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Exciting times at Cedar!

By Simon LythgoeApril 29, 2024September 17, 2024News

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Jayne Halperin and Chris Morrison to the positions of joint Group Managing Directors. Jayne and Chris have served as Managing Partners in their most recent roles,…

Navigating Financial Transformation: Insights from Industry Experts

By Nathan HotchkissApril 7, 2024September 5, 2024Change & Transformation

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, companies are continually challenged to adapt and thrive amidst change. From embracing agility to driving sustainable transformation, organisations are exploring various strategies to remain…

Take risks on International Women’s Day

By Ellie HeanueMarch 18, 2024September 17, 2024DE&I

Let me start by stating unequivocally that attitudes towards women at work have changed dramatically for the better over the last few decades. The days when women were routinely dismissed simply for…

Automate, Automate, Automate – What’s stopping you?

By Jade LucasMarch 1, 2024July 1, 2024Change & Transformation

Yes, corny, I know, but no less true. The only thing that is probably stopping you automating your finance function, assuming you haven’t already begun work on this, is you….

Profit with Purpose in a Non-Profit World

By Jo GoodwillFebruary 1, 2024July 1, 2024Public Sector & Not-For-Profit

“Well, yes … but I still don’t see what the attraction is – and I’m not sure where my skills fit in. I’m about making money – making a profit: they’re…

From goal-nets to goal-line technology… tackling the UK’s productivity puzzle

By Chris MorrisonDecember 12, 2023July 1, 2024Change & Transformation, Finance

As we tiptoe into 2023, there is not a scintilla of doubt that the UK economy (and indeed that of much of the rest of the world) is not in…

International Women’s Day at Cedar

By Jade LucasMarch 8, 2023July 1, 2024DE&I

On International Women’s Day, it’s time to #Embraceequity Wednesday, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. This year, its emphasis is on equity, and specifically the need to understand the fundamental…

Black History Month and the Art of Black Hair

By Shenelle ThompsonAugust 30, 2022September 5, 2024DE&I

“I joined Cedar in 2012, having previously worked for a much smaller company. At the time I joined, I was the only Afro-Caribbean person in the business, although in the…

Show me the Money!!!

By Chris MorrisonAugust 25, 2022September 5, 2024Finance

As the UK teeters on the brink of the recession precipice, the most commonly used phrase Cedar’s recruitment consultants hear these days is, “What with everything that’s going on…”. A…

Employers are getting very choosy… A review of the recently-qualified accountancy & finance jobs market

By David MendoncaJune 1, 2022July 1, 2024Finance

The recruitment market and the economy more generally have had a lot of exogenous shocks over the last few years is, I can say without fear of contradiction, an understatement….