Finance hires delivered in six weeks with £10,200 saved

The Client Brief


An iGaming client required support on two UK based Finance hires to strengthen core financial capability as part of ongoing growth. Both roles were business critical, requiring experienced candidates who could operate in a fast-moving, regulated environment. The client wanted delivery at pace, without committing to high and unpredictable percentage-based recruitment fees.

The Delivery


Bullfinch supported both roles under a Time & Materials model, embedding into the hiring process and managing delivery end-to-end.
The first hire was completed within six weeks from role opening, with structured market mapping, targeted outreach and tight stakeholder alignment driving a consistent process from screening through to offer.
The second hire followed a similar approach, with focused delivery ensuring the right candidate was secured efficiently.
Across both hires, all activity was tracked in real time, providing full visibility on where time was spent and ensuring cost aligned directly with delivery.

The Outcome

2 senior Finance hires delivered:

• Total cost under Time & Materials: ~£8,000
• Equivalent contingency costs: £18,200
• Total saving: ~£10,200

This represents a saving of approximately 56% compared to a traditional agency model

The Bullfinch

Impact
By removing percentage-based fees, the client paid only for the work required to deliver each hire.
Where a traditional model would have charged based on salary alone, the Time & Materials approach ensured cost reflected actual delivery effort.
This meant the second hire, delivered efficiently, cost a fraction of a typical £9,000+ fee.
The result is a hiring model that scales with demand, maintains quality, and keeps cost transparent and controlled.

Why It Worked

• Embedded delivery ensured alignment with hiring managers throughout the process
• Targeted search strategy reduced wasted effort and accelerated time to hire
• Transparent tracking provided full cost visibility at every stage
• Flexible model allowed efficient delivery without unnecessary overhead

As with other Bullfinch partnerships, the focus shifted from paying for outcomes based on salary to investing in the process that delivers them, creating a more predictable and commercially efficient hiring model