Financial services employers

Hire skilled Financial Services staff in record time.

From compliance officers and financial analysts to mortgage advisers and risk managers, Reed.ai is an AI agent that finds and shortlists Financial Services staff on repeat, with no in-house talent team and no 15 to 25% agency fee.

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Under 30 seconds

to a ranked shortlist of finance candidates

Under 1 minute

to contact matched Financial Services candidates

Under 3 minutes

to a booked interview

Reed.ai - the newest member of the Reed family

In short

Reed.ai is an AI recruitment agent that finds and shortlists Financial Services candidates for UK employers. You pay 8% only when you hire, with no upfront cost and no monthly fee, against the typical 15 to 25% agency fee. Built by Reed, recruiting since 1960, it searches 15 million UK candidates and returns a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds. We surface people for roles like compliance officers, financial analysts, mortgage advisers and risk managers. It suits UK firms of 49 to 250 staff hiring regularly, from banks, building societies and insurers to wealth managers and fintechs. We cover the major financial hubs, London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, plus regional offices nationwide.

Save money. Save time. Get the right match.

Tell Reed.ai the role by voice or text. It searches, shortlists and even schedules interviews — like a recruiter that never sleeps. You stay in charge of who to interview and who to hire.

Save money

On a £45,000 financial analyst, a typical agency fee of 15 to 25% is £6,750 to £11,250. With Reed.ai you pay 8%, that's £3,600, and only when you actually hire. Nothing upfront, no monthly fee.

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Save time

Describe the role once. Reed.ai searches 15 million UK candidates, ranks a shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacts matched people in under 1 minute and books interviews in under 3 minutes. Every decision stays with you.

Get the right match

We match on real skills and Reed's placement data built since 1960, so you get a genuinely qualified finance professional, not a keyword-stuffed CV.

The roles you hire on repeat

The hard-to-fill, business-critical positions that come round again and again — the specialist skills, the senior hires, the seats you can't leave empty for long.

Compliance officers

Financial analysts

Risk managers

Mortgage advisers

Credit controllers

Financial advisers

Underwriters

Management accountants

Paraplanners

Is Reed.ai right for you?

Built for some employers, not all

A great fit

You're a UK financial services firm of 49 to 250 staff hiring compliance, analyst or advisory roles often enough that the cost and lead time of agencies adds up.

You want to keep control of every decision, from who you shortlist to who you interview, while an AI agent handles the search and outreach.

You need permanent hires fast, like a risk manager or a mortgage adviser, and you'd rather pay 8% on success than 15 to 25% upfront.

You don't have an in-house talent team and want a repeatable way to fill recurring finance and back-office roles.

Better elsewhere

If you're someone looking for work in finance rather than an employer, head to our candidate page, where searching and applying is always free.

If you're filling a board-level or highly confidential leadership role and want a fully managed process, 'Blended Pro' gives you a dedicated consultant alongside the technology.

If you need contract or interim finance professionals at scale, such as project accountants during a year-end crunch, Reed Talent Solutions is built for that volume.

If your hiring leans more towards software engineers and data roles than regulated finance staff, is the better starting point.

Trust, transparency and security

Expert

Created by experts at Reed, the UK's leading family-run recruitment service — recruiting since 1960. We know a thing or two about hiring.

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Trusted

Over 26 million jobseekers in our database, and recruitment services delivered to more than 12,000 UK businesses.

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Ethical

An Ethical Advisory Board ensures everyone is treated fairly and equally — and we give 18% of our profits to charity.

Only pay when you hire

Get unrestricted access to your AI recruitment agent with nothing to pay upfront — no subscription, no retainers, no per-vacancy invoices. You pay a single 8% fee only when you make a successful hire, a fraction of the 15–25% a traditional agency charges on placement.Whether you're hiring one person or scaling a whole team, the model is the same: Reed.ai does the searching and shortlisting, you keep every decision, and you only pay on a result.

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8% on a successful hire

Upfront cost £0

Fee on a successful hire 8%

Typical agency placement fee 15–25%

Access to candidates 15m

Working hours 24/7

Our blended approach

Choose the level of support that suits you

From a digital-first experience to hands-on sourcing — pick the support that fits your hiring needs.

Self service

8% on a successful hire.
No upfront cost.

Source and place candidates independently on our platform. Ideal for teams who want full control and only pay when they hire.

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Blended assist

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Personalised support from a dedicated recruitment coach. They help you onboard and craft job descriptions that get the best matches.

Blended Pro

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Work alongside our recruitment coaches to enhance your search. Perfect for teams ramping up for new contracts or rebuilding a department.

30 seconds

to a ranked shortlist

14 days

to fill three finance roles

Customer story

How a 180-staff Tier 2 supplier filled three finance roles in 14 days

Challenge. A 180-staff Tier 2 supplier needed a financial analyst, a compliance officer and a credit controller quickly, but had no in-house talent team and a recent agency quote of 20% per hire.

Approach. They described each role once. Reed.ai searched 15 million candidates and returned a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacting matched people in under 1 minute.

Outcome. Interviews were booked in under 3 minutes per candidate, and the hiring manager reviewed every shortlist and kept the final say on who progressed.

Result. All three roles were filled in 14 days, at a saving of around 80% against the agency fees they'd otherwise have paid.

Frequently asked
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Your AI recruitment agent is here - just 8%.

Reed.ai connects employers of all sizes with the right candidates and helps candidates find their ideal jobs. It’s AI-powered recruitment for smarter, faster matches. Free to use to find a job, and only 8%* to recruit, payable on placement. *Terms and conditions apply.

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