Scott Bader

Scott Bader is an established €249 million global chemical company employing almost 700 people across 6 manufacturing sites and 15 offices. Using their combined global resource and expertise they continue to be a leader in the manufacturing of products for the Composites, Advanced Composites, Adhesives and Functional Polymer markets, offering a full range of technologies and manufacturing capabilities for many market sectors.

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Pratap Partnership were approached by the CFO of Scott Bader on the back of a personal recommendation to recruit for a Group Head of Tax.

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Pratap Partnership were approached by the CFO of Scott Bader on the back of a personal recommendation to recruit for a Group Head of Tax.

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Overview of the  Requirement  

The CFO needed an experienced head of tax to take full responsibility for all group related tax matters on a global basis. This was a brand-new role for the organisation and one which was needed to allow the business to achieve an optimum tax structure for current and growth opportunities.

The ideal candidate would be Big 4 trained with in-house international experience within a manufacturing business.

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Overview of the  Requirement  

The CFO needed an experienced head of tax to take full responsibility for all group related tax matters on a global basis. This was a brand-new role for the organisation and one which was needed to allow the business to achieve an optimum tax structure for current and growth opportunities.

The ideal candidate would be Big 4 trained with in-house international experience within a manufacturing business.

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Our Process  

Elise Walsh led all aspects of this recruitment campaign, which featured the following aspects of our service;

  • Salary benchmarking through collecting data on the compensation for similar jobs in other organisations to establish a competitive ‘market rate’ for salary and benefits
  • Advertising across our website, LinkedIn and other relevant media
  • Networking and headhunting for the most relevant tax professionals within the market
  • Referrals from within our network of professional advisors
  • Designed a specific set of questions for the candidates, the answers to which were used to evaluate the candidates in line with the requirements for the role
  • Used the above to prepare a thorough report on each candidate for the client.

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Our Process  

Elise Walsh led all aspects of this recruitment campaign, which featured the following aspects of our service;

  • Salary benchmarking through collecting data on the compensation for similar jobs in other organisations to establish a competitive ‘market rate’ for salary and benefits
  • Advertising across our website, LinkedIn and other relevant media
  • Networking and headhunting for the most relevant tax professionals within the market
  • Referrals from within our network of professional advisors
  • Designed a specific set of questions for the candidates, the answers to which were used to evaluate the candidates in line with the requirements for the role
  • Used the above to prepare a thorough report on each candidate for the client.

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The Result

  • 116 candidates were attracted by the campaign
  • 4 were selected for interview
  • An offer was made and accepted within 6 weeks of the start of the campaign
“This was a great campaign to be involved with and I was able to offer many aspects of our service from the initial salary benchmarking, the traditional networking and advertising and our candidate reports which provide our clients with supplementary and valuable information on each candidate to assist with shortlisting. Matthew Collins was a pleasure to work with and the clear process and time frame set out from the start made the process smooth and ultimately ended with a successful result which the client was delighted with."

Elise Walsh, Partner

The Result

  • 116 candidates were attracted by the campaign
  • 4 were selected for interview
  • An offer was made and accepted within 6 weeks of the start of the campaign
“This was a great campaign to be involved with and I was able to offer many aspects of our service from the initial salary benchmarking, the traditional networking and advertising and our candidate reports which provide our clients with supplementary and valuable information on each candidate to assist with shortlisting. Matthew Collins was a pleasure to work with and the clear process and time frame set out from the start made the process smooth and ultimately ended with a successful result which the client was delighted with."

Elise Walsh, Partner

Comment From Candidate:
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Matthew Collins, Group Chief Financial Officer

Working with Pratap Partnership came from a personal recommendation and I am pleased to pass this forward. Elise was great to deal with, she quickly grasped the requirement and needs across the business, understood and engaged clearly around market benchmarking and put forward an extremely strong short list of candidates, with more than one capable of being a professional and cultural fit into Scott Bader. It was clear as we neared the end of the process that Elise had been fully transparent with both me and the chosen Candidate and that meant the offer, acceptance and contract was very smooth and quick. I have been delighted by the service provided by Pratap Partnership and Elise and am happy to recommend their services to others.

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