To be the most trusted and informed recruitment advisors – with our values of honesty, transparency, respect, humility, and self-improvement. These guide us through every step of our service to candidates and clients. The result we aim for is a rewarding experience that provides genuine value.
Our investors are Recruitment Entrepreneur, one of the fastest-growing recruitment investment firms in Europe. Founded by James Caan CBE in 2014, it supports a growing portfolio of 17 partner businesses across multiple global locations.
We care about our values and believe in doing what we say we’ll do. That’s why we live and breathe ours in everything we do.
That means choosing honesty, ensuring all stakeholders know where they stand. And when we talk about the importance of teamwork, we mean it, that’s how we’ve fostered a genuinely collaborative environment. We encourage humility, respect and self-improvement as these values keep us grounded.
We respect all our values and apply them relentlessly. So, we make sure we’re held accountable to every single one.
Like some of your peers, you may be looking to change jobs or return to consulting. Maybe it’s the diversity of projects or the opportunity to spend less time away from home.
You may be in it for the training, the structured progression, or the chance to work with other brilliant people. Whatever your motivations for moving - we’ll get you on your way.
Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance are critical areas concerned with the smooth running of business operations. If you work in this space, you have to be flexible and adaptable so you can meet the rapidly changing and emerging risks of international business.
Our specialist consultants have growing networks which we constantly build and nurture, so we’re able to find and place the most suitable people into these roles. If you’re a C&I professional looking for your next move - get in touch for solid, confidential career advice.
Partner
I started my recruitment career in 2007, after almost graduating as a qualified carpenter. I joined a large FTSE 250 listed global recruitment company, before moving to Sydney to recruit accountants there. In 2012, I started placing auditors and advisory professionals worldwide.
At Hanami, I lead the Professional Services team. As a unit, we’ve placed Internal Auditors, External Auditors and Advisory (Risk Advisory, Corporate Finance, M&A, Accounting Advisory, etc) candidates into 90 cities in 39 countries worldwide. We are truly international, living and breathing the cultures of most of the 49 different nationalities we’ve placed. I learn something new every single day and love to travel to meet our clients and candidates – something I’ll personally never tire of doing.
Besides securing new lives for the above placements which is in itself, a genuinely awesome feeling, my daily mission is for us all to laugh. A lot.
Audit and Advisory professionals worldwide
Daintree Rainforest in Queensland (never placed there sadly!) - favourite ‘placed’ destination is Bermuda
Take a gap year with the family and travel the world in a camper van
My children Evie and Olly. Liverpool FC. No time for anything else!
Partner
I graduated many moons ago from Sheffield University with a Degree in Modern History, with my dissertation being on “The History of the English Public House (Pub)”. After teaching around the world, including four years in Japan, I moved into the world of recruitment in a market that combined my international and people-focused background.
Since 2006, I have recruited globally into all corners of the world, from Mumbai to Sao Paulo. My passion for recruiting internationally led me to co-found Hanami in 2014 and has helped in the growth of the business over the last five years.
When not recruiting, I spend time with my young family and in B&Q. When not in the local hardware shop, I like to spend time socialising, travelling and trying to keep fit.
International Audit, Controls and Investigations
Tokyo
Travelling through India
Music, travel and learning
Manager
I started my recruitment career in 2015 after graduating from the University of Nottingham with a 2:1 in Social Policy. I joined a large, FTSE 250 listed global recruitment company, before joining Hanami International 18 months later.
At Hanami, I’ve recruited Auditors and Forensic Accountants into 14 cities in 8 countries across North America and Western Europe. Some of my recruitment highlights whilst working here are helping an American forensic consultancy enter the Swiss market with a key senior hire, and relocating 13 people to the Netherlands with my Big 4 client in Amsterdam.
I frequently travel to Switzerland, Netherlands, France, and other Western European countries, so if you’re looking to secure an international move in consulting, drop me a message.
Audit and Forensic Accounting
New York (although Bermuda is a close second!)
To swim with whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico
Playing guitar, scuba diving, and watching Arsenal FC
Senior Consultant
I started my recruitment career in 2005, after studying Geography at the University of Edinburgh. I joined an international finance recruitment company, which is where my love for cross-border recruiting began. Since then, I have helped 200+ finance professionals to move around the globe!
I have travelled to some fantastic places in my job, from Luxembourg to South Africa and Paris to The Bahamas. Meeting candidates who have relocated and are living their best lives is the most rewarding part of what I do.
At Hanami, I specialise in Financial Advisory appointments at all levels from Newly Qualified up to Partner. I work with clients ranging from small boutiques to large international accountancy practices around the world.
Corporate Finance & Financial Advisory Services
Vietnam
To visit all 7 New Wonders of the World
Travel (39 countries and counting), photography and cooking
Senior Consultant
I started my recruitment career in 2017 after graduating from the University of Warwick with a 2:1 in Biomedical Science. I initially joined a larger recruitment company and then came across Hanami and joined in early 2018.
Since working here I’ve been responsible for the growth and development of our corporate finance desk, recruiting within the Transaction Services, M&A, and Strategy teams of our clients within the professional services sector.
One of my highlights so far has been travelling to places throughout Europe that I hadn’t been to before including Germany and Luxembourg. As well as this, I've also helped a client develop their teams when expanding into Europe.
You can usually find me planning my next adventure to some far-off location, so if, like me, you want an international adventure then get in touch.
Transaction Services and Corporate Finance
Noosa Heads, Australia
To go to Everest base camp (or even up it one day!)
Skiing, surfing, and most sports in between
Manager
Having graduated from Loughborough University, with a 2:1 in Construction Engineering, I worked through the management training graduate scheme in positions in both the head office and in operations for 4 years.
I joined Hanami shortly after its inception in September 2014, recruiting internal audit, risk, and finance and accountancy professionals into cities all over the world. I've travelled frequently to more than 10 countries with work and placed people at all levels, from those new to the profession, to those at the very top end of the market in leadership positions of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses. I started managing other recruiters in 2017 and I'm extremely proud of the work my team does to carve a market in a growing, competitive and professional space.
Internal Audit and Risk
I love to travel, but London will always be my favourite city
To visit every country in the world
Travelling, sport, and property development
Consultant
After finishing my A-Levels in Maths, Business Studies and Physical Education, I took a year out to go travelling with a key highlight being my three month trip to India teaching sport.
My recruitment career started in 2018 when I joined the internal audit team for a financial services recruitment company. I went on to join Hanami just over a year later. My role here involves helping internal auditors move into or within industry across the UK & Ireland at all levels.
If you are currently based in looking for a new internal audit position within the UK & Ireland then let’s talk.
Internal Audit
Kerala, India
To climb the Rainbow Mountain in Peru
Cricket, football, rugby, running and travelling
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