Core sector
Financial Services
The deepest, highest-paying search market in the United States — and the one where nobody is applying. Banking, asset and wealth management, insurance, private markets and the fintech corridor.
The market
Why this sector, and why now.
- 1.0%
- US unemployment among accountants and auditors, effectively full employment.
- 5.8 yrs
- Average CFO tenure. The shortest in decades; the churn is structural, not cyclical.
- 80%
- Of externally hired CFOs already hold a CFO title. Every hire is a move, not an application.
Roles we place
Leadership mandates, not vacancies.
| Role | Typical first-year compensation | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | $400,000 to $500,000+ | PE portfolio, mid-market, financial services |
| Managing Director / Partner | $350,000 to $600,000 | Asset management, private equity, investment banking |
| VP Finance | $250,000 to $300,000 | Growth-stage and mid-market |
| Corporate Controller | $185,000 to $215,000 | All industries |
| Head of Tax | $200,000 to $260,000 | Multinational, PE-backed |
Our view
We understand the exit clock.
Portfolio companies replace the CFO in 71% of cases post-investment and average two CFOs per deal across a five-year hold. A portfolio CFO is not a corporate CFO with a different logo, the mandate is value creation against a countdown, and the wrong hire costs a year nobody has.
Hiring in Financial Services?
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