Director, Finance and Accounting Permanent Placement

About the role

At Vaco, we are seeking big thinkers to lead us into the future and explore the career of a lifetime. This multi-faceted role involves establishing and developing client relationships with area finance and accounting leadership while recruiting top talent for client job orders.

Responsibilities

• Market services and candidates to fulfill talent needs in accounting, finance, tax, and/or audit.
• Source, screen, interview, and evaluate candidates for client opportunities.
• Consult hiring managers and serve as a client partner through the candidate selection process.
• Foster long-term relationships within the accounting and finance community.
• Develop strategies designed to qualify candidates through various tools or networks.
• Negotiate salary based on position requirements.
• Meet with candidates in person, telephone, or video conference to assess qualifications.
• Manage open job orders from intake to fulfillment.
• Collaborate with other divisions to fill open positions and cross-sell other lines of business.
• Achieve established sales and performance goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a staffing, recruiting, or consulting role.
• Experience in audit, tax, and/or public accounting highly preferred.
• CPA, CFA, MBA or other professional designation a plus.

Desired Competencies And Skills

• Communication: Speaks in a clear, concise, and confident manner; listens attentively.
• Emotional Intelligence: Maintains a high level of self-awareness and the ability to appropriately identify, manage, and respond to the emotions of self and others; able to read others.
• Written Communication: Develops written communication that is clear, concise, grammatical, and engaging.
• Adaptability: Responds to changes, delays, or unexpected events in a positive manner; adapts working style to best fit a given situation.
• Leadership: Self-directed with an innate drive to succeed; accepts feedback with a desire for continuous improvement.
• Relationship Building: Builds, develops, and maintains strong relationships with others while building trust and connection.
• Social Intelligence: Able to understand and manage interpersonal relationships.
• Diligence: Able to effectively search for, organize, and evaluate information.