Expertise Finance Leadership

Executive search firm specialising in Finance Leadership. CFO, FP&A, consolidation, IFRS, treasury, tax, internal audit and finance transformation.
Finance Department, Haussmann Executive Search

Finance Leadership & Finance Function Recruitment

From Accounting Managers to Chief Financial Officers, Haussmann Executive Search supports finance functions across their structuring, performance management and transformation challenges. We work with listed groups, international mid-sized companies, French subsidiaries of international groups, portfolio companies backed by investment funds, family-owned businesses, high-growth scale-ups and financial institutions. Our longstanding sector expertise in real estate, finance, infrastructure and energy gives us particular depth in these industries, where finance functions face highly specific technical challenges such as property accounting, asset valuation, structured financing and regulatory requirements.

Recruiting a CFO for a listed group is fundamentally different from recruiting a CFO for an LBO-backed company or a hypergrowth scale-up. The first is focused on financial communications, IFRS and investor relations. The second is centred on cash generation, value creation and preparing for exit. The third is responsible for structuring processes, fundraising and international scaling. This diversity requires an assessment that goes far beyond reading a CV and verifying apparent experience.

Why Choose a Specialist Finance Executive Search Firm?

A generalist firm assesses a CFO based on their experience and qualifications. A specialist firm assesses them based on the business model they have actually managed, the nature of the underlying flows (multi-country, multi-currency, multi-entity), the accounting maturity of the organisation they have built or led, their hands-on experience of an LBO, IPO, carve-out or merger, and the depth of their relationships with boards, investment banks and auditors.

Our consultants define each position against the precise skills required at the target level, support each assignment with a compensation benchmark covering fixed pay, variable compensation, LTIP and carried interest where relevant, and map the talent pool beyond candidates visible on job boards. Direct search is essential for senior positions, where mobility is planned and negotiated at specific points in a company's lifecycle.

Organisations We Support

Finance functions operate across environments with very different economic challenges, all of which we support.

Our coverage includes:

  • Listed groups (CAC 40, SBF 120, Euronext Growth and international markets)
  • French and international mid-sized companies with highly complex multi-country operations
  • French subsidiaries of international groups
  • Family-owned businesses, holding companies and family-controlled businesses
  • Private Equity portfolio companies, in LBO, OBO or build-up contexts
  • Listed real estate companies, SIICs, asset management companies and investment vehicles
  • Regulated financial institutions (banks, insurance companies and asset managers)
  • Hypergrowth scale-ups and companies raising capital
  • Investment funds for their internal finance functions (GP CFOs, fund controllers)

The Firm's Areas of Practice

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CFO & FINANCE LEADERSHIP

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Controlling, FP&A & Business Partnering

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Accounting, Consolidation & Reporting

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Treasury, Financing & Tax Recruitment

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Internal Audit, Internal Control & Finance Transformation Recruitment