Our CFO Recruitment Process
Our CFO recruiting process is built on a rigorous, multi-method approach targeting only the best passive candidates — currently employed, top performers, open to the right opportunity.
CFO Recruitment & Executive Search Methods
We utilize many different methods and techniques for sourcing and attracting the very top candidates — but unlike many executive search firms, we never place ads. We target passive candidates who are currently employed but open to their next great opportunity. We find this approach yields the strongest, most qualified candidates possible.
We’ve been recruiting A+ finance executives for over a decade and we’ve learned to do it better than anyone else. Since our founding in 2008, we have placed over 500 CFOs by utilizing every ethical and professional recruiting technique available. One single approach just doesn’t cut it, and over the years we’ve learned when and where to use each technique.
We offer both contingency and retained search options. With our contingency option — the industry’s gold standard — you pay nothing unless we successfully fill your position.
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No Risk. No Financial Obligation. Nothing to Lose. With our contingency search option, you pay absolutely nothing unless we provide the perfect candidate for your CFO position.
Our CFO Recruiting Process: 4-Method Approach
Nationwide Database
Our nationwide database consists of thousands of exceptionally well-qualified CFO and financial executive candidates who have already been through our rigorous interview process. These are CFOs and financial executives who are currently employed, not actively looking, but open to hearing about a great opportunity.
Candidate Referral Network
We reach out to our trusted network of candidates to find out who they might know for a particular opportunity. Exceptional candidates typically know and refer other exceptional candidates. We only ask for recommendations for candidates they feel are truly outstanding, then put them through our rigorous screening process.
Direct Recruiting
Our recruiters are experts at calling directly into companies to speak with the CFO, presenting a potential opportunity in a favorable way and easing them into the interview process. This skill is one that many inexperienced recruiters don’t possess, but all of our recruiters have substantial direct recruiting experience.
Professional Networking
Our recruiters have connections within professional organizations and memberships that most firms do not. Because of relationships fostered over many years, we can easily navigate through professional organizations and find exactly who our clients need.
Our Interview & Screening Process
Our intense and rigorous interview process allows us to identify and recruit the very top financial talent available in the marketplace. We can fill even the toughest, most difficult-to-staff positions. We are often brought in to fill CFO and VP of Finance roles that other retained search firms have been unable to fill.
Industries We Serve
Manufacturing · Technology · Healthcare · Retail · Distribution · Construction · Energy · Transportation · Real Estate · Life Sciences · Engineering · Defense · Financial Services · Telecom · Professional Services
What Our Clients Say
“CFO Search located our CFO for us. The process was smooth, quick and pain free. These guys are true professionals who understand how to find great CFOs.”
“CFO Search did an outstanding job recruiting our new CFO. They understood the healthcare industry and how it works. I would rank their ability higher than any firm I have worked with before.”
“We would have hired any one of their candidates for our CFO position. CFO Search’s worst candidate was better than the retained firm’s best candidate.”
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CFO Recruitment Process
At CFO Search, our recruitment process is built around sourcing passive candidates — top-tier CFOs who are currently employed and performing at a high level, but open to the right opportunity. We never post job ads. Every candidate in our pipeline has been identified through direct outreach, referral or networking, ensuring you receive only the most qualified, vetted professionals.
Our process begins with a thorough understanding of your organization’s needs, culture and growth objectives. We then leverage our nationwide database of 94,000+ candidates, our direct recruiting expertise and our professional network to identify the ideal match. See also: Retained vs. Contingency Search.