Osborne Financial Search

Do You Need to Hire a Chief Financial Officer?

We Recruit CFOs, VPs and Directors of Finance for Owner-Managed and Mid-Sized Companies

What We Do

As an executive search firm specializing in finance and accounting, we know that hiring a CFO who's going to help your business prosper is kind of a big deal. Whether you're looking for a Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance or VP of Finance to help your company reach its potential, we're certain that we can deliver the right candidate for you.

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Why Choose Us?

We Understand Owner-Managed Business

Every owner-managed business has its own unique culture. We recognize that fitting in with our clients' culture is a big part of the search process.

Quick Turnaround on Searches

We can usually produce a short list of thoroughly qualified candidates within three weeks of the launch of the search using our proprietary search protocols.

Framing the Position

We can advise you on whether you should be hiring a VP Finance, CFO, Director of Finance or Controller, along with a cost-benefit analysis of the role.

Deep Ties in the CFO Community

Our team has been deeply involved with the CFO and VP Finance community for over thirty years.

Best Practices

We can coach our clients on recruitment best practices to ensure you get the most out of your search.

We Stand Behind Our Work

We offer our clients a one year, no fault, full replacement guarantee on every CFO and VP Finance we place.

How We Do It

Step One

Analyze the Need

Analyze the Need

We do a full 360 of your business and every aspect of the position you want to hire for.

Create Preferred Candidate Profile

Create Preferred Candidate Profile

This is the template of all the technical qualifications, experience and personality traits you need in your next hire.

Research and Identify Possible Candidates

Research and Identify Possible Candidates

We map out all the possible candidates that might fit the preferred candidate profile using our comprehensive database.

Reach Out to Possible Candidates

Reach Out to Possible Candidates

We'll reach out to between 100 and 300 potential candidates on your behalf.

Present Benchmark Candidate

Present Benchmark Candidate

We'll show you a candidate early in the search who we feel fits your technical and personality requirements so we can calibrate the search.

Fine-tune Search Criteria if Required

Fine-tune Search Criteria if Required

If you like what you see, we'll find three or four more candidates like the benchmark. If not, we adjust course.

Interview Long-List Candidates

Interview Long-List Candidates

We interview between 15 and 25 potential candidates and whittle the list down to the best of the best.

Step Two

Present Short List of Candidates

Present Short List of Candidates

We present the best four or five candidates out of the twenty or so we interviewed.

Conduct First Interviews

Conduct First Interviews

After you meet the full short list, you pick the two you'd like to take to the next stage.

Move on to Second and Third Interviews

Move on to Second and Third Interviews

This is where you have any other stakeholders, if any, interview the final one or two candidates.

Offer to Final Candidate

Offer to Final Candidate

We work with you and the candidate to lay the groundwork for all parts of the offer.

Step Three

Candidate Accepts Offer

Candidate Accepts Offer

Expect your new hire to give three weeks to a month's notice at their current position.