Everything you need to know about how Sieve works, for businesses and finance professionals alike.
Yes. Building a finance brief, reviewing matches and creating a shortlist are all free. Credits are only used when a connection is accepted.
One credit is reserved when you send a connection request. If the professional accepts, the credit is used and both parties receive each other’s contact details. If they decline or do not respond within 48 hours, the credit is returned to your balance.
Every professional on Sieve completes a profile and takes a skills assessment for the specific role level they are applying at. Their profile only goes live once they pass; if they do not pass, they can retake the assessment after 60 days. Profiles also clearly distinguish between Sieve-assessed capability and self-reported experience.
Both parties receive each other’s contact details and can take the conversation forward directly. There is no ongoing Sieve involvement and no agency managing the relationship. For most roles there are no further fees; a success fee applies only to CFO and Finance Director connections that lead to an engagement — see Pricing.
For these senior roles, a fixed success fee (from £250 to £3,000, depending on the rate and time commitment in your original brief) would normally apply if the connection leads to an engagement. During our current launch offer, this success fee is discounted to £0 — we reserve the right to end this discount for future connections, with notice. There is no success fee for any other role. We ask both businesses and professionals to tell us when a connection leads to an engagement, whether or not a fee is currently payable — see Pricing for the full fee table.
No separate contract or signature is required. Sieve operates on a credit-based model with no long-term commitment. By using the Platform, you are bound by the Terms & Conditions live on the site at the time of your last interaction with it — so it is worth checking them again if you have not used Sieve for a while.
Tell Sieve what is happening in your business and the work you need covered. We will help turn it into the right finance brief.
Yes. Credits can be applied to any connection request across any finance brief you create.
Yes. Profiles are anonymous until a connection is accepted. You see capability, experience and evidence, not names or contact details. Your own identity is equally protected when you send a connection request.
Yes. There is no charge to create a profile, complete your assessment or receive connection requests from businesses.
No. Your profile is anonymous until you accept a connection request. Businesses see your capability and experience, not your name or contact details.
We will send you a skills assessment for the role level you are applying at. Your profile goes live on the marketplace only once you pass it. If you do not pass, you can retake it after 60 days.
Yes. Senior assessments are shorter, and once you pass, you will also complete a short structured interview before your profile goes live. You can book this directly once you have logged in and passed.
Sieve is open to finance professionals at all levels, from bookkeepers and payroll clerks through to financial controllers, finance directors, CFOs and even accountants and specialists working in Practice. Whether you are looking for a permanent role, interim work or fractional opportunities, Sieve helps you get found for the work you can actually do.
You are never obligated to respond. You can review every request and choose to connect only when the opportunity feels right.
Yes. You are in control of your profile visibility at all times.
Both parties exchange contact details and take the conversation forward directly. Sieve steps back at that point.
Yes. You can update your availability, rate, preferences and experience at any time.
No separate contract or signature is required. By creating a profile and using the Platform, you are bound by the Terms & Conditions live on the site at the time of your last interaction with it — so it is worth checking them again if you have not used Sieve for a while.