Hiring in India from the United Kingdom
India recruitment for UK companies.Finance, analytics and AI hires that stay.
The easy India talent has been hired several times over. We work the harder end: qualified accountants, FP&A managers, analytics leads and AI engineers who stay past the first appraisal.
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Who this is for
Where UK clients usually need us.
A London hiring manager cannot tell a strong Indian CV from a well-written one, and most agencies send fifty of both.
UK groups setting up a shared service centre
A finance manager and a controller first, then the team underneath them.
Finance directors consolidating group reporting
People fluent in IFRS and UK GAAP who have closed books for a UK parent.
Heads of data
Analytics and engineering hires who can hold their own with the UK business.
Roles we hire
The roles we fill most often.
Specialist hiring for UK-headquartered teams, from a single search to a full team build.
Finance & accounting
Financial controller, group reporting manager, R2R lead, qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA)
FP&A
FP&A manager, commercial finance partner, management accountant
Data & analytics
Analytics lead, data engineer, BI manager, data scientist
AI & ML
ML engineer, applied scientist, MLOps
Risk & compliance
Internal audit, financial crime, regulatory reporting
Leadership
India centre head, finance head, delivery director
How we work
Six CVs, each one worth reading.
Four strong profiles beat twenty on a Friday.
Each CV arrives with current and expected pay in INR, notice period, what the candidate owns today and where they are weak. When a brief is priced below the market, we say so.
How we run a searchSetting it up
Entity, payroll and the compliance questions.
UK finance teams ask the same questions, so here they are answered.
Employer of record
Early hires sit with an EOR while the Indian subsidiary is incorporated, with offers that move onto your payroll without renegotiation.
Indian statutory pay
Provident fund, gratuity, leave encashment and a 30 to 90 day notice period. These are permanent employees of an Indian company.
Contractors
An Indian contractor is tested under Indian employment law, not IR35, and we will say when a role is better as a permanent hire.
Planning the hire
From brief to first day.
The search is the short part. Plan back from the start date you need.
Specialist role
Leadership role
- 30 days at junior levels
- 60 to 90 days at manager level and above
- Longer in financial services, sometimes
A specialist hire that opens in January is usually at a desk in April. We put the realistic joining date on the shortlist, next to the pay.
Questions
Questions the UK clients ask.
Do we need an Indian entity to hire?
No. An employer of record covers the first few hires; once you have an Indian entity and payroll, we hire directly onto your books.
How long is a search, start to finish?
Four to six weeks to a signed offer for specialist roles, six to ten for leadership, plus a 60 to 90 day notice period for senior staff.
Does IR35 apply to our India hires?
No. IR35 is a UK tax rule; Indian employees are employed under Indian law by your entity or an employer of record.
Can you run a confidential search?
Yes. Leadership and replacement hires are usually retained and run without naming you until the candidate has signed an NDA.
How are your fees structured?
A percentage of annual fixed pay for contingency, a staged fee for retained leadership search, and a monthly rate for dedicated team hiring, all agreed in writing before the search starts.
Let’s talk about your next hire
Who are you looking to hire?
Tell us about the role. We will suggest the right search approach.
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