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.
- 2.0%
- U.S. unemployment among accountants and auditors, 2025.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025 annual average
- 4.5 yrs
- Average tenure of a sitting CFO at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies.
- 18.3%
- Projected 2026 CFO turnover at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies, above the 10-year average of 16%.
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.
Most private-equity-owned companies change their CFO during the hold: 73% in Odgers' study of 2020 to 2025 exits, and 63% went through two or more CFOs. 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.
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