accountancy and finance recruitment and learn how to improve hiring outcomes with faster, structured, data-led processes.

IR35 changes are reshaping contractor accountant hiring in Yorkshire. Sewell Wallis helps employers recruit compliant interim finance talent quickly and confidently.

Hybrid accountants with finance and data analytics expertise are in high demand across Yorkshire. Sewell Wallis helps employers hire and retain top hybrid finance talent.

Sheffield SMEs can future-proof accountant recruitment by investing in flexibility, skills, and data-led hiring. Sewell Wallis builds long-term finance talent pipelines.

Leeds firms can attract and retain top accountants without matching London salaries. Sewell Wallis helps finance employers use culture, flexibility, and ROI-led hiring.