Contents
About Us 3
UK Financial Services 4
Compliance & Financial Crime 6
Finance 7
Risk 8
Audit 9
IT & Change 10
Business Change & Transformation 11
Business Intelligence 12
Digital 13
HR & Talent Management 14
Marketing & Communications 15
Procurement & Supply Chain 16
Contact Details 17
About us
Established in 1987 and with offices in London, Edinburgh,Manchester and Reading, McGregor Boyall Associates is one of theUK’s leading recruitment firms.
Our core focus is to identify, attract and deliver high quality professionals who can supportand enhance their new employer’s corporate objectives. We deliver recruitment solutions against a wide range of permanent, interim and contract requirements, but whilst the roles we resource are diverse and changing, our approach remains simple and consistent.We have been successful due to the professionalism, sector knowledge and experience ofour consultants. It is their commitment to high levels of service and effective delivery thathas allowed us to develop a deep, industry-wide pool of candidates who consistently turnto McGregor Boyall when searching for a new position.
In a global marketplace in which effectiveness and value are increasingly prized by bothclients and candidates, we believe that the qualities which have sustained ourperformance in the past will continue to do so in the future. With offices located in London,Edinburgh, Manchester, Reading as well as internationally in Dubai and Singapore we haveextensive global access to the talent pool throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East andAsia Pacific regions.
We now deliver recruitment and resourcing requirements to a broad clients range across:
Investment Banks | Wholesale / Commercial Banks | Retail Banks |
Private Banks & Wealth Managers | Asset / Investment Management firms |
Insurance and Reinsurance firms | Exchanges | Regulators |
Consultancies | Ratings Agencies
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UK Financial Services
Our Financial Services Division:
How many of our direct competitors have we been competing with us for the last 28 years? None. We have witnessed firsthand the dramatic evolution of the recruitment lifecycle and developed our approach tailoring it specifically at attracting top talent into the highly competitive FS industry. Over the past 3 decades we have continually evolved and embraced change in the competitive market in order to successfully partner with our client base to deliver high calibre candidates.
How have we stayed competitive, and in many cases overtaken and out lasted our competitors?
Client Engagement:
At the cornerstone of each successful partnership is the combination of bespoke account management and delivery. Whether you have 1 vacancy or 100 you will be assigned and account manager who would typically have +5years industry experience minimum. Acting as a main point of contact ensures delivery can be closely monitored and processes adhered to.
Our aim is to provide the level of delivery you would expect from an established name in the industry with the personal service of a boutique agency. Our commitment to our clients doesn’t just begin and end when a vacancy needs filling: We speak to screen approx 12 candidates for every profile we forward to a client. This allows us an excellent insight into the market that we analyse and provide to our clients to keep them abreast of salary changes, hot skills in demand and market trends.
Our Business Support Team assists with all added value requirements, marketing and public relations support where required by the client. Recent examples of such added value services include publications on:
> Salary benchmarking
> Updates on recruitment and demand for skills
> Updates on level of demand for expertise
> Indicators of shifts and changes in hiring patterns
> Impacts of new regulations
> Diversity Reporting
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> Our Core values of Accountability, Quality, Integrity and Collaboration permeate our approach to recruitment.
> Our Client Engagement
> Our Delivery and Sector Knowledge
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Delivery and Sector Knowledge:
In the vastly satiated world of FS Recruitment delivery is paramount. How do we ensure effective delivery?
Vertical Teams - Our recruitment teams work vertically to ensure we have specialists who understand their market so we understand client requirements and have deep networks to reach candidates with specialised skills. Each vertical is headed up by a director of the firm with 10+ years of recruitment experience. They are still hands on and incentivised to make sure their vertical delivers to all requirements.
Dual desk - Unlike many of our competitors, we train and encourage
each consultant to duel desk, so we can a provide the search mentality associated with
permanent recruitment, with the speed typically associated with contract recruitment for
every engagement.
In house Database - of over 400,000 FS candidates built up over 3 decades comprised with was the source of 68 % of 2014 placement
Networking/ Referrals - made up over 18% of 2014 placements
Other methods - including Advertising / Licensed Job Board Search accounted for 14% of 2014 placements.
Screening - In today’s the market, we put equal emphasis on the screening of our candidates, as to generation of new candidates. We ensure for clients benefits from the latest screening techniques including competency based interviewing, cultural interview screening, IQM Tech Testing and HiredbyMe Referencing
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Compliance & Financial Crime
What we do in Compliance & Financial Crime
Our Compliance Team services an increasing demand for compliance talent in a constantly changing regulatory environment. We successfully meet clients talent requirements in a market that is acknowledged as being constrained by a shortage of suitably qualified candidates.
The recent past has seen compliance and financial crime demands within all areas of financial services expand quickly, whilst talented resource has been limited. Regulatory pressures to (i) rovide information, (ii) manage transactional conduct of business requirements and (iii) become familiar with prudential risk management governance mean that compliance is projected to continue this growth. This has resulted in our clients actively seeking to secure the best talent.
We deliver this talent across the following areas:
Control Room | Financial Crime | Monitoring & Surveillance |
Policy & Regulation | Product Advisory | Training & Competence
Recent Successes
InvestmentBank
ComplianceRisk Review
ControlRoom Officer
Conduct RiskLead
GlobalBank
RegulatoryStrategy Lead
Large Banking Group
GlobalBanking Group
AMLAdvisory
LargeShareholdings
Disclosure
FinanceCrime Training
Lead
Head ofCompliance
Policy
SanctionsManager
ComplianceArchitect
WealthManagement
InternationalInvestment Bank
InternationalLegal Practice
Global InvestmentBank
GlobalInsurer
GlobalInvestment Bank
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Finance
What we do in Finance
Our Finance Team is dedicated to delivering both permanent and contract / interim talent across a wide range of disciplines from Analyst to MD Level. We work with Investment Banks, Retail Banks, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Wealth Managers, Commodities Trading Houses, Insurance firms, Pension Funds, Clearing Houses, Consultancies and Regulators.
Our candidates areas of expertise include:
> Product Controllers, Financial Controllers/Accountants, Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Business Partners, Finance Analysts, Fund Accountants, Management Accountants.
> Valuation Controllers (IPV, Model & Methodology)
> Regulatory Reporting (Basel III, CRDIV, COREP, FINREP, Liquidity, Dodd-Frank, EMIR & Solvency II)
> Regulatory Policy and Accounting Policy
Due to the various regulatory and accounting standards within the banking arena, the team at McGregor Boyall pride themselves on their vertical knowledge of these skillsets. We therefore offer our clients and candidates a consultative and specialised approach to recruitment, ensuring we are effectively positioned to consistently deliver the highest quality talent.
Recent Successes
InvestmentBank
Equity DerivativesProduct Control
VP
Interest RateDerivatives
Product ControlAssociate
FinancialControl Associate
InvestmentBank
PrudentialRegulatoryPolicy VP
InvestmentBank
RetailBank
LiquidityRegulatory
Reporting AVP
FundAccountant
Credit DerivativesValuationController
BusinessFinancialController
MetalsFinancial
Accountant
Head ofProduct Control
& Reporting
Retail Bank
InvestmentBank
Hedge Fund
InvestmentBank
CommoditiesTrading House
HedgeFund
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Risk
What we do in Risk
Our Risk Team specialises in providing quality solutions for Risk Management Teams across the full spectrum of financial services. In order to deliver consistently in this area of high demand and scant supply, our consultants specialise in key disciplines, providing our clients and candidates with an integrated recruitment solution.
The landscape of risk management within financial services is constantly evolving, as increased demands from regulators look to solidify the platform of the banking industry, leading to new or revised regulations which call for greater transparency, increased capital requirements and clear structured reporting.
This regulatory awareness and oversight is continuing to sustain an increasing need for risk professionals, be it within BAU functions or Regulatory Programmes, it is here to stay.
McGregor Boyall is successfully responding to this imperative by providing talent in the areas listed below:
Credit Risk | Market Risk | Operational Risk | Conduct Risk |
Regulatory Risk & Change Programmes | ALM / Liquidity Risk |
Quantitative Analytics Risk Change | Risk Modelling
Recent Successes
InvestmentBank
Market RiskBusinessAnalyst
Retail CreditRisk Analyst
SeniorOperational Risk
Manager
RetailBank
OperationalRisk Reporting
Analyst
RetailBank
WealthManagement
Credit RiskModeller
Credit RiskData Manager
Market RiskBusiness Analyst
RegulatoryRisk Manager
QuantatitiveAnalyst
Credit RiskModeller
WholesaleBank
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
RatingsAgency
RetailBank
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Audit
What we do in Audit
Our Audit team is dedicated to delivering both permanent and contract talent across a wide range of disciplines currently in demand in a challenging marketplace.
We specialise in candidates for both Business and IT audit teams who have strong accounting and technical backgrounds and generally with Big 4 Backgrounds both in the UK and Internationally. Our client portfolio consists predominantly of Financial Services and Professional Services organisations and have a track record in identifying candidates from the Associate to MD Level.
Due to the need for tighter banking controls coming into effect, the team at McGregor Boyall pride themselves on their vertical knowledge of these skillsets, in turn offering our clients and candidates a consultative and specialised approach to recruitment.
Our specialist knowledge extends across the following areas:
Regulatory Audit | IT Audit | Financial Audit | Risk Audit
Recent Successes
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InvestmentBank
Regulatory Audit VP
Infrastructure Audit VP
Financial Auditor Assistant Manager
RetailBank
Rates Internal
Audit Associate
InvestmentBank
Big 4Audit Practice
Risk Audit AVP
Model Risk Audit AVP
Commodities Audit VP
Internal Audit VP
Head of EMEA Internal
Audit – Director
Risk Audit Director
InvestmentBank
CorporateBank
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
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IT & Change
What we do in IT & Change
Our Technology & Change team is our longest established business stream and offers access to the fullest range of technology and change talent on a permanent and contract / interim basis. Our candidate database has been built up over the past twenty-eight years and comprises of over 300,000 IT and Change specialists with expertise gained from the Financial Markets client base. Our database, coupled with our innovative sourcing and screening methods enables us to assist our clients in identifying and recruiting technologists across the full spectrum of disciplines.
Our consultants are vertically aligned to become experts in their given skill set. This experience and expertise not only allows us to respond to our clients’ technical and functional requirements, they also ensure we are able to provide them with prospective employees who represent a positive and accurate fit to differing financial services organisational cultures. Our vertical team specialises across the following areas:
Application Development | Architecture | Business Change |
Business Analysis & Project | Management | Business Intelligence |
Cyber Security | Data Strategy & Governance | DevOps Digital |
Infrastructure | PMO | QA & Testing | Support
Recent Successes
InvestmentManagement
Build &Configuration
Manager
ETL / SSASDeveloper
Equities ITBusinessAnalyst
CorporateBank
DataSolutionArchitect
RetailBank
AssetManagement
Credit RiskIT Programme
Manager
IT FrontOffice Support
TestQA Manager
Java TeamLeader
Digital ChangeManager
Cyber SecurityConsultant
CorporateBank
InvestmentBank (US)
InvestmentBank
InvestmentBank
RetailBank
Consultancy
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Business Change & Transformation
What we do in Business Change & Transformation
McGregor Boyall’s Business Change & Transformation Team supply Temporary and Permanent Change professionals to help companies deliver, shape and re-develop projects, programmes and organisations. We supply teams and strategic hires (from entry level through to Board level members) throughout the project life cycle, from inception to post delivery support, across all levels. Our Change Teams deliver across Risk, Finance, Compliance and Operational Change within Investment and Retail Banking, Wealth/Asset/Investment Management and Insurance. Being closely aligned to multiple BAU teams ensures the best talent in the market is being delivered to our clients within these sectors.
Our areas of expertise include:
Divestment | Separation & Integration | Business Improvement Transformation
& Strategy | Target Operating Model | Review & Design, Process | System
Design & Re-engineering | Digital | Payments & Payments Platform Integration |
Regulatory & Compliance | Enterprise Data Management
Recent Successes
InsuranceHouse
PMOChange Lead
COREPBusiness Analyst
RegulatoryProject Manager
InvestmentBank
Trade BookingBusiness Analyst
RetailBank
WealthManagement
Product ControlChange BA
LiquidityRegulatory
Reporting ProjectManager
BPRManager
Change DigitalTransformation
Manager
ReconciliationsProject Lead
Credit CardTransformation
Business Analyst
InvestmentBank
RetailBank
InvestmentBank
ManagementConsultancy
RetailBank
Retail Bank
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Business Intelligence
What we do in Business Intelligence
McGregor Boyall has an established Business Intelligence Team specialising in various aspects of the full data warehousing life cycle.
With over seven years of experience working solely on BI & Data Warehousing technologies, our consultants distinguish themselves in the market by fully understanding the technical requirements of our clients, and providing them with suitable candidates in a timely manner.
Having good knowledge of their very niche market means that they are able to successfully qualify candidates and only forward the most applicable profiles.
Working in such a niche area also means that our consultants have a large network of contacts within this space. We recruit for the following positions:
BI Consultant | BI Project Manager / Architect | BI Programme Manager |
Big Data | Data Warehouse Developer | ETL Developer | MI Analyst
Recent Successes
Large UKBank
Insights &Analytics
OLAPDeveloper
Media Client &Microstrategy
Developer
InvestmentBank
DataScientist
InvestmentBank
Credit CardProvider
SASDeveloper
Risk BIDeveloper
QlikviewDeveloper
MIDeveloper
BIAnalyst
BODeveloper
Insurance Securities
InvestmentBank
TradingHouse
Insurance
InvestmentBank
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Digital
What we do in Digital
Given the dramatic rate of change within the digital industry, where roles and titles are constantly evolving, it is essential that recruiters work in close partnership with the businesses they support. In today’s digital environment it is tempting to think that nearly everything can be done online but we firmly believe in building close relationships with the people behind the technology.
Catering to the varying demands of the fast-changing digital industry, our consultants work with digital marketing agencies, in-house digital departments, and in conjunction with major digital transformation projects for large corporates. These clients require diverse combinations of soft skills, personalities, technical knowledge and experience so that the team is aligned to enable the consultants to become specialists in their market.
The Team specialises in:
Recent Successes
InvestmentBank
Front EndDeveloper
UX Designer UX and DigitalArchitect
InsuranceHouse
DigitalTransformation
ProgrammeManager
InvestmentBank Consultancy
SenioriOS Developer
Senior ProductManager
DigitalProject Lead
Digital DesignAnalyst
DigitalDesigner
MobileDeveloper
InvestmentBank
InvestmentManager
WealthManager
AssetManager
RetailBank
RetailBank
CMS Development – Drupal, Magento, Umbraco, Joomla |
Project Management Mobile Development – iOS, Android, Windows, Responsive Design |
Web Development – PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, C#, ASP.net C + + |
User Experience – UX/UI/IA | Front-End Design/Development
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HR & Talent Management
What we do in HR & Talent Management
The McGregor Boyall HR and Talent Management Recruitment Practice is focused on delivering top talent into human resources teams across all industry sectors on both a permanent and interim basis. The practice consists of highly experienced consultants with extensive networks of clients and candidates working within the HR space. Our consultants provide truly consultative advice creating bespoke, fit-for-purpose, talent acquisition solutions that will maximise the success of each search whether on a contingent or retained basis.
We support clients in shaping their role requirements, we listen to our clients’ needs and provide advice on the availability of skill sets in the market while giving honest and creative suggestions to help our clients meet their expectations. Our commitment to truly understanding our clients ensures that we are able to provide candidates with the information that they need to make informed decisions and we are able to ensure a strong technical and cultural fit for the roles. Our extensive networks mean that clients are able to access not just candidates actively seeking roles, but those across the wider HR community who are not active in the market, ensuring that the best possible individuals are found for our roles. Our consultants provide a tailored approach to each assignment, using a blended method comprising of networking, referrals, advertising and headhunting to search for candidates that result in a short-list of top talent.
The HR and Talent Management Practice can support all of your hiring requirements for:
HR Director | Head of HR | HR Business Partner | Generalist HR |
Learning & Development | Recruitment / Talent Acquisition |
Talent Management | Change, Transformation & OD | Diversity & Inclusion |
Graduate Recruitment | Reward/Compensation & Benefits | HRIS / Analytics
Recent Successes
InvestmentBank
Head of HRShared Service
Centre
Senior HRBusiness Partner
RewardManager
Credit CardCompany
Talent & ODSpecialist
FinanceExchange
RetailBank
Global Head ofLearning &Leadership
Development
Head of HR VPResourcing
HR BusinessPartner
InvestmentBank
AssetManagement
Insurance InvestmentBank
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Marketing & Communications
What we do in Marketing & Communications
The Marketing & Communications Team is focused on delivering outstanding talent to our financial services clients on both a permanent and contract basis. The team has a proven track record of working with a wide range of clients within the financial services sector from large, established institutions through to boutique businesses.
The Team recruits for roles up to and including Head of Marketing / Director level and are committed to working with experienced marketing professionals who will deliver the ideal blend of expertise, knowledge and cultural fit to ensure a positive contribution to a business.
Our areas of expertise include:
Recent Successes
Banking
Global Head ofMedia Planning
Event Manager
Head of EmployeeCommunications
Functions
Insurance
MarketInsight
Manager
Exchange Bank
Digital Marketing - SEO
Manager
SeniorMarketingManager
Senior InternalCommsManager
GlobalMarketingDirector
Senior RFPWriter
DigitalContent Editor
AssetManagement
Retail &Private Bank
FundPlatform
Bank
AssetManagement
WealthManagement
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Marketing Communications
Campaign Management
Event & Sponsorship Management
Brand, Media & Advertising
Internal & Change Communications
Corporate Communications & Media Relations
Copywriter / Editor
RFP & Investment Writing
Digital Marketing
SEO
PPC
Email Marketing
Content Marketing
Web Analytics
Digital Product Management
Website Management
Product
Product Marketing
Proposition Development
Product Management
Product Development
Marketing Planning
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Research
Marketing & Customer Insight
Marketing Analysis
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Procurement & Supply Chain
What we do in Procurement & Supply Chain
Our Procurement & Supply Chain Practice is focused on delivering top talent into SCP Teams across all industry sectors, on both a permanent and interim basis. The Practice consists of highly experienced Consultants with extensive networks of clients and candidates working within the procurement field. In a candidate driven market our Team provide truly consultative advice, creating bespoke, fit-for-purpose, talent acquisition solutions that will maximise the success of each search, whether on a contingent or retained basis.
With over twelve years experience recruiting within the procurement market we have successful worked on multiple campaigns for Procurement Consultancies, Retail and Investment Banks, helping them restructure their procurement functions within the UK, European and Asia Pacific markets. Working such a niche area also means, we have a large network of contacts and candidates within this space and have recruited for the following positions:
Procurement Directors | Procurement Managers | Category Manager |
Strategic Sourcing Managers | Supplier Relationship Managers |
IT Vendor Managers | P2P / E-Sourcing Experts | Procurement Analyst Buyers
Recent Successes
IT SourcingManager
Interim ServicesProcurement
Manager
Global Sourcing& VendorManager
ProcurementSpecialist
InvestmentBank
RetailBank
RetailBank
ProcurementConsultant(HR & PS)
Head ofProcurement
EMEA (Interim)
Director of ITContract
Management
RetailBank
Smart SourcingManager
FundManagement
InvestmentBank
CountryCategory
Lead
ProcurementAnalyst
Consultancy RetailBank
RetailBank
Consultancy
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Contact Details
LondonEmail: [email protected]
Call: +44 (0)20 7422 9000
Visit: 114 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7JH
EdinburghEmail: [email protected]
Call: +44 (0)131 306 0046
Visit: Exchange Place 2, 5 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL
ManchesterEmail: [email protected]
Call: +44 (0)161 830 2115
Visit: Centurion House, 129 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WR
ReadingEmail: [email protected]
Call: +44 (0) 118 334 0395
Visit: 450 Brook Drive, Green Park, Reading, RG2 6UU
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