Overview

• Founded in 2018 and headquartered at 11 Ashbourne Road, London W5 3EB, Ashcroft Associates Recruitment Solutions Ltd. operates with a team of 5 employees specializing in niche recruitment sectors.
• Focuses exclusively on serving Top 100 accountancy practices and niche sector firms in Southeast England for finance roles, including Financial Controllers, Finance Directors, and CFOs.
• Maintains a candidate network spanning newly qualified, part-qualified, and fully qualified accounting professionals, including bookkeeping, audit, tax, and music royalty specialists.
• Collaborates with Sonovate for contract/temp recruitment solutions in music and finance sectors, as explicitly stated in their service partnerships.
• Completed recent high-profile projects including head of royalty audit, back catalogue valuations senior, and finance transformation manager roles for UK music accountancy firms and global brands.

Specializations

• Music Industry Finance & Royalty Accounting: Expertise in royalty audit, music catalogue valuations, and commercial artist management roles for integrated management companies and global brands.
• Royalty Audit & Compliance: Recruits for specialized positions like head of audit and compliance and audit and accounts director in music institutions.
• Niche Sector Accountancy Practices: Targets Top 100 firms in Southeast England with focus on audit, tax, and music touring finance professionals.
• Entertainment & Music Talent Acquisition: Provides bespoke recruitment for consumer brands/FMCG sectors and music entertainment roles, leveraging UK-wide candidate networks.

Services & Approach

• Contingent recruitment projects and retained search assignments for senior finance roles (e.g., CFOs) and music industry positions.
• Contract/temp recruitment partnerships with Sonovate specifically mentioned in service offerings.
• Market mapping and salary surveys tailored to music royalty accounting and niche accountancy sectors.
• Bespoke branded campaigns and in-house training/mentoring programs for clients in finance and entertainment industries.