Finance insights.
Hiring, pay, retention and process notes from the searches we run across Canada. Written for the people who sign the offer letter, with a few for the people who receive it.
Choosing an Outside Partner for Finance Technology Work
Finance leaders now judge outside technology help on outcomes, people and compliance. Here is a practical way to test any partner before you sign.
Staffing the Work Behind a Billing Process Overhaul
Process and software changes in billing and collections stall without the right people. Here is how to plan the hiring side before you buy anything.
Hiring Finance Talent When Judgment Matters More Than Tools
Finance teams have more software than ever, yet the hard hires are the people who can judge, explain and earn trust. Here is how to screen for that.
Staffing the Human Review Seat in Automated Fraud Controls
Automation clears the easy alerts, but the hard calls still need trained people. Here is how to hire for the review seat in finance and operations.
Promoting Your Best Accountant Into Management Without Regret
The strongest technical person in finance is not always the right manager. Here is how to judge readiness and avoid a costly promotion mistake.
Why Senior Finance Hires Walk Away Before the Offer
Controllers, finance managers and directors drop out when the process stalls, repeats itself or hides pay. Here is where to fix it.
Your Finance Team's Mid-Year Retention Check, From the Employer Side
Your accountants and analysts are quietly asking five questions about growth, pay and workload. Here is how to answer them before a competitor does.
Clearing an AP and AR Backlog: Structure the Team Around the Work
A payables and receivables backlog rarely means you need more people. It usually means the team is not organized around how work actually arrives.
After Bonus Season: Keep Your Finance Staff or Lose Them
Once bonuses are paid, finance staff start asking whether to stay. Here is how controllers and CFOs can act on it before a resignation lands.
Reading Finance Resumes for Real Growth, Not Just Titles
A finance resume with rising titles can hide flat experience. Here is how to read for scope, complexity and impact before you decide who to interview.
How Finance Employers Should Handle Offer Negotiations
Finance candidates will negotiate. Decide in advance what you can move on, what you can't, and how to say so before a good hire walks.
Staffing an Open Banking Rollout: Roles and Timing
Open banking projects fail on people before technology. Here is how to plan roles, temporary capacity and ownership across finance, IT and compliance.
How to Get the Most From a Recruiter on Finance Hires
A recruiter can only move as fast as the brief you give. Here is what employers should hand over, and what to expect back, when filling finance roles.
Which Finance Designations to Require When You Hire
Not every finance role needs the same letters. Here is how to match designations to the job and avoid shrinking your candidate pool without cause.
Fraud Moves Faster Now. Is Your Finance Team Built for It?
Faster payments and AI-driven fraud put pressure on finance and operations teams. The fix is partly staffing: who verifies, who reviews, who covers spikes.
Finance Hiring in Q1: Retain Your Team and Hire Ahead of Deadlines
January is when finance staff weigh a move and when your audit and tax calendar bites. Here is how to keep your team and hire without a scramble.
Hiring for Finance Teams After the Systems Upgrade
Once the platform work is done, finance and operations teams need different people. Here is what to hire for, and what to stop hiring for.
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