Accounting & Finance recruitment: experts to safeguard your numbers and drive performance
Accounting, management control, corporate finance and audit are the backbone of an organisation’s reliability and performance. Finding the right people is not just about technical skills—it’s about trustworthiness, precision and strategic vision.
As a specialist Accounting & Finance search firm, Actual Talent helps companies identify and integrate professionals who ensure compliance, optimise financial performance and support growth.
The key challenges in Accounting & Finance
The function faces intense pressure: constant regulatory change, the digitalisation of finance tools, rising compliance demands and the need for strategic insight to steer profitability.
Your challenges include:
- Attracting rigorous, reliable profiles who guarantee transparency and compliance.
- Hiring strategic experts who transform financial data into decision-making levers.
- Reacting fast: a vacancy in accounting or controlling can slow period-end close, create tax risk or strain cash flow.
Partnering with a dedicated Accounting & Finance recruitment firm secures your hires, accelerates processes and protects continuity in your finance function.
Our Accounting & Finance recruitment expertise
Hiring in finance is more than ticking degrees and years of experience. You need people who combine rigour, analytical sharpness and strategic vision to secure operations and support growth.
- Deep sector coverage: end-to-end across Accounting, Management Control, Corporate Finance and Audit & Financial Advisory.
- Proven evaluation methodology: beyond hard skills, we assess analytical capability, priority management, integrity and cultural fit.
- Tailored approach: whether you need an Accountant, Management Controller, Finance Director/CFO or Auditor, we calibrate the search to your brief and timelines.
Our promise: secure Accounting & Finance hires with profiles you can rely on—aligned with your strategic priorities.
Roles we recruit across Accounting & Finance
We support Finance leadership and Accounting teams with profiles that ensure accurate books, steer performance and enable growth.
Accounting
General and AP/AR Accountants, Accounting Managers—meticulous profiles ensuring accurate ledgers and regulatory compliance.
Management Control (FP&A/Controlling)
Management Controllers, Reporting Leads, Financial Analysts—experts who turn data into actionable KPIs to pilot performance.
Corporate Finance
Treasurers, Credit Managers, Finance Managers, Finance Directors/CFOs—talent that strengthens financial resilience and supports expansion.
Audit & Financial Advisory
Internal/External Auditors, Financial Advisory Consultants, Risk Managers—specialists who secure processes and reinforce transparency.
Which hiring model for Accounting & Finance?
Depending on your needs and the role type, Actual Talent activates the most relevant solution to secure your accounting and finance hires.
When should you call an Accounting & Finance search firm?
In finance, every seat is strategic—errors or delays directly impact compliance, cash and overall performance. Typical scenarios where a specialist partner like Actual Talent is key:
- Secure a period-end close: strengthen your team with accountants or auditors who ensure compliance and deadlines.
- Support a growth phase: bring in a Controller or Finance Director to structure KPIs and underpin expansion.
- Ensure regulatory compliance: hire experts to navigate complex tax, social or international standards.
- Make a strategic hire: Finance Director, Treasurer or Risk Manager—key posts where expertise and reliability are non-negotiable.
- Manage a one-off project or restructuring: with interim management to lead an audit, M&A or financial reorganisation.
With Actual Talent you gain speed, certainty and relevance, while reducing the risk of critical mistakes in your finance function.
Why partner with Actual Talent for Accounting & Finance?
Recruiting in finance requires precision, confidentiality and a nuanced grasp of strategic stakes.
Our difference: putting people at the heart of finance recruitment—combining high standards, confidentiality and proximity.
Recognised finance recruiter
Years of success hiring accounting and finance talent—from hands-on contributors to senior leaders.
Sharp functional understanding
We translate business goals into concrete capability needs—compliance, performance steering, financial strategy.
Active, qualified network
Rapid access to Accountants, Controllers, Auditors and Finance Leaders across regions.
Rigorous yet human assessment
Technical assessments and role-relevant tests plus deep soft-skill analysis (rigour, integrity, stress management).
Long-term partnership
End-to-end support from scoping to successful onboarding, strengthening retention and employer brand.
Our 4-step Accounting & Finance hiring process
Scope your needs
- Analyse your context: finance organisation, in-flight projects, regulatory stakes
- Define the target profile: technical skills, certifications (DEC, DSCG or equivalents such as ACCA/CIMA), seniority and soft skills
Sourcing & talent identification
- Activate our pool of qualified Accounting & Finance professionals
- Direct outreach to passive talent for strategic roles (CFO, Senior Financial Controller, Experienced Auditor)
- Leverage digital tools and specialist networks to widen the search
Evaluation & selection
- In-depth interviews and finance-specific tests
- Assess rigour, technical mastery and performance-driving capability
- Present a shortlist of reliable candidates aligned to your goals
Onboarding support
- Post-hire follow-up to secure the probation period
- Regular feedback loops between your teams and the hire
- Fine-tuning to ensure durable, successful integration
Ready to secure your Accounting & Finance hires?
As a specialist Accounting & Finance search firm, Actual Talent helps you attract, assess and onboard profiles that strengthen your teams and support your growth ambitions.
Contact our specialist consultants today to discuss your accounting and finance needs.
