Recruitment & Selection Finance
The right financial determines whether you can make the right decision tomorrow.
Velde guides SME / SME+ organizations in the recruitment and selection of finance professionals who actually contribute to better decision-making, from Financial Controller and Business Controller to Finance Manager and CFO.
Professionals who not only understand numbers, but also know what those numbers mean for the future of the organization.
A selection of our Finance assignments
Mis-hires at the finance level
Finance is not a support function. It is a management function. Yet mismatches regularly arise among financial controllers, finance managers and CFOs. Not because candidates have insufficient expert knowledge, but because the role of finance within the organization is insufficiently clear. Is a strong reporter being sought, while the organization actually needs a business controller? Or is the organization growing faster than the financial structure can handle?
The consequences often do not become apparent until later:
- reports come late
- lack of control information
- management decisions are made without adequate understanding
- finance remains reactive rather than directing
For nearly 35 years, we have assisted organizations in the recruitment and selection of finance professionals who actually contribute to better management and control for you as an entrepreneur.
Grip on growth requires the right financial
We work for entrepreneurial SME / SMB+ organizations, family businesses and Private Equity participations where finance plays an important role in the further professionalization of the organization.
Where before there was a need mainly for administration and reporting, there is now a need for analysis, forecasting and strategic insight. Finance no longer needs to follow. It must anticipate the decisions that need to be made.
Organizations turn to us when:
- the organization is growing faster than the financial structure can handle
- a need arises for better management information
- finance should play a greater role in decision-making
- the management team is expanded to include a financial sparring partner
- the organization is preparing for further growth, acquisitions or investments
That’s why we start with the question: what contribution should finance make to tomorrow’s decisions? Only when that is clear, do we translate it into the profile of the finance professional that fits the job.
Wondering if this approach fits your issue?
Acuity about the role before we search
We start not with searching, but with focusing on the financial role. What insight is missing today? What contribution should finance make to the direction of your organization? And what type of professional fits the phase in which your organization finds itself?
Selection on personality, motivations and finance-specific assessments
With in-depth interviews and job-specific assessments specifically for finance roles, we make visible what often remains implicit: how someone thinks, collaborates and translates financial issues into concrete decisions.
Guidance in the first year
It is precisely during the first year that we see whether expectations, cooperation and impact are actually balanced. We evaluate after 6 and 12 months whether the finance professional is making the contribution that was agreed upon beforehand.
Finance professionals suited to your MT
We look not only for candidates with the right experience, but especially for professionals who fit the culture, dynamics and phase of your organization. A good financial professional does not work alongside management, but with management.
Careful and transparent process from A to Z
From search strategy to final selection, we guide the entire process with clear communication, reasoned choices and a keen eye for the financial dynamics within your organization.
Our interest aligns with your interest
Our fee is a fixed investment, spread over 5 installments, regardless of the candidate’s salary level. We do not send the last invoice until the first year of service has been successfully completed. In addition, we provide a one-year placement guarantee.
Financials who look beyond the numbers
A strong financial is more than a technical specialist. It is someone who understands how an organization works, where the tension is between ambition and reality, and what management needs to make the right decisions.
The finance professionals we select do not recognize themselves in a job description. They define it. They take responsibility for the whole, not just their own tasks. Professionals who speak the language of management as well as the language of numbers, and who know how to make the connection between the two.
This requires more than education and experience. Personality, motivations and the way a person moves within an organization are at least as critical to success.
With the Velde Method, we therefore look not only at what someone has done, but more importantly at who someone is and whether that fits the phase and culture of your organization.
Selection by insight, personality and impact
When recruiting and selecting finance professionals, we look beyond the resume. Technical knowledge is important, but rarely decisive. The way someone collaborates, communicates and provides direction on financial issues determines whether someone is actually successful in the organization.
That’s why we analyze not only experience and education, but especially personality, drives and decision-making style; how someone relates to the culture and management team. In-depth interviews and finance-specific assessments give us insight into what a resume does not tell us: how someone thinks, collaborates and translates financial issues into concrete decisions.
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Which financials does your organization really need right now?
We ask that question before we get started because the answer determines what profile fits, which candidates are relevant and what success in this role looks like for your organization.
Schedule a confidential meeting and discuss what financial expertise your organization needs to take the next step.
