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Your career,
engineered with intention.

Some roles are advertised. Many aren’t. We work with a focused number of candidates at any one time — which means you get real attention, real preparation and a recruiter who’s actually invested in your outcome.

Who we are

We've been in your position.

Talencia is built and run by ex-accountants. We've made career moves ourselves — from public practice exits to leadership in commercial. We know what it feels like to be unsure of the next step and what it takes to make the right one.

That means the conversations we have are different. We don't run you through a checklist. We understand what your experience means, what's missing from your exposure and the kind of environment you'll thrive in.

We've worked the roles Public Practice Commercial We know busy season
Our difference

Goals first. Roles second.

Most start with a job and work backwards. We start with you — your goals, your gaps, your interests and what will enhance your career. Then we build a roadmap and engineer a path to a role that fits it.

The result is a move that makes sense for your career. We stay in your corner long after you start with a 12-month check-in program to make sure it's delivering what we said it would.

Roadmap 12-month feedback loop Career engineering
94%
feel more confident after our preparation
87%
of applications to clients convert to interviews
0
the number of candidates ghosted
Who we work with

Our Specialties.

Public Practice
Public Practice Accounting

From Big 4 exits to boutique practice moves. We place accountants across every service line, at every level.

Business Advisory Tax Consulting Insolvency & Restructuring Corporate Finance Audit & Assurance Forensic Accounting Private Client M&A
Commercial
Commercial Accounting & Finance

Whether you're moving into industry for the first time or stepping into a senior finance leadership role. We know what good looks like on both sides of the table.

Accounts Payable Assistant Accountant Management Accounting Financial Controller Fund Accountant FP&A Group Accountant Financial Analyst
The candidate process

Six stages. One process. One point of contact.

Every candidate goes through the same framework. Built around where you actually want to go, not just what's available.

Stage 01
Discovery
We engineer clarity before we engineer movement.

A deep conversation about your goals, motivations, exposure gaps and where you want your career to be. No job listings. Just clarity — mapped before a single role is discussed.

Stage 02
Filter & Align
Precision over volume. Alignment over assumptions.

We build a blueprint of what the right role looks like — culture, trajectory, technical environment, leadership style — and we only go to market when that picture is clear.

Stage 03
Prepare
Potential becomes performance when prepared properly.

Technical, behavioural and communication coaching — especially for those whose ability outpaces how they present on paper or in interviews. Nothing is left to chance.

Stage 04
Interview
A better interview experience for all sides.

You go into every interview fully briefed — on the business, the team and what they're actually assessing. Both parties walk in prepared and walk out confident.

Stage 05
Offer & Negotiation
Fairness doesn’t happen by accident.

We manage the offer on your behalf — anchoring to market, protecting your interests and making sure the terms match what was discussed from the start.

Stage 06
Measure — The Feedback Loop
We engineer outcomes, then we measure them.

Six structured check-ins over 12 months — making sure the goals from Stage 1 are being lived in reality. Your voice matters here, and we make sure it's heard.

If your ability outpaces how you present

Your work deserves to be seen clearly.

Not every great accountant is a natural self-promoter. If you know your work speaks for itself but you find it hard to articulate your value in interviews or on paper — that's exactly where we come in.

Stage 3 is where we close that gap. We work with you on how to frame your experience, how to answer behavioural questions with structure, and how to present your trajectory with confidence — so the person on the other side of the table sees what we already see.

CV & narrative coaching

We help you position your experience for where you want to go — not just document where you've been.

Interview preparation

Structured practice on the questions you'll actually face, with feedback on how to deliver answers that land.

Behavioural framing

We help you tell the right stories — drawing out the examples that demonstrate your real capability, not just your job description.

Market positioning

Understanding where you sit in the market, what comparable candidates look like and how to position your value with confidence.

After you start

We stay in your corner for the whole first year.

Six structured check-ins — measuring whether the role is delivering what we said it would. Your goals from Stage 1 become the benchmark. We don't just wish you well and move on.

Day 1
You start
Week 1
Early pulse
Month 1
Settling in
Quarter
3 months
Half year
6 months
Annual
12 months
Why candidates choose Talencia

What makes this different.

We're not a volume recruiter. We work with a focused number of candidates at any one time — which means you get real attention, real preparation and a recruiter who's actually invested in your outcome.

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Career blueprint first

We map your goals and gaps before we go to market. The role finds you — you don't have to find it.

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Recruiters who understand your work

We're ex-accountants. We know the difference between a good firm and a great one. We know what "advisory-focused" actually means in practice.

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We help you show your voice

If your ability outpaces how you present — we close that gap. Interview prep, CV coaching and behavioural framing are core to what we do.

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Offer support on your side

We negotiate on your behalf — anchoring to market, protecting your interests and making sure the terms reflect your value.

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Our networks are your networks

We tap into our relationships with Partners, Directors and key decision-makers. Built over years including former colleagues. The right doors get opened, not just knocked on.

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Confidential when it matters

If you're exploring the market discreetly, we handle every step with discretion. Your current employer hears nothing until you're ready.

Let's map your next move.

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We'll take it from there.