Recruitment

About us

42 years of exceptional service

CMA Recruitment Group was established in Southampton in 1980 and over the subsequent 44 years has built a reputation for its open and honest approach, working collaboratively and in the best interests of our clients and candidates.

The business was founded by our Chairman Peter Clarke and has grown into a team of 45 with offices in Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, Guildford as well as Southampton. CMA is now the South’s leading independent Accountancy & Finance, Executive and HR recruitment consultancy.

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Divisions

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CMA Accountancy & Finance focuses on placing qualified, part qualified and transactional accountants.

CMA Executive undertakes search and selection exercises for Financial Directors and CFOs.

CMA Practice manages the full range of appointments within the profession.

CMA HR manages recruitment campaigns for all HR specialisms.

What makes us different?

We are proud to have supported over 28,000 candidates secure the roles they have wanted and, last year alone, support 482 businesses in the region with their successful recruitment campaigns. How have we done this?

We think it’s down to two key factors. Firstly, our team of specialist consultants, and secondly, our approach in supporting our candidates and clients.

Our team

The CMA team is professional and experienced, working at CMA for an average of 8 years, a high percentage of them for over 10 years.

Our tenure is 11.5 times the recruitment industry average and means our team have an unrivalled knowledge of the Solent and Thames Valley recruitment market, in each of their respective divisions.

This means the team is well placed to provide advice, support and guidance to our candidates and clients, which meets their needs.

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Our approach

CMA continues to support finance and HR professionals in the region, being an active member of the professional advisory community as well as being a major sponsor for key student and member societies.

We have built relationships as a dependable and long-term supporter in our local communities across the Solent and Thames Valley regions.

Whether you’re looking for your next role, or needing to find the right person for your team, you can be confident we understand that finding the right job or next member of your team matters and we’ll invest the time with you to maximise your chances of success.

Our respected approach means we’ll often be working with candidates and clients exclusively on their job search or recruitment campaign. For more information about how we can support your job search or recruitment campaign, please contact one of our team.

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