Finance Director & CFO Recruitment
Specialist executive search for senior financial leadership
Bad Hiring Sinks Businesses
Your Finance Director or Chief Financial Officer makes decisions that affect every part of your organisation. Get this appointment wrong and you’re managing cash crises, regulatory failures and strategic missteps for years.
We recruit Finance Directors and CFOs who understand your sector and deliver from week one. Our candidates aren’t browsing job boards. They’re already employed, performing well and selective about their next move.
Three ways to hire Finance Leadership
Permanent
Full-time executive search using retained methodology. We identify passive candidates, assess technical capability, and deliver shortlists within 30 days.
Interim
Immediate cover for urgent situations. Experienced finance leaders available within 5-10 working days.
Fractional
Part-time strategic finance leadership. Senior FDs and CFOs working 2-3 days per week at a fraction of permanent salary cost.
How Finance Director & CFO executive search works
We use headhunting, not job board advertising
Most Finance Directors and CFOs worth hiring aren’t looking. They’re performing well in current positions and unlikely to respond to advertised vacancies.
Standard recruitment doesn’t reach them. Executive search does.
Market mapping
We identify target candidates in similar organisations before making contact.
Direct headhunting
We approach passive candidates confidentially, gauge interest and qualify suitability before your business is mentioned.
Technical assessment
Our ICAEW and ACCA-qualified consultants conduct technical interviews alongside reference validation.
Managed process
We coordinate interviews, gather feedback and manage negotiations through to offer acceptance.
Retained search model
Initial retainer on assignment commencement, further payment on shortlist delivery, final balance on placement.
This isn’t contingency recruitment where multiple agencies compete. One firm takes responsibility for delivery.
The finance leaders we place for you
Chartered accountants with proven commercial performance
Our network includes ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA and ACA-qualified Finance Directors and CFOs with 10-15 years post-qualification experience. Most are practice-trained with subsequent commercial roles.
Common profiles:
- Practice-trained FDs moving from Top 50 accountancy firms into commerce
- Commercial Finance Directors with operational capability and strategic vision
- CFOs with fundraising track record for businesses seeking investment
- Private equity-experienced finance leaders understanding investor reporting
- Transformation specialists who’ve scaled businesses through growth
- Interim FDs and CFOs available for immediate assignments
- Portfolio finance leaders seeking fractional arrangements
Every candidate undergoes technical assessment before introduction. 93% of our placed candidates accept offers and start.
Attract Great Talent. Avoid Bad Hiring.
What you can expect from working with Coreus
We’re a specialist talent acquisition consultancy based in Brighton and London. For 6+ years, we’ve helped SMEs and corporate brands recruit skilled professionals in competitive markets.
Our finance leadership practice focuses exclusively on Finance Director and CFO executive search for accountancy, legal, professional services and technology businesses.
Results
Rigorous briefing processes to ensure a match and long term success.
Quality
Hire with confidence and avoid delays, repeat interviews, and re‑advertising
Experience
We handle the heavy lifting of hiring and ensure experience is of the highest standard.
What You Should Do Next:
Finance Director and CFO appointments deserve specialist attention. Whether you need permanent search, interim cover or fractional support, speaking with our experienced Coreus team will clarify your options.
We’ll discuss your business challenges, define the profile you need and kickstart our efficient talent acquisition process to find you the perfect finance leadership candidate.