About Us

Building Successful SME & Private Equity Finance Teams

About Blackwaters


Blackwaters is a leading finance talent acquisition partner, headquartered in Surrey. We specialise in recruiting talented finance professionals for growing companies across the UK.

People are at the centre of everything we do – our Permanent and Interim recruitment has built its reputation over a decade through consistently delivering results, staying true to our vision and always doing the right thing. 

We combine our extensive experience with a friendly and proactive style, trusted by hundreds of ambitious private equity-backed SMEs and founder-led companies. 
 
Our team are experts in identifying the right Financial Controllers, Directors, CFOs and Consultants to support the next stage of growth journey or business transformation. 

We are an ethics-first organisation. What this means:
 
  • Taking the time to really understand the business, culture and people fit. 
     
  • A genuine commitment to Diversity and Inclusion.  
     
  • Making a true and fair representation of the brand in the marketplace. 
     
  • Open and honest feedback about feasibility of expectation; brand market perception; likely barriers to process and capability to supply. 
     
  • A tightly controlled recruitment process. 
     
  • Complete confidentiality.

Our Process.

The Brief
  • Meeting with key stakeholders to fully understand the scope of the challenge; the business; financials; culture and the journey so far. 
  • Discussing remuneration and predicting key drivers of success. 
The Market
  • Completing a full analysis of the candidate market opportunity.  
  • Leveraging our extensive candidate network and assessing potential candidate targets via direct contact and advertising.
  • Assessing possible candidate pool and curating a longlist.
The Shortlist
  • Conducting skills and competency-based candidate assessments.
  • Presenting the shortlisted 6 candidates 
The Interview Process
  • Supporting a thorough and expedient interview process. 
  • Completing psychometric testing and personality evaluation.
The Placement
  • Conducting formal and informal referencing 
  • Providing guidance to both sides during negotiation, contract review and the resignation process
The Onboarding and beyond…
  • Support during candidate onboarding. 
  • Structured client feedback sessions through the first 90 and 180 days relating to culture fit and meeting objectives. 
  • Keeping in touch throughout the lifecycle of the placement.