Accounting & finance recruitment

ICP map

Who we target for accounting clients.

Signals we track

What fires the engine for accounting.

• Audit cycle timing (Q3/Q4 hiring surge for January starts)
• M&A activity — acquirer needs integration finance team within 60 days
• Senior finance departures filed in 8-K disclosures
• Practice partner moves between Big 4 and mid-tier firms
• PE acquisition announcements — new CFO mandates within 90 days

Sample sequence opener

A real first touch for accounting.

This is what a niche-aware, signal-tied opener actually looks like.

[First name] — saw [Company] announced the acquisition of [target] last month. Post-deal, the pattern we see is a senior finance integration hire (Controller or Director of Finance) inside 8 weeks, often followed by an FP&A backfill. The [city] market for that band is in a good window right now — strong passive supply, fee pressure still reasonable. Happy to share a no-commitment longlist if it's useful. 20-minute call this week or next?

Disqualifications

When we say no for accounting.

We'd rather decline upfront than waste your retainer on a niche where our signal layer can't see opportunities.

• ✗Generalist staffing agencies without sector specialism
• ✗Sub-$50K placement-fee markets — math doesn't support our retainer
• ✗Bookkeeping / AP-AR-only hires — too low-fee for our cost structure