Expanding Our Capability in Finance Recruitment

​At Better Placed, our growth has always been shaped by what we hear in real conversations. The honest ones. The conversations where leaders talk about what is actually happening inside their organisations and candidates share the reality of what they want from work, identity, culture and contribution.

One theme has become increasingly consistent. Finance plays a central role in how a business thinks and moves. Not just in reporting or control, but in shaping commercial direction, influencing decision making and guiding leadership teams through change. As our work across marketing, digital, sales and tech has continued to strengthen, expanding into finance has become a natural next step. It allows us to support clients with a more connected view of leadership. Creative vision, commercial thinking, operational clarity and now, with deeper capability, financial leadership that supports long term performance and progress.

This is why we have been growing our work in finance recruitment over recent months, led by Olly Gaydon. Since joining us, Olly has become firmly embedded into the Better Placed community. Clients have welcomed his thoughtful approach and candidates value the clarity and honesty in his conversations. He has already played a meaningful part in helping organisations appoint finance talent at important moments of transition, growth and change.

Olly’s background spans businesses at very different stages, from venture backed scale ups building structure for the first time, through to established brands rethinking how they work. The people he places tend to be those who influence pace, alignment and culture, as much as they influence the numbers. His network is shaped through trust, consistency and long term relationships rather than transactions. That matters to us because it reflects how we work too.

What stands out about Olly is the nuance he brings to recruitment in this function. He pays attention to how decisions are made, how teams interact and what leadership really looks like day to day. He understands that the best appointments are rarely the result of simply matching capability. They come from understanding judgement, values, ambition and how someone will contribute to the broader energy of a business.

This expansion is not about scale. It is about depth. It strengthens our ability to support clients in building leadership teams that feel aligned and connected across all the functions that matter to performance and culture. It also reflects who we are. A business built on relationships. A team that enjoys working alongside our clients as they evolve. A network shaped over time, through conversation, shared experience and trust. 

Olly shared this reflection on joining Better Placed

“What struck me early on was the overwhelmingly positive feedback from leaders who have worked with Better Placed across Sales, Marketing and Tech. We offer a broad range of services, but there’s real consistency when it comes to transparent communication, market expertise and genuine post-delivery care.

Drama ridden scatter gun recruitment is still all too commonplace, and I’ve been hugely impressed by the long-term advisory nature of client and candidate relationships.

I specialise in Finance which is a critical function in any business whether you’re growing or consolidating. I take great pride in helping clients secure market-leading finance talent who give both confidence in the numbers, as well as the critical insights behind them."

If you would like to speak to Olly or simply exchange perspectives on what is happening in the finance space, you can reach him at olivergaydon@betterplaced.com or connect with him on LinkedIn.