Lynsey Campbell

Experience

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  Bloomberg

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Intern - London

  -12-week Internship with Bloomberg, London within Mergers and Acquisitons team -Undertaking project to research and record deals, including value and advisory services for analysis purposes

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  Committee of the Regions

  Sept 2004 - Feb 2005

  Stagiare - Brussels

  -Internship working within the Press Office of the CoR in Brussels-Managing the translation system for the production of monthly newsletters-Assisting in event and conference organisation-Writing press releases for CoR events

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  Hays

  Mar 2005 - May 2023

  Operationally responsible for the team and the Hays business in the "North Scotland" region which included offices in Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. Held both a client facing and people management role within Hays and was a member of the Scottish Senior Management Team. I managed the specialist recruitment businesses in the North of Scotland which include recruiting within the Accountancy & Finance, Senior Finance, Business Support, Construction and Property and Technology sectors. For the majority of my career, I have personally specialised in recruitment in the Accountancy and Finance sector ranging from Accountancy support to Senior Finance roles. Show less Previous roles within Hays; -March 2011 - December 2017, Senior Manager , North region (covering Aberdeen and Dundee) -June 2008 - March 2011, Manager, Dundee region -December 2006 - June 2008, Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance / Office Support, Perth office-March 2005 - December 2006, Recruitment Consultant, Accountancy & Finance, Dundee officeI joined Hays as a trainee in 2005 and have progressed setting up, leading and managing teams (including a new office set-up), developing our client portfolio and managing client and candidate relationships. I have recruited, trained and managed multi-site teams. Role: -Personally responsible for permanent Qualified Senior Finance recruitment with commercial, public sector and not-for-profit clients across Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and Fife-Business development, networking and promotion of Hays services-Account management of clients' ranging from SME to PLCs to ensure high level of service delivery-Highly experienced in advanced candidate attraction techniques -Demonstrable track record and success rate of successful permanent and interim placements across Dundee, Perthshire, Fife and Aberdeen-Recruitment, training and management of a team of consultants across the North-East-Member of Senior Management team in ScotlandPlacements include: -External Reporting Manager - Utilities-Finance Manager- Not-for-Profit-External Reporting Accountant - FMCG-Finance Director - Manufacturing-Finance Director - Business Services-Financial Controller - Manufacturing-Finance Manager - Oil Services-Group Accountant - Service-Manager - Professional Practice-Management Accountant - Manufacturing-FP&A Manager - Manufacturing Show less

  • Business Director

    Dec 2017 - May 2023

  • Senior Manager

    Mar 2005 - Nov 2017
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  Hutcheon Mearns

  May 2023 - now

  Head of People Solutions - Dundee | Hutcheon Mearns

  Hutcheon Mearns is a professional services advisory firm focused on finance, people, business, and technology solutions. We provide market leading services in the following areas; -People - Recruitment, Executive Search, Specialist Interim, Outsourced Finance-Insights - PowerBI implementation, Process Automation, Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence -Deals - Corporate Finance, Financial Due Diligence, Strategic AdvisoryHeadquartered in Aberdeen, with offices in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, we help businesses build exceptional finance teams, solve complex business challenges, and deliver growth through strategy.With over 20 years of Finance recruitment expertise based in the East of Scotland, I can provide consultative support on resource planning in finance teams as well as an introduction to the specialist and advisory teams in Hutcheon Mearns.We recruit for; -Accountancy support roles - Accounts Assistant, AP/AR, Payroll, Credit Control and Bookkeepers-Qualified Finance roles - Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Finance Analyst, Cost Accountant, Finance Manager, Financial Controller -Senior Finance / Exec roles - Head of Finance, Director of Finance, Finance Director, CFOOur client base ranges from start-ups to growing SME's to large corporate organisations and our relationships, thanks to our extensive network within the Accountancy & Finance sector, are deepened through the range of services we can offer and our drive to find effective solutions for our clients. Show less