Interviewing a Finance Manager: 5 Questions
You’ve got a couple great CPA candidates for a finance manager role. They all look great on paper. How do you pick the best? We got you…
Hiring Right Now: 5 Tips for Building Effective, Sustainable Teams
Hiring sucks right now, especially for fast-growing businesses with several open roles. There’s a high demand for talent and low supply, which has created a candidate’s market like we’ve never seen.
How to Assess Your New Finance Manager
Amazing! You hired a new finance manager! Here are some tips to assess your new finance manager’s performance so they can grow with your company.
Leadership Skills Every Finance and Accounting Manager Needs
Managing a finance team is as much about leading people as balancing the books. The skills that separate a strong finance manager from a good accountant.
Why Work With a Specialist Executive Search Firm to Hire Your Finance Leader
A senior finance hire is too consequential for a volume approach. How a specialist search firm reaches leaders a general recruiter can’t.
Top Leadership Qualities of Great Finance Managers
What does it take to be an exceptional manager? Here are some of the things that all of the best finance managers have in common.
Great finance managers work every day to improve themselves and make themselves better – better at analysis, better at helping others succeed, and better at driving
How to Win the Trust of an Insecure Hiring Manager
How to spot an insecure hiring manager and what you can do to avoid frustration and win their trust. Use these tips to turn an uncomfortable interview into a job offer.
Finance Hiring Tips: Internal versus External
There is a vacancy on your team, or soon to be. Colleagues assure you that an internal hiring process could be successful, but you’re not sure. Do you handle the process in-house, or do you bring in a recruiting agency? Here are the internal and external finance hiring tips you need.
How to Set Goals as a Finance Manager (and Help Your Team Achieve Them)
Not everyone can score goals like Sidney Crosby or Wayne Gretzky, but if your finance team doesn’t meet expectations, the impact is widespread. That’s why it’s so important as a finance manager to set goals that include accountability and recognition. Here are some tips..
The Must-Have Qualities of an Effective Finance Leader
There is a saying that people buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. If you want to affect change, it makes sense that people must trust you and the way you see the world. Building this foundation is a critical step in being an effective finance leader.
Interview Questions for Contract Finance Director: How to hire better
In a larger organization, the Director of Finance is the bridge between the CFO, VP and senior managers. They need to be able to ramp up quickly, gain buy-in and likely deliver under tight timelines. Regardless of why you’re in a position to hire a contract Finance Director, there are interview questions you can ask to help you select an all-star candidate.
How to Know if an Employee is Ready to Become a Manager
Your organization believes in promoting from within. As such, it makes sense that someone from your existing employee pool should become your next manager. The question is, how do you know if someone is truly ready to become a leader? Here are 8 signs that you have your next manager in
