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Cobalt is delighted to announce the return of James Wakefield as Executive Chair, effective 1 December.

See how we successfully recruited 9 Personal Assistants for an international energy company operating out of the Middle East.

“AI – Its capabilities, use, and potential application” - a bullet point on a recent job description we received. See how AI is influencing the real estate sector and talent.

Personal Assistants (PAs) and Executive Assistants (EAs) are no longer just traditional support roles, they now provide strategic, value-adding support to real estate organisations. See how here.

Cobalt Recruitment is delighted to announce the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new Managing Director of its UK operations. With more than 25 years of experience in the recruitment sector, including over two decades at Cobalt specialising in Real Estate, Maria is uniquely positioned to drive forward the company's strategic growth and deepen its service offering in the UK market.

This newly created role, to come in and help support the Property Operations Team across the UK & Europe, to drive efficiencies across the portfolio, and set up best practices within reporting and using Yardi in general, was created as the client was experiencing high growth due to acquisitions across the UK and Europe.

A leading, global real estate asset management firm was looking for a Financial Controller to support their growing finance team. They sought a Financial Controller with a unique combination of technical expertise, international exposure, and industry experience, as well as, most importantly, strong cultural alignment to join their team.

This leading, global prop-tech provider was going through a period of high growth in the UK due to unprecedented demand for their software, requiring 4 new Client Systems Support Analysts to join the business.

Is the transformation of your finance department, processes and systems in your budget? Real Estate organisations are beginning to allocate time and resource towards the transformation of the finance functions and systems they’re operating with.

The Cobalt Group (featuring Cobalt Recruitment and our renewable energy recruitment specialist arm, Comanos), has once again featured in Recruiter’s prestigious Hot 100 list for our 2024 activity.

A dynamic private equity-backed advisory firm in its start-up phase faced a critical challenge when bidding for a major project with a new end client. To secure the business, their largest UK opportunity to date, they needed to present a large team of Accountants available to take on the project.

What’s in store for recruitment in Property Management Accounting? See our update for what’s to come for Service Charge Accountants, Property Accountants and more.