Accounting and Finance Staffing
Friedman Williams is a national staffing and recruiting firm placing accounting, finance, tax, audit and payroll professionals with employers across the country. Our clients range from prestigious corporations to mid-market companies, small boutiques and closely held businesses, across every industry. Our placements span every level, from Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance through staff accountants, bookkeepers and accounting clerks.
For over two decades, our recruiters have worked the same way regardless of the level: understand what the role requires, then find the person who has done it. We screen for scope, systems experience and accountability, not just a title that lines up on paper.
Titles Alone Do Not Tell You Enough
Accounting and finance titles are inconsistent from one employer to the next. The same title can describe very different scope depending on the size of the organization, how the department is structured and how much of the function sits with one person. Two candidates with identical titles can be a decade apart in what they have actually owned.
This is where experience in accounting and finance recruiting earns its keep. Our recruiters ask what a candidate was accountable for, which systems they worked in, who they reported to and who reported to them.
That is the difference between a hire who steps in and one who looks right on paper and stalls a month later.
Select Positions
Roles we place most often across the finance function, from the C-suite through entry level. You can also browse our current open positions.
- Chief Financial Officer
- VP of Finance
- Controller
- Accounting Manager
- Cost Accountant / Manager
- Public Accountant
- Finance Manager
- Finance Analyst
- Tax Analyst
- Tax Accountant
- Internal Auditor / Manager
- Senior Accountant
- Staff Accountant
- Payroll Manager
- Payroll Coordinator
- Accounting Clerk
- AP Specialist
- Billing Specialist / Manager
- Credit Collections
- Bookkeeper
Finance Hiring Runs on a Calendar
Very little about accounting hiring is evenly spaced through the year. Close cycles, audit fieldwork, tax deadlines, budget season and system conversions all land on fixed dates, and they land whether or not the team is fully staffed. A resignation in the wrong week is a different problem than a resignation in a quiet month.
That is why so much of what we place here is temporary, contract and consulting work: an extra senior accountant through close, audit and tax support during the crunch, payroll and AP coverage during a leave, or a finance analyst for the length of an implementation. When the need turns out to be permanent, those engagements often convert.
For contract and consulting placements, Friedman Williams carries the administrative weight: human resource issues, payroll and accounting, federal, state and local taxation, workers’ compensation liability, medical benefits and unemployment insurance.
Leadership Searches
At the top of the function, the stakes change. CFO, VP of Finance, Director of Finance and Controller searches take longer, involve more people and carry more consequence, so we run them differently: fewer candidates, more depth on each, and discretion throughout.
For Employers
What Happens Before a Resume Reaches You
Every candidate we present has been personally interviewed by our recruiters, in person or virtually depending on what works for the candidate, and reference-checked on previous work history, technical ability and education. Our professional recruiting staff averages over a decade in the staffing industry, and the recruiter who takes your search is the one who runs it through to the offer.
We recruit nationwide, drawing on a candidate database built over years of active recruiting and relationships with employers of every size. The screening happens on our side so the interviews on yours are worth the hour. Submit a job order to get started.
For Candidates
If You Are the One Looking
The first conversation is not a pitch. It is a conversation about what you have actually done, what you would rather be doing and what a move needs to be worth. By phone, by video or in person, wherever you are.
From there we stay with you through interview preparation and the offer, and into your first day. Temporary assignments, contract positions and full-time placement are all on the table. Much of our business comes from referrals, which only happens if that experience is a good one. Submit your resume to start the conversation.
Staffing Services Include
Temporary Staffing
Contract
Consulting
Full-Time Placement
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most about accounting and finance staffing.
What is accounting and finance staffing? +
Accounting and finance staffing is the recruiting and placement of accounting, finance, tax, audit and payroll professionals with employers. Placements can be temporary, contract, consulting or full-time. Friedman Williams provides accounting and finance staffing in all four categories nationwide, from C-suite through entry level.
What accounting and finance roles does Friedman Williams recruit for? +
Friedman Williams recruits across the full finance function: Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance, Controller, Accounting Manager and Finance Manager, cost and public accountants, financial and tax analysts, tax accountants, internal auditors, senior and staff accountants, payroll managers and coordinators, accounting clerks, AP and billing specialists, credit and collections professionals and bookkeepers.
Can Friedman Williams staff a temporary accountant for close or audit season? +
Yes. Short-term coverage is a large part of what we do in accounting and finance. We place temporary and contract professionals for month-end and year-end close, audit and tax deadlines, system implementations and leave coverage, and those engagements frequently convert to permanent roles.
Where does Friedman Williams place accounting and finance professionals? +
Friedman Williams recruits nationwide and across all industries, working with prestigious corporations, mid-market companies, small boutiques and closely held businesses throughout the United States.
How does Friedman Williams screen accounting and finance candidates? +
Every candidate is personally interviewed by experienced recruiting staff, in person or virtually, before being presented to a client. Screening includes reference checks covering previous work history, technical ability and education, and our recruiters probe the scope behind a title: what the candidate owned, which systems they used and who they reported to.
How do I get started with Friedman Williams? +
Candidates can submit a resume through the Friedman Williams website or contact our recruiting team directly. Employers can submit a job order online and the message will be sent to a senior member of our leadership team.