Practice areas

Finance Leadership

Controller, VP Finance, CFO. The three hires that decide whether finance is a function or a constraint. We run these searches personally, because we have held the seat.

CFO-led · 15+ years in finance leadership.

Roles we place

  • Controller
  • Corporate Controller
  • Group Controller
  • Director of Finance
  • Director of Accounting
  • VP Finance
  • VP Controller
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Interim Controller
  • Interim CFO

Retained search for permanent leaders. Interim leadership on a contract basis when the seat cannot stay empty.

What we assess

Stage fit is the whole game.

The controller who is perfect for a $10M founder-led company can drown at $100M with a private-equity board, and vice versa. Our founder has led finance from $2M to $150M in revenue across several industries. We assess leaders against the stage you are at and the one you are heading to.

  • Judgment under pressure. How they handled a covenant breach, a failed audit, a system cutover, or a down round.
  • Team leadership. Who they have hired, who they have developed, and who left and why.
  • Board and investor fluency. Presenting bad news early and clearly, not late and softly.
  • Scaling instinct. Knowing which processes to build now and which to leave alone.
  • Operational range. Comfort with pricing, contracts, and operations, not only reporting.

How the search runs

A defined process, led by the founder start to finish.

  1. Brief and scorecard

    We interview you, your board or owner, and key peers. The output is a written brief and a calibrated scorecard you approve before outreach begins.

  2. Direct sourcing

    Finance leaders worth hiring are rarely applying. We approach them directly, peer to peer, with a credible description of the role.

  3. Founder-led assessment

    Every candidate is interviewed in depth by a former CFO. Technical range, leadership, and stage fit are tested against the scorecard.

  4. Shortlist and references

    You receive a short list with written assessments. We complete structured references with people who supervised the candidate, not only those they nominate.

  5. Offer and close

    A compensation benchmark you can defend, offer structuring, and a plan for the first ninety days.

  6. Follow-through

    We stay in touch with you and the placed leader through onboarding. Fit is confirmed in the seat, not at signing.

For employers

Retained search with a defined scope and a founder who runs it personally. Learn how we structure an engagement and what you should expect from a shortlist.

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For candidates

Finance leaders talk to us because we speak the language. If you are considering your next seat, or want to be in the conversation when the right one opens, register with us in confidence.

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Let's talk about your next hire — or your next move.

One conversation with someone who has sat on both sides of the table.

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